# Sonapur Deshpande Village, Gondpipri, Chandrapur (Maharashtra) > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/maharashtra/chandrapur/gondpipri/sonapur-deshpande/ Village · Gondpipri, Chandrapur # Sonapur Deshpande Sonapur Deshpande is a village in Gondpipri sub-district of Chandrapur district, Maharashtra. The 2011 Census counted **1,366 people in 392 households**, the 11th largest of 88 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 67.7%, below the sub-district's rural average of 70.5%. - 1,366people (2011) - 392households - 67.7%literacy - 1,000females per 1,000 males ## Sonapur Deshpande PIN code and other codes Sonapur Deshpande falls in Gondpipri sub-district, Chandrapur district, Maharashtra. - Community development blockGondpipri - Census village code541952 Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## How far is Sonapur Deshpande from nearby towns? - Gondpipri (sub-district HQ)30 km by road - Chandrapur (district HQ)72 km by road - Ballarpur (nearest town)54 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 Sonapur Deshpande? 10 services counted by the Census are inside Sonapur Deshpande; 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 - ●Post officeIn village - ●Mobile phone coverageIn village - ●Public bus serviceIn village - ●All-weather roadIn village - ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village - ●Anganwadi centreIn village - ●ASHA health workerIn village ### Nearest outside - ○Senior secondary schoolunder 5 km · Wedgaon - ○Degree college10+ km · Gondpipri - ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Chandrapur - ○Primary health centre10+ km - ○Allopathic hospital10+ km - ○Dispensary10+ km - ○Railway station10+ km - ○ATM10+ km - ○Commercial bank10+ km - ○Mandi / regular market5–10 km - ○Public library10+ km ### Water and power - Drinking watertreated tap water, hand pumps and canal / river - Electricity (2011)16 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 Sonapur Deshpande known for? About 64% of the 989 hectares of village land is sown, and 597 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 Sonapur Deshpande Of every 100 households in Sonapur Deshpande in 2011, 66 had electricity, 7 a toilet at home and 5 cooked with LPG; 27 had a mobile phone, 5 a two-wheeler and 4 a car. ■ Sonapur Deshpande · ■ Gondpipri rural average Electricity for lighting ****66%** **68% Toilet within the home ****7%** **20% No toilet (open defecation) ****93%** **80% Tap water ****54%** **38% Drinking water within premises ****54%** **31% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****5%** **7% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****94%** **91% Use banking services ****72%** **64% Television ****14%** **17% Mobile phone ****27%** **27% Computer with internet ****0%** **0% Two-wheeler ****5%** **6% Car / jeep / van ****4%** **2% None of these assets ****45%** **48% Own their home ****96%** **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 Sonapur Deshpande? ■ Sonapur Deshpande · ■ Gondpipri rural average Literacy (age 7+) ****67.7%** **70.5% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1000** **977 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****830** **1006 Working population ****64.1%** **57.0% ### Women and men Literacy is 82.4% for men and 53.4% for women. 66% of men and 62% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ********** **■** Cultivators 201 (23%) · **■** Farm labourers 112 (13%) · **■** Household industry 19 (2%) · **■** Other work 27 (3%) · **■** Marginal 517 (59%) 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 Gondpipri - Chak Darur1,679 people - Kharal Peth1,639 people - Aksapur1,497 people - Borgaon1,491 people - Dhanapur1,352 people - Lathi1,326 people - Tarsa Kh.1,207 people - Wedgaon1,180 people [All 97 villages in Gondpipri](https://wherepedia.org/india/maharashtra/chandrapur/gondpipri/villages/) ## Quick answers - How far is Sonapur Deshpande from Chandrapur?72 km by road - What is the population of Sonapur Deshpande?1,366 (Census 2011) - Which district is Sonapur Deshpande in?Chandrapur district (Gondpipri sub-district), Maharashtra - What is the literacy rate of Sonapur Deshpande?67.7% (Census 2011)