# Sonpur Village, Katol, Nagpur (Maharashtra) – PIN Code

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Village · Katol, Nagpur 

# Sonpur

Sonpur is a village in Katol sub-district of Nagpur district, Maharashtra. The 2011 Census counted **245 people in 59 households**, the 123rd largest of 163 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 85.6%, above the sub-district's rural average of 82.4%.

- 245people (2011)
- 59households
- 85.6%literacy
- 929females per 1,000 males

## Sonpur PIN code and other codes

Sonpur falls in Katol sub-district, Nagpur district, Maharashtra.

- Community development blockKatol
- Census village code535060

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?

- Katol (sub-district HQ)14 km by road
- Nagpur (district HQ)55 km by road
- Katol (nearest town)14 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?

8 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
- ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●Public bus serviceIn village
- ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary schoolunder 5 km · Savanga
- ○Degree college10+ km · Katol
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Nagpur
- ○Primary health centreunder 5 km
- ○Allopathic hospitalunder 5 km
- ○Dispensaryunder 5 km
- ○Post officeunder 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

- 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 Sonpur known for?

The main crops are **oranges, soybean and cotton**. About 53% of the 590 hectares of village land is sown, and 292 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, 56 had electricity, 50 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 11 had a mobile phone, 3 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Sonpur · ■ Katol rural average

Electricity for lighting ****56%**

**84%

Toilet within the home ****50%**

**37%

No toilet (open defecation) ****50%**

**62%

Tap water ****71%**

**82%

Drinking water within premises ****69%**

**54%

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

**16%

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

**82%

Use banking services ****69%**

**67%

Television ****27%**

**45%

Mobile phone ****11%**

**26%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****3%**

**14%

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

**1%

None of these assets ****44%**

**34%

Own their home ****95%**

**93%

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 · ■ Katol rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****85.6%**

**82.4%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****929**

**949

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****778**

**953

Working population ****63.3%**

**53.6%

### Women and men

Literacy is 94.1% for men and 76.6% for women. 71% of men and 55% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

********

**■** Cultivators 27 (17%) · **■** Farm labourers 57 (37%) · **■** Other work 15 (10%) · **■** Marginal 56 (36%)

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 Katol

- Mhaskhapra262 people
- Khairi258 people
- Borgaon252 people
- Pathar247 people
- Saoli243 people
- Chicholi237 people
- Mukani229 people
- Khapa219 people

[All 186 villages in Katol](https://wherepedia.org/india/maharashtra/nagpur/katol/villages/)

## Quick answers

- How far is Sonpur from Nagpur?55 km by road
- What is the population of Sonpur?245 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Sonpur in?Nagpur district (Katol sub-district), Maharashtra
- What is the literacy rate of Sonpur?85.6% (Census 2011)