# Sonpur Village, Basta, Baleshwar (Odisha) – PIN Code, Facilities & Population

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Village · Basta, Baleshwar 

# Sonpur

Sonpur is a village in Basta sub-district of Baleshwar district, Odisha, PIN code **756081**. The 2011 Census counted **775 people in 167 households**, the 68th largest of 249 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 74.9%, below the sub-district's rural average of 79.3%.

- 775people (2011)
- 167households
- 74.9%literacy
- 756081PIN code

## Sonpur PIN code and other codes

**The PIN code of Sonpur is 756081.** Sonpur falls in Basta sub-district, Baleshwar district, Odisha.

- PIN code756081
- Gram panchayatPaunsakuli
- Community development blockBasta
- Census village code392370

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?

- Basta (sub-district HQ)16 km by road
- Baleshwar (district HQ)46 km by road
- Jaleswar (nearest town)12 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?

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

### In the village

- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Primary schoolunder 5 km · Anandapur
- ○Senior secondary school5–10 km · Jamasuli
- ○Degree college5–10 km · Jamasuli
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Balasore
- ○Primary health centreunder 5 km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensary5–10 km
- ○Post office10+ km
- ○Public bus service5–10 km
- ○Railway station5–10 km
- ○ATM5–10 km
- ○Commercial bank5–10 km
- ○Mandi / regular market5–10 km
- ○Public library5–10 km

### Water and power

- Drinking waterhand pumps and tanks / ponds
- Electricity (2011)16 h summer · 16 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 55% of the 120 hectares of village land is sown, and 66 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, 59 had electricity, 94 a toilet at home and 10 cooked with LPG; 75 had a mobile phone, 15 a two-wheeler and 4 a car.

■ Sonpur · ■ Basta rural average

Electricity for lighting ****59%**

**52%

Toilet within the home ****94%**

**27%

No toilet (open defecation) ****6%**

**71%

Tap water ****0%**

**8%

Drinking water within premises ****86%**

**22%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****10%**

**2%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****90%**

**92%

Use banking services ****89%**

**50%

Television ****36%**

**26%

Mobile phone ****75%**

**40%

Computer with internet ****4%**

**1%

Two-wheeler ****15%**

**10%

Car / jeep / van ****4%**

**1%

None of these assets ****4%**

**22%

Own their home ****100%**

**98%

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 · ■ Basta rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****74.9%**

**79.3%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****914**

**944

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****962**

**976

Working population ****41.4%**

**37.4%

### Women and men

Literacy is 81.9% for men and 67.2% for women. 60% of men and 21% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

********

**■** Cultivators 195 (61%) · **■** Farm labourers 97 (30%) · **■** Other work 8 (2%) · **■** Marginal 21 (7%)

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 Basta

- Bhagichakurai799 people
- Talatapanda789 people
- Kusudiha783 people
- Paramanandapur776 people
- Sanadhanadi758 people
- Dunda754 people
- Tentulia741 people
- Nima731 people

[All 304 villages in Basta](https://wherepedia.org/india/odisha/baleshwar/basta/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Sonpur?756081
- How far is Sonpur from Baleshwar?46 km by road
- What is the population of Sonpur?775 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Sonpur in?Baleshwar district (Basta sub-district), Odisha
- What is the literacy rate of Sonpur?74.9% (Census 2011)