# Sonpuri Village, Salekasa, Gondiya (Maharashtra) – PIN Code > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/maharashtra/gondiya/salekasa/sonpuri/ Village · Salekasa, Gondiya # Sonpuri Sonpuri is a village in Salekasa sub-district of Gondiya district, Maharashtra, PIN code **441916**. The 2011 Census counted **2,413 people in 497 households**, the 3rd largest of 85 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 83.0%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 81.7%. - 2,413people (2011) - 497households - 83.0%literacy - 441916PIN code ## Sonpuri PIN code and other codes **The PIN code of Sonpuri is 441916.** Sonpuri falls in Salekasa sub-district, Gondiya district, Maharashtra. - PIN code441916 - Community development blockSalekasa - Census village code538001 Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## How far is Sonpuri from nearby towns? - Salekasa (sub-district HQ)9 km by road - Gondiya (district HQ)41 km by road - Gondiya (nearest town)41 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 Sonpuri? 20 services counted by the Census are inside Sonpuri; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 3 govt - ●Primary schoolIn village · 2 govt - ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Secondary schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Senior secondary schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Health sub-centreIn village · 1 - ●DispensaryIn village · 1 · 1 doctors - ●Post officeIn village - ●Sub post officeIn village - ●Mobile phone coverageIn village - ●Public bus serviceIn 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 - ●Community centreIn village - ●Public libraryIn village - ●Polling stationIn village ### Nearest outside - ○Degree college5–10 km · Salekasa - ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Gondiya - ○Primary health centre5–10 km - ○Allopathic hospital5–10 km - ○Railway station5–10 km - ○ATM10+ km - ○Commercial bank10+ km - ○Mandi / regular market5–10 km ### Water and power - Drinking watercovered wells, hand pumps, tube wells / boreholes and tanks / ponds - 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 Sonpuri known for? Products made here include bidi and pottery making. About 64% of the 718 hectares of village land is sown, and 265 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 Sonpuri Of every 100 households in Sonpuri in 2011, 89 had electricity, 46 a toilet at home and 1 cooked with LPG; 28 had a mobile phone, 8 a two-wheeler and 0 a car. ■ Sonpuri · ■ Salekasa rural average Electricity for lighting ****89%** **68% Toilet within the home ****46%** **36% No toilet (open defecation) ****54%** **64% Tap water ****1%** **10% Drinking water within premises ****26%** **21% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****1%** **2% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****99%** **97% Use banking services ****49%** **68% Television ****19%** **22% Mobile phone ****28%** **32% Computer with internet ****1%** **0% Two-wheeler ****8%** **9% Car / jeep / van ****0%** **1% None of these assets ****13%** **18% Own their home ****97%** **96% 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 Sonpuri? ■ Sonpuri · ■ Salekasa rural average Literacy (age 7+) ****83.0%** **81.7% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****984** **1007 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****958** **966 Working population ****56.2%** **57.1% ### Women and men Literacy is 90.7% for men and 75.1% for women. 60% of men and 53% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ********** **■** Cultivators 470 (35%) · **■** Farm labourers 509 (38%) · **■** Household industry 18 (1%) · **■** Other work 72 (5%) · **■** Marginal 288 (21%) 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 Salekasa - Pipariya3,550 people - Tirkhedi2,654 people - Kahali2,144 people - Bhajepar2,116 people - Sakharitola1,968 people - Karutola1,929 people [All 91 villages in Salekasa](https://wherepedia.org/india/maharashtra/gondiya/salekasa/villages/) ## Quick answers - What is the PIN code of Sonpuri?441916 - How far is Sonpuri from Gondiya?41 km by road - What is the population of Sonpuri?2,413 (Census 2011) - Which district is Sonpuri in?Gondiya district (Salekasa sub-district), Maharashtra - What is the literacy rate of Sonpuri?83.0% (Census 2011)