# Sonpuri Village, Tumsar, Bhandara (Maharashtra) – PIN Code, Facilities & Population

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Village · Tumsar, Bhandara 

# Sonpuri

Sonpuri is a village in Tumsar sub-district of Bhandara district, Maharashtra. The 2011 Census counted **88 people in 23 households**, the 132nd largest of 135 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 80.5%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 81.5%.

- 88people (2011)
- 23households
- 80.5%literacy
- 833females per 1,000 males

## Sonpuri PIN code and other codes

Sonpuri falls in Tumsar sub-district, Bhandara district, Maharashtra.

- Community development blockTumsar
- Census village code536742

Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

## How far is Sonpuri from nearby towns?

- Tumsar (sub-district HQ)22 km by road
- Bhandara (district HQ)57 km by road
- Tumsar (nearest town)22 km by road

Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

## What facilities are there in Sonpuri?

4 services counted by the Census are inside Sonpuri; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Primary schoolunder 5 km · Lohar
- ○Senior secondary schoolunder 5 km · Lohar
- ○Degree college10+ km · Tumsar
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Tumsar
- ○Primary health centre10+ km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensary10+ km
- ○Post office5–10 km
- ○Public bus serviceunder 5 km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Commercial bank10+ km
- ○Ration (PDS) shopunder 5 km
- ○Mandi / regular marketunder 5 km
- ○Public library10+ km

### Water and power

- Drinking waterhand pumps
- Electricity (2011)18 h summer · 18 h winter

Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

Surveyed for the 2011 Census; facilities may have changed.

## What is Sonpuri known for?

About 45% of the 181 hectares of village land is sown, and 26 hectares are irrigated.

Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

## Homes and amenities in Sonpuri

Of every 100 households in Sonpuri in 2011, 96 had electricity, 35 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 30 had a mobile phone, 9 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Sonpuri · ■ Tumsar rural average

Electricity for lighting ****96%**

**77%

Toilet within the home ****35%**

**48%

No toilet (open defecation) ****65%**

**52%

Tap water ****0%**

**30%

Drinking water within premises ****4%**

**30%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****0%**

**7%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****100%**

**91%

Use banking services ****87%**

**52%

Television ****30%**

**34%

Mobile phone ****30%**

**38%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**1%

Two-wheeler ****9%**

**15%

Car / jeep / van ****0%**

**1%

None of these assets ****4%**

**20%

Own their home ****91%**

**91%

Source: [Census of India 2011, Houselisting and Housing Census – households by amenities and assets (HH-14)](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

## What is the population of Sonpuri?

■ Sonpuri · ■ Tumsar rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****80.5%**

**81.5%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****833**

**992

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****571**

**953

Working population ****55.7%**

**51.5%

### Women and men

Literacy is 95.1% for men and 63.9% for women. 52% of men and 60% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

******

**■** Cultivators 5 (10%) · **■** Farm labourers 43 (88%) · **■** Other work 1 (2%)

Source: [Census of India 2011, Primary Census Abstract (town, village and ward level), all districts](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

## Other villages of similar size in Tumsar

- Dhamlewada184 people
- Wangi154 people
- Mohagaon Khurd141 people
- Garkabhonga138 people
- Khapa Mohadi41 people
- Pangadi39 people
- Mandekasa7 people

[All 148 villages in Tumsar](https://wherepedia.org/india/maharashtra/bhandara/tumsar/villages/)

## Quick answers

- How far is Sonpuri from Bhandara?57 km by road
- What is the population of Sonpuri?88 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Sonpuri in?Bhandara district (Tumsar sub-district), Maharashtra
- What is the literacy rate of Sonpuri?80.5% (Census 2011)