# Sonegaon Begde Village, Chimur, Chandrapur (Maharashtra) > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/maharashtra/chandrapur/chimur/sonegaon-begde/ Village · Chimur, Chandrapur # Sonegaon Begde Sonegaon Begde is a village in Chimur sub-district of Chandrapur district, Maharashtra. The 2011 Census counted **1,059 people in 253 households**, the 46th largest of 176 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 77.8%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 77.4%. - 1,059people (2011) - 253households - 77.8%literacy - 1,013females per 1,000 males ## Sonegaon Begde PIN code and other codes Sonegaon Begde falls in Chimur sub-district, Chandrapur district, Maharashtra. - Community development blockChimur - Census village code540365 Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## How far is Sonegaon Begde from nearby towns? - Chimur (sub-district HQ)4 km by road - Chandrapur (district HQ)100 km by road - Warora (nearest town)45 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 Begde? 11 services counted by the Census are inside Sonegaon Begde; 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 health clinicIn village · 1 · 1 doctors - ●Mobile phone coverageIn village - ●Public bus serviceIn village - ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village - ●All-weather roadIn village - ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village - ●Anganwadi centreIn village - ●ASHA health workerIn village ### Nearest outside - ○Senior secondary schoolunder 5 km · Chimur - ○Degree collegeunder 5 km · Chimur - ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Nagpur - ○Primary health centreunder 5 km - ○Allopathic hospitalunder 5 km - ○Dispensaryunder 5 km - ○Post officeunder 5 km - ○Railway station10+ km - ○ATMunder 5 km - ○Commercial bankunder 5 km - ○Mandi / regular marketunder 5 km - ○Public libraryunder 5 km ### Water and power - Drinking watertreated tap water and canal / river - Electricity (2011)20 h summer · 20 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 Begde known for? About 86% of the 238 hectares of village land is sown, and 139 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 Begde Of every 100 households in Sonegaon Begde in 2011, 72 had electricity, 16 a toilet at home and 5 cooked with LPG; 16 had a mobile phone, 3 a two-wheeler and 0 a car. ■ Sonegaon Begde · ■ Chimur rural average Electricity for lighting ****72%** **73% Toilet within the home ****16%** **30% No toilet (open defecation) ****84%** **69% Tap water ****17%** **21% Drinking water within premises ****6%** **24% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****5%** **13% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****95%** **85% Use banking services ****80%** **69% Television ****22%** **27% Mobile phone ****16%** **29% Computer with internet ****1%** **0% Two-wheeler ****3%** **10% Car / jeep / van ****0%** **1% None of these assets ****40%** **35% Own their home ****100%** **92% 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 Begde? ■ Sonegaon Begde · ■ Chimur rural average Literacy (age 7+) ****77.8%** **77.4% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1013** **974 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1074** **960 Working population ****57.9%** **56.2% ### Women and men Literacy is 86.2% for men and 69.3% for women. 59% of men and 57% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ********** **■** Cultivators 116 (19%) · **■** Farm labourers 301 (49%) · **■** Household industry 10 (2%) · **■** Other work 86 (14%) · **■** Marginal 100 (16%) 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 Chimur - Wadasi1,089 people - Gadgaon1,088 people - Adegaon1,066 people - Amdi Begde1,065 people - Shedegaon1,054 people - Tekepar Tukum1,050 people - Navegaon Peth1,007 people - Vakarla984 people [All 259 villages in Chimur](https://wherepedia.org/india/maharashtra/chandrapur/chimur/villages/) ## Quick answers - How far is Sonegaon Begde from Chandrapur?100 km by road - What is the population of Sonegaon Begde?1,059 (Census 2011) - Which district is Sonegaon Begde in?Chandrapur district (Chimur sub-district), Maharashtra - What is the literacy rate of Sonegaon Begde?77.8% (Census 2011)