# Sonpur Chak Village, Armori, Gadchiroli (Maharashtra)

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Village · Armori, Gadchiroli 

# Sonpur Chak

Sonpur Chak is a village in Armori sub-district of Gadchiroli district, Maharashtra. The 2011 Census counted **113 people in 33 households**, the 82nd largest of 91 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 63.6%, below the sub-district's rural average of 78.8%.

- 113people (2011)
- 33households
- 63.6%literacy
- 766females per 1,000 males

## Sonpur Chak PIN code and other codes

Sonpur Chak falls in Armori sub-district, Gadchiroli district, Maharashtra.

- Community development blockArmori
- Census village code538579

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

## How far is Sonpur Chak from nearby towns?

- Armori (sub-district HQ)25 km by road
- Gadchiroli (district HQ)35 km by road
- Desaiganj (nearest town)42 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 Sonpur Chak?

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

### In the village

- ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●National highwayIn village
- ●State highwayIn village
- ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●Cooperative bankIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school5–10 km · Deulgaon
- ○Degree college5–10 km · Vairagad
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Gadchiroli
- ○Primary health centre5–10 km
- ○Allopathic hospital5–10 km
- ○Dispensary5–10 km
- ○Post office5–10 km
- ○Public bus serviceunder 5 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

- Electricity (2011)16 h summer · 18 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 Sonpur Chak known for?

About 67% of the 217 hectares of village land is sown, and 12 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 Sonpur Chak

Of every 100 households in Sonpur Chak in 2011, 42 had electricity, 8 a toilet at home and 4 cooked with LPG; 38 had a mobile phone, 0 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Sonpur Chak · ■ Armori rural average

Electricity for lighting ****42%**

**69%

Toilet within the home ****8%**

**36%

No toilet (open defecation) ****92%**

**63%

Tap water ****0%**

**22%

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

**28%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****4%**

**13%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****96%**

**84%

Use banking services ****92%**

**76%

Television ****17%**

**30%

Mobile phone ****38%**

**29%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**1%

Two-wheeler ****0%**

**12%

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

**1%

None of these assets ****4%**

**26%

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 Sonpur Chak?

■ Sonpur Chak · ■ Armori rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****63.6%**

**78.8%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****766**

**986

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****5000**

**926

Working population ****75.2%**

**58.6%

### Women and men

Literacy is 66.7% for men and 59.1% for women. 80% of men and 69% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

********

**■** Cultivators 30 (35%) · **■** Farm labourers 50 (59%) · **■** Other work 1 (1%) · **■** Marginal 4 (5%)

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 Armori

- Karpada Chak211 people
- Shioni Kh179 people
- Patanwada168 people
- Salmara162 people
- Chavela92 people
- Chamorshi Chak78 people
- Khardi74 people
- Mulur Chak71 people

[All 103 villages in Armori](https://wherepedia.org/india/maharashtra/gadchiroli/armori/villages/)

## Quick answers

- How far is Sonpur Chak from Gadchiroli?35 km by road
- What is the population of Sonpur Chak?113 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Sonpur Chak in?Gadchiroli district (Armori sub-district), Maharashtra
- What is the literacy rate of Sonpur Chak?63.6% (Census 2011)