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

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Village · Kurkheda, Gadchiroli 

# Sonpur

Sonpur is a village in Kurkheda sub-district of Gadchiroli district, Maharashtra. The 2011 Census counted **96 people in 18 households**, the 112th largest of 119 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 65.4%, below the sub-district's rural average of 80.5%.

- 96people (2011)
- 18households
- 65.4%literacy
- 882females per 1,000 males

## Sonpur PIN code and other codes

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

- Community development blockKurkheda
- Census village code538687

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?

- Kurkheda (sub-district HQ)25 km by road
- Gadchiroli (district HQ)100 km by road
- Desaiganj (nearest town)44 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?

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

### In the village

- ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Primary schoolunder 5 km · Yedapur
- ○Senior secondary school5–10 km · Purada
- ○Degree college10+ km · Armori
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Gadchiroli
- ○Primary health centre10+ km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensary10+ km
- ○Post office5–10 km
- ○Public bus service5–10 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 waterhand pumps and tanks / ponds
- 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 Sonpur known for?

About 1% of the 387 hectares of village land is sown, and -4 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, 11 had electricity, 11 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 0 had a mobile phone, 6 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Sonpur · ■ Kurkheda rural average

Electricity for lighting ****11%**

**64%

Toilet within the home ****11%**

**33%

No toilet (open defecation) ****89%**

**66%

Tap water ****0%**

**15%

Drinking water within premises ****0%**

**21%

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

**4%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****100%**

**94%

Use banking services ****94%**

**87%

Television ****0%**

**20%

Mobile phone ****0%**

**21%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****6%**

**8%

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

**1%

None of these assets ****11%**

**26%

Own their home ****100%**

**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 Sonpur?

■ Sonpur · ■ Kurkheda rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****65.4%**

**80.5%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****882**

**977

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****667**

**956

Working population ****55.2%**

**58.8%

### Women and men

Literacy is 71.4% for men and 59.0% for women. 51% of men and 60% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

********

**■** Cultivators 13 (25%) · **■** Farm labourers 14 (26%) · **■** Other work 1 (2%) · **■** Marginal 25 (47%)

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 Kurkheda

- Katangtola107 people
- Dalli101 people
- Dhusi Masahat99 people
- Kotaldoha98 people
- Bhimanpayli56 people
- Pitesur53 people
- Nalikasa40 people
- Kumalpar34 people

[All 127 villages in Kurkheda](https://wherepedia.org/india/maharashtra/gadchiroli/kurkheda/villages/)

## Quick answers

- How far is Sonpur from Gadchiroli?100 km by road
- What is the population of Sonpur?96 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Sonpur in?Gadchiroli district (Kurkheda sub-district), Maharashtra
- What is the literacy rate of Sonpur?65.4% (Census 2011)