# Sonapur Village, Chhamanu, Dhalai (Tripura) – PIN Code, Facilities & Population

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Village · Chhamanu, Dhalai 

# Sonapur

Sonapur is a village in Chhamanu sub-district of Dhalai district, Tripura, PIN code **799273**. The 2011 Census counted **529 people in 121 households**, the 11th largest of 13 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 77.5%, below the sub-district's rural average of 81.8%.

- 529people (2011)
- 121households
- 77.5%literacy
- 799273PIN code

## Sonapur PIN code and other codes

**The PIN code of Sonapur is 799273.** Sonapur falls in Chhamanu sub-district, Dhalai district, Tripura.

- PIN code799273
- Community development blockChhamanu
- Census village code272525

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?

- Chhamanu (sub-district HQ)6 km by road
- Ambassa (district HQ)20 km by road
- Ambassa (nearest town)20 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?

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

### In the village

- ●Primary schoolIn village · 3 govt
- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary schoolunder 5 km · Begchara
- ○Degree college10+ km · Fatikroy
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Kailasahar
- ○Primary health centre5–10 km
- ○Allopathic hospital5–10 km
- ○Dispensary10+ km
- ○Post office10+ km
- ○Public bus service5–10 km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Commercial bank10+ km
- ○Ration (PDS) shopunder 5 km
- ○Mandi / regular market10+ km
- ○Public library10+ km

### Water and power

- Drinking wateruntreated tap water, tube wells / boreholes, canal / river and tanks / ponds
- Electricity (2011)10 h summer · 10 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 Sonapur known for?

The main crops are **paddy, vegetables and papaya**. Products made here include wooden furniture, bamboo furniture, bricks, bamboo sticks, traditional dress and bamboo mat. About 8% of the 993 hectares of village land is sown, and 3 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 Sonapur

Of every 100 households in Sonapur in 2011, 51 had electricity, 10 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 7 had a mobile phone, 0 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Sonapur · ■ Chhamanu rural average

Electricity for lighting ****51%**

**40%

Toilet within the home ****10%**

**40%

No toilet (open defecation) ****90%**

**58%

Tap water ****0%**

**16%

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

**4%

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

**1%

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

**98%

Use banking services ****42%**

**88%

Television ****8%**

**14%

Mobile phone ****7%**

**10%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****0%**

**1%

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

**0%

None of these assets ****76%**

**71%

Own their home ****98%**

**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 · ■ Chhamanu rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****77.5%**

**81.8%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****896**

**892

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****881**

**919

Working population ****53.5%**

**45.9%

### Women and men

Literacy is 88.2% for men and 65.7% for women. 51% of men and 56% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 74 (26%) · **■** Farm labourers 141 (50%) · **■** Household industry 6 (2%) · **■** Other work 1 (0%) · **■** Marginal 61 (22%)

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 Chhamanu

- Purba Chhamanu1,716 people
- Sadhujan Para1,223 people
- Dakshin Longtarai1,048 people
- Uttar Longtarai1,015 people
- Joychandra Para497 people
- Debchhara276 people

[All 13 villages in Chhamanu](https://wherepedia.org/india/tripura/dhalai/chhamanu/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Sonapur?799273
- How far is Sonapur from Ambassa?20 km by road
- What is the population of Sonapur?529 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Sonapur in?Dhalai district (Chhamanu sub-district), Tripura
- What is the literacy rate of Sonapur?77.5% (Census 2011)
