# Sonapur Village, Nagbhir, Chandrapur (Maharashtra) – PIN Code

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Village · Nagbhir, Chandrapur 

# Sonapur

Sonapur is a village in Nagbhir sub-district of Chandrapur district, Maharashtra. The 2011 Census counted **606 people in 145 households**, the 70th largest of 112 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 80.2%, above the sub-district's rural average of 76.5%.

- 606people (2011)
- 145households
- 80.2%literacy
- 980females per 1,000 males

## Sonapur PIN code and other codes

Sonapur falls in Nagbhir sub-district, Chandrapur district, Maharashtra.

- Community development blockNagbhir
- Census village code540674

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

## How far is Sonapur from nearby towns?

- Nagbhir (sub-district HQ)25 km by road
- Chandrapur (district HQ)111 km by road
- Brahmapuri (nearest town)40 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?

9 services counted by the Census are inside Sonapur; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 2 govt
- ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●Public bus serviceIn village
- ●National highwayIn village
- ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school5–10 km · Govindpur
- ○Degree college10+ km · Tabhio
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Chandrapur
- ○Primary health centre10+ km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensary10+ km
- ○Post office5–10 km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Commercial bank10+ km
- ○Ration (PDS) shopunder 5 km
- ○Mandi / regular market5–10 km
- ○Public library10+ km

### Water and power

- Drinking waterhand pumps, canal / river and tanks / ponds
- Electricity (2011)12 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 Sonapur known for?

About 55% of the 290 hectares of village land is sown, and 3 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

Of every 100 households in Sonapur in 2011, 72 had electricity, 38 a toilet at home and 1 cooked with LPG; 26 had a mobile phone, 12 a two-wheeler and 1 a car.

■ Sonapur · ■ Nagbhir rural average

Electricity for lighting ****72%**

**70%

Toilet within the home ****38%**

**42%

No toilet (open defecation) ****62%**

**57%

Tap water ****0%**

**26%

Drinking water within premises ****12%**

**22%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****1%**

**11%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****81%**

**86%

Use banking services ****92%**

**67%

Television ****25%**

**26%

Mobile phone ****26%**

**29%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****12%**

**11%

Car / jeep / van ****1%**

**1%

None of these assets ****13%**

**30%

Own their home ****99%**

**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?

■ Sonapur · ■ Nagbhir rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****80.2%**

**76.5%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****980**

**989

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1179**

**947

Working population ****49.5%**

**55.7%

### Women and men

Literacy is 87.1% for men and 73.0% for women. 57% of men and 42% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 20 (7%) · **■** Farm labourers 35 (12%) · **■** Household industry 3 (1%) · **■** Other work 16 (5%) · **■** Marginal 226 (75%)

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 Nagbhir

- Telimendha659 people
- Kitadi Mendha628 people
- Kunghada Chak616 people
- Bikli609 people
- Dhamagaon Chak568 people
- Mendha Chargaon559 people
- Irvha554 people
- Chargaon Manapur541 people

[All 138 villages in Nagbhir](https://wherepedia.org/india/maharashtra/chandrapur/nagbhir/villages/)

## Quick answers

- How far is Sonapur from Chandrapur?111 km by road
- What is the population of Sonapur?606 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Sonapur in?Chandrapur district (Nagbhir sub-district), Maharashtra
- What is the literacy rate of Sonapur?80.2% (Census 2011)