# Sonapur Village, Chamorshi, Gadchiroli (Maharashtra) > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/maharashtra/gadchiroli/chamorshi/sonapur/ Village · Chamorshi, Gadchiroli # Sonapur Sonapur is a village in Chamorshi sub-district of Gadchiroli district, Maharashtra. The 2011 Census counted **1,891 people in 500 households**, the 18th largest of 185 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 73.1%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 75.4%. - 1,891people (2011) - 500households - 73.1%literacy - 1,018females per 1,000 males ## Sonapur PIN code and other codes Sonapur falls in Chamorshi sub-district, Gadchiroli district, Maharashtra. - Community development blockChamorshi - Census village code539248 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? - Chamorshi (sub-district HQ)5 km by road - Gadchiroli (district HQ)39 km by road - Mul (nearest town)32 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? 16 services counted by the Census are inside Sonapur; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 3 govt - ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Secondary schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Health sub-centreIn village · 1 - ●Post officeIn village - ●Sub post officeIn village - ●Mobile phone coverageIn village - ●Public bus serviceIn village - ●State highwayIn village - ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village - ●All-weather roadIn village - ●Agricultural credit societyIn village - ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village - ●Anganwadi centreIn village - ●ASHA health workerIn village ### Nearest outside - ○Senior secondary school10+ km · Chamorshi - ○Degree college10+ km · Chamorshi - ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Gadchiroli - ○Primary health centre5–10 km - ○Allopathic hospital5–10 km - ○Dispensary5–10 km - ○Railway station10+ km - ○ATM10+ km - ○Commercial bank10+ km - ○Mandi / regular market5–10 km - ○Public library10+ km ### Water and power - Drinking watertreated tap water and hand pumps - Electricity (2011)18 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 Sonapur known for? The main crops are **paddy**. Products made here include bran. About 47% of the 485 hectares of village land is sown, and 17 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, 81 had electricity, 16 a toilet at home and 3 cooked with LPG; 32 had a mobile phone, 8 a two-wheeler and 0 a car. ■ Sonapur · ■ Chamorshi rural average Electricity for lighting ****81%** **70% Toilet within the home ****16%** **20% No toilet (open defecation) ****84%** **79% Tap water ****32%** **14% Drinking water within premises ****36%** **25% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****3%** **9% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****94%** **89% Use banking services ****73%** **74% Television ****18%** **25% Mobile phone ****32%** **29% Computer with internet ****0%** **0% Two-wheeler ****8%** **10% Car / jeep / van ****0%** **1% None of these assets ****30%** **33% Own their home ****96%** **91% 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 · ■ Chamorshi rural average Literacy (age 7+) ****73.1%** **75.4% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1018** **974 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1080** **970 Working population ****66.9%** **55.3% ### Women and men Literacy is 83.0% for men and 63.4% for women. 66% of men and 67% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ********** **■** Cultivators 522 (41%) · **■** Farm labourers 630 (50%) · **■** Household industry 1 (0%) · **■** Other work 27 (2%) · **■** Marginal 85 (7%) 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 Chamorshi - Kurul2,018 people - Subhashgram1,990 people - Anantpur1,989 people - Ganpur Raiyyatwari1,950 people - Netajinagar1,650 people - Thakari1,642 people - Vasantpur1,623 people - Farada1,561 people [All 203 villages in Chamorshi](https://wherepedia.org/india/maharashtra/gadchiroli/chamorshi/villages/) ## Quick answers - How far is Sonapur from Gadchiroli?39 km by road - What is the population of Sonapur?1,891 (Census 2011) - Which district is Sonapur in?Gadchiroli district (Chamorshi sub-district), Maharashtra - What is the literacy rate of Sonapur?73.1% (Census 2011)