# Sonegaon Village, Brahmapuri, Chandrapur (Maharashtra) > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/maharashtra/chandrapur/brahmapuri/sonegaon/ Village · Brahmapuri, Chandrapur # Sonegaon Sonegaon is a village in Brahmapuri sub-district of Chandrapur district, Maharashtra. The 2011 Census counted **1,387 people in 315 households**, the 34th largest of 110 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 79.4%, above the sub-district's rural average of 74.9%. - 1,387people (2011) - 315households - 79.4%literacy - 999females per 1,000 males ## Sonegaon PIN code and other codes Sonegaon falls in Brahmapuri sub-district, Chandrapur district, Maharashtra. - Community development blockBrahmapuri - Census village code540743 Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## How far is Sonegaon from nearby towns? - Brahmapuri (sub-district HQ)11 km by road - Chandrapur (district HQ)134 km by road - Brahmapuri (nearest town)11 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 Sonegaon? 11 services counted by the Census are inside Sonegaon; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 2 govt - ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Mobile phone coverageIn village - ●Public bus serviceIn village - ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village - ●All-weather roadIn village - ●Agricultural credit societyIn village - ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village - ●Anganwadi centreIn village - ●ASHA health workerIn village ### Nearest outside - ○Senior secondary school5–10 km · Chicholi - ○Degree college5–10 km · Brahmapuri - ○ITI / vocational school5–10 km · Brahmapuri - ○Primary health centre5–10 km - ○Allopathic hospital5–10 km - ○Dispensary5–10 km - ○Post office5–10 km - ○Railway station5–10 km - ○ATM5–10 km - ○Commercial bank5–10 km - ○Mandi / regular market5–10 km - ○Public library5–10 km ### Water and power - Drinking wateruntreated tap water, hand pumps, tube wells / boreholes and canal / river - Electricity (2011)20 h summer · 16 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 Sonegaon known for? About 77% of the 439 hectares of village land is sown, and 234 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 Sonegaon Of every 100 households in Sonegaon in 2011, 85 had electricity, 53 a toilet at home and 1 cooked with LPG; 31 had a mobile phone, 8 a two-wheeler and 0 a car. ■ Sonegaon · ■ Brahmapuri rural average Electricity for lighting ****85%** **69% Toilet within the home ****53%** **33% No toilet (open defecation) ****47%** **65% Tap water ****66%** **27% Drinking water within premises ****5%** **19% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****1%** **4% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****99%** **94% Use banking services ****72%** **57% Television ****17%** **23% Mobile phone ****31%** **23% Computer with internet ****0%** **0% Two-wheeler ****8%** **8% Car / jeep / van ****0%** **0% None of these assets ****14%** **29% Own their home ****100%** **96% 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 Sonegaon? ■ Sonegaon · ■ Brahmapuri rural average Literacy (age 7+) ****79.4%** **74.9% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****999** **983 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1000** **963 Working population ****59.4%** **60.2% ### Women and men Literacy is 87.5% for men and 71.3% for women. 62% of men and 57% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ********** **■** Cultivators 369 (45%) · **■** Farm labourers 413 (50%) · **■** Household industry 1 (0%) · **■** Other work 20 (2%) · **■** Marginal 21 (3%) 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 Brahmapuri - Dighori1,501 people - Chichgaon1,489 people - Sondri1,455 people - Ranmochan1,428 people - Kinhi1,381 people - Ladaj1,300 people - Ranbothali1,238 people - Belgaon1,236 people [All 136 villages in Brahmapuri](https://wherepedia.org/india/maharashtra/chandrapur/brahmapuri/villages/) ## Quick answers - How far is Sonegaon from Chandrapur?134 km by road - What is the population of Sonegaon?1,387 (Census 2011) - Which district is Sonegaon in?Chandrapur district (Brahmapuri sub-district), Maharashtra - What is the literacy rate of Sonegaon?79.4% (Census 2011)