# Sonapur Village, Jiribam, Imphal East (Manipur) – PIN Code

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Village · Jiribam, Imphal East 

# Sonapur

Sonapur is a village in Jiribam sub-district of Imphal East district, Manipur, PIN code **795116**. The 2011 Census counted **2,320 people in 437 households**, the 1st largest of 50 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 56.4%, below the sub-district's rural average of 72.5%.

- 2,320people (2011)
- 437households
- 56.4%literacy
- 795116PIN code

## Sonapur PIN code and other codes

**The PIN code of Sonapur is 795116.** Sonapur falls in Jiribam sub-district, Imphal East district, Manipur.

- PIN code795116
- Gram panchayatSonapur
- Community development blockJiribam
- Census village code270164

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?

- Jiribam (sub-district HQ)5 km by road
- Imphal East (district HQ)222 km by road
- Jiribam Town (nearest town)5 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?

10 services counted by the Census are inside Sonapur; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt · 1 private
- ●Secondary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Senior secondary schoolIn village · 1 private
- ●Health sub-centreIn village · 1 · 2 doctors
- ●Sub post officeIn village
- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Degree college5–10 km · Jiribam
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Silchar
- ○Primary health centre5–10 km
- ○Allopathic hospital5–10 km
- ○Dispensary5–10 km
- ○Post office5–10 km
- ○Public bus service10+ km
- ○Railway station5–10 km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Commercial bank5–10 km
- ○Ration (PDS) shopunder 5 km
- ○Mandi / regular market5–10 km
- ○Public library5–10 km

### Water and power

- Drinking watercanal / river

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, radish and banana**. Products made here include creel and basket. About 38% of the 220 hectares of village land is sown.

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, 51 had electricity, 99 a toilet at home and 1 cooked with LPG; 29 had a mobile phone, 5 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Sonapur · ■ Jiribam rural average

Electricity for lighting ****51%**

**52%

Toilet within the home ****99%**

**70%

No toilet (open defecation) ****1%**

**29%

Tap water ****1%**

**1%

Drinking water within premises ****24%**

**9%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****1%**

**4%

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

**95%

Use banking services ****7%**

**13%

Television ****20%**

**24%

Mobile phone ****29%**

**32%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****5%**

**6%

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

**1%

None of these assets ****46%**

**45%

Own their home ****99%**

**97%

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 · ■ Jiribam rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****56.4%**

**72.5%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****946**

**950

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1056**

**972

Working population ****28.0%**

**37.3%

### Women and men

Literacy is 66.6% for men and 45.1% for women. 51% of men and 4% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 56 (9%) · **■** Farm labourers 99 (15%) · **■** Household industry 12 (2%) · **■** Other work 467 (72%) · **■** Marginal 16 (2%)

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 Jiribam

- Hilghat2,286 people
- Kamaranga1,915 people
- Ahamadabad1,816 people
- Latingkhal1,525 people

[All 51 villages in Jiribam](https://wherepedia.org/india/manipur/imphal-east/jiribam/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Sonapur?795116
- How far is Sonapur from Imphal East?222 km by road
- What is the population of Sonapur?2,320 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Sonapur in?Imphal East district (Jiribam sub-district), Manipur
- What is the literacy rate of Sonapur?56.4% (Census 2011)
