# Sonapur Village, Rajura, Chandrapur (Maharashtra) – PIN Code > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/maharashtra/chandrapur/rajura/sonapur/ Village · Rajura, Chandrapur # Sonapur Sonapur is a village in Rajura sub-district of Chandrapur district, Maharashtra. The 2011 Census counted **1,166 people in 280 households**, the 30th largest of 96 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 68.9%, below the sub-district's rural average of 75.4%. - 1,166people (2011) - 280households - 68.9%literacy - 1,042females per 1,000 males ## Sonapur PIN code and other codes Sonapur falls in Rajura sub-district, Chandrapur district, Maharashtra. - Community development blockRajura - Census village code541839 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? - Rajura (sub-district HQ)30 km by road - Chandrapur (district HQ)58 km by road - Rajura (nearest town)30 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? 14 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 · 2 govt - ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt · 1 private - ●Secondary schoolIn village · 1 private - ●Senior secondary schoolIn village · 1 private - ●Health sub-centreIn village · 1 - ●Mobile phone coverageIn village - ●Public bus serviceIn village - ●State highwayIn village - ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village - ●All-weather roadIn village - ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village - ●Anganwadi centreIn village - ●ASHA health workerIn village ### Nearest outside - ○Degree college5–10 km · Gadcandur - ○ITI / vocational school5–10 km · Gadcandur - ○Primary health centre5–10 km - ○Allopathic hospital5–10 km - ○Dispensary5–10 km - ○Post officeunder 5 km - ○Railway station10+ km - ○ATMunder 5 km - ○Commercial bankunder 5 km - ○Mandi / regular marketunder 5 km - ○Public library10+ km ### Water and power - Drinking wateruntreated tap water and hand pumps - Electricity (2011)18 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 known for? About 33% of the 894 hectares of village land is sown, and 174 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, 57 had electricity, 9 a toilet at home and 8 cooked with LPG; 33 had a mobile phone, 11 a two-wheeler and 0 a car. ■ Sonapur · ■ Rajura rural average Electricity for lighting ****57%** **77% Toilet within the home ****9%** **24% No toilet (open defecation) ****91%** **76% Tap water ****0%** **36% Drinking water within premises ****7%** **41% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****8%** **23% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****91%** **75% Use banking services ****51%** **70% Television ****18%** **38% Mobile phone ****33%** **43% Computer with internet ****0%** **1% Two-wheeler ****11%** **17% Car / jeep / van ****0%** **1% None of these assets ****49%** **34% Own their home ****91%** **86% 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 · ■ Rajura rural average Literacy (age 7+) ****68.9%** **75.4% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1042** **952 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1258** **926 Working population ****55.7%** **52.8% ### Women and men Literacy is 80.7% for men and 57.3% for women. 62% of men and 50% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ********** **■** Cultivators 314 (48%) · **■** Farm labourers 239 (37%) · **■** Household industry 4 (1%) · **■** Other work 80 (12%) · **■** Marginal 13 (2%) 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 Rajura - Dongargaon1,279 people - Chanakha1,253 people - Pellora1,201 people - Marda1,167 people - Sindi1,160 people - Charli1,088 people - Bhedoda1,044 people - Dhanora1,024 people [All 108 villages in Rajura](https://wherepedia.org/india/maharashtra/chandrapur/rajura/villages/) ## Quick answers - How far is Sonapur from Chandrapur?58 km by road - What is the population of Sonapur?1,166 (Census 2011) - Which district is Sonapur in?Chandrapur district (Rajura sub-district), Maharashtra - What is the literacy rate of Sonapur?68.9% (Census 2011)