# Sonpur Village, Korchi, Gadchiroli (Maharashtra) – PIN Code

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Village · Korchi, Gadchiroli 

# Sonpur

Sonpur is a village in Korchi sub-district of Gadchiroli district, Maharashtra. The 2011 Census counted **543 people in 130 households**, the 22nd largest of 125 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 75.9%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 73.8%.

- 543people (2011)
- 130households
- 75.9%literacy
- 1,041females per 1,000 males

## Sonpur PIN code and other codes

Sonpur falls in Korchi sub-district, Gadchiroli district, Maharashtra.

- Community development blockKorchi
- Census village code538852

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

## How far is Sonpur from nearby towns?

- Korchi (sub-district HQ)54 km by road
- Gadchiroli (district HQ)108 km by road
- Desaiganj (nearest town)96 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?

11 services counted by the Census are inside Sonpur; 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
- ●Health sub-centreIn village · 1
- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●Public bus serviceIn village
- ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary schoolunder 5 km · Kotgul
- ○Degree college10+ km · Korchi
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Brahmapuri
- ○Primary health centreunder 5 km
- ○Allopathic hospitalunder 5 km
- ○Dispensaryunder 5 km
- ○Post officeunder 5 km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Commercial bank10+ km
- ○Mandi / regular market5–10 km
- ○Public library10+ km

### Water and power

- Drinking waterhand pumps and tanks / ponds
- Electricity (2011)15 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 Sonpur known for?

About 32% of the 478 hectares of village land is sown, and 62 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

Of every 100 households in Sonpur in 2011, 38 had electricity, 8 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 5 had a mobile phone, 9 a two-wheeler and 1 a car.

■ Sonpur · ■ Korchi rural average

Electricity for lighting ****38%**

**40%

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

**17%

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

**82%

Tap water ****0%**

**4%

Drinking water within premises ****1%**

**14%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****0%**

**4%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****99%**

**95%

Use banking services ****95%**

**88%

Television ****8%**

**14%

Mobile phone ****5%**

**16%

Computer with internet ****1%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****9%**

**9%

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

**1%

None of these assets ****35%**

**20%

Own their home ****95%**

**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?

■ Sonpur · ■ Korchi rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****75.9%**

**73.8%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1041**

**1030

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1231**

**1013

Working population ****67.4%**

**57.8%

### Women and men

Literacy is 82.5% for men and 69.4% for women. 70% of men and 65% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

********

**■** Cultivators 14 (4%) · **■** Farm labourers 5 (1%) · **■** Other work 15 (4%) · **■** Marginal 332 (91%)

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 Korchi

- Armurakasa624 people
- Deulbhatti624 people
- Nandali603 people
- Sohale570 people
- Jambhali514 people
- Kukdel511 people
- Antargaon509 people
- Kaimul503 people

[All 133 villages in Korchi](https://wherepedia.org/india/maharashtra/gadchiroli/korchi/villages/)

## Quick answers

- How far is Sonpur from Gadchiroli?108 km by road
- What is the population of Sonpur?543 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Sonpur in?Gadchiroli district (Korchi sub-district), Maharashtra
- What is the literacy rate of Sonpur?75.9% (Census 2011)