# Sonapur Village, Pombhurna, Chandrapur (Maharashtra)

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Village · Pombhurna, Chandrapur 

# Sonapur

Sonapur is a village in Pombhurna sub-district of Chandrapur district, Maharashtra. The 2011 Census counted **500 people in 133 households**, the 40th largest of 58 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 76.1%, above the sub-district's rural average of 70.5%.

- 500people (2011)
- 133households
- 76.1%literacy
- 887females per 1,000 males

## Sonapur PIN code and other codes

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

- Community development blockPombhurna
- Census village code541508

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?

- Pombhurna (sub-district HQ)8 km by road
- Chandrapur (district HQ)58 km by road
- Mul (nearest town)38 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?

7 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
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school5–10 km · Pombhurna
- ○Degree college5–10 km · Pombhurna
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Chandrapur
- ○Primary health centre5–10 km
- ○Allopathic hospital5–10 km
- ○Dispensary5–10 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 wateruntreated tap water and hand pumps
- Electricity (2011)12 h summer · 12 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 84% of the 295 hectares of village land is sown, and 155 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, 78 had electricity, 19 a toilet at home and 13 cooked with LPG; 57 had a mobile phone, 12 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Sonapur · ■ Pombhurna rural average

Electricity for lighting ****78%**

**71%

Toilet within the home ****19%**

**18%

No toilet (open defecation) ****81%**

**80%

Tap water ****1%**

**29%

Drinking water within premises ****31%**

**25%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****13%**

**8%

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

**90%

Use banking services ****66%**

**57%

Television ****22%**

**19%

Mobile phone ****57%**

**24%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****12%**

**7%

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

**0%

None of these assets ****24%**

**48%

Own their home ****90%**

**94%

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 · ■ Pombhurna rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****76.1%**

**70.5%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****887**

**980

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****576**

**1016

Working population ****64.6%**

**58.1%

### Women and men

Literacy is 80.6% for men and 71.3% for women. 61% of men and 69% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

********

**■** Cultivators 186 (58%) · **■** Farm labourers 124 (38%) · **■** Other work 10 (3%) · **■** Marginal 3 (1%)

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 Pombhurna

- Chak Chintaldhaba No.2610 people
- Ghanoti Tukum586 people
- Khapari Chak578 people
- Chak Thana536 people
- Rampur Dixit493 people
- Kosambi chak469 people
- Chak Nawegaon444 people
- Satara Komti443 people

[All 71 villages in Pombhurna](https://wherepedia.org/india/maharashtra/chandrapur/pombhurna/villages/)

## Quick answers

- How far is Sonapur from Chandrapur?58 km by road
- What is the population of Sonapur?500 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Sonapur in?Chandrapur district (Pombhurna sub-district), Maharashtra
- What is the literacy rate of Sonapur?76.1% (Census 2011)