Sonpur, Samri(Kusmi), Balrampur, Chhattisgarh, India

Content updated on May 19, 2024.

Geographic Location of Sonpur


The village Sonpur is located in Samri(Kusmi) Tahsil of Balrampur District in the State of Chhattisgarh in India. It is governed by Dhaneshpur Gram Panchayat. It comes under Kusmi Community Development Block. The nearest town is Kusmi, which is about 23 kilometers away from Sonpur.

Travel and Communication for Sonpur


There is a railway station more than 10 kms away from the village.

Climate Change, Weather and Environment Reports / Data for Sonpur


Climate, Environment and Weather data, climate change reports etc. for Sonpur is available as professional paid service. You may contact us for further details and sample data.

A brief summary of available data for Sonpur is given below:

CategoryResolutionPeriod
Precipitation - hHalf Hourly / 0.1 deg (11 kms) grid2001 - 2024
Precipitation - lDaily / 0.25 deg (28 kms) grid1901 - 2024
Temperature - hMonthly / 0.5 deg (55 kms) grid1901 - 2023
Temperature - lDaily / 1 deg (111 kms) grid1951 - 2024

Social Structure of Sonpur


As per available data from the year 2009, 648 persons live in 145 house holds in the village Sonpur. There are 310 female individuals and 338 male individuals in the village. Females constitute 47.84% and males constitute 52.16% of the total population.

There are 443 scheduled tribes persons of which 208 are females and 235 are males. Females constitute 46.95% and males constitute 53.05% of the scheduled tribes population. Scheduled tribes constitute 68.36% of the total population.

Population density of Sonpur is 48.04 persons per square kilometer.

Land and Natural Resources in Sonpur


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Total area of Sonpur is 1349.01 Hectares as per the data available for the year 2009.

Total sown/agricultural area is 246.87 ha. About 265.65 ha is un-irrigated area. About 1.4 ha is irrigated area. About 0.2 ha is irrigated by wells/tube wells. About 1.2 ha is irrigated by other sources of water.

About 11.8 ha is in non-agricultural use. About 214.14 ha is used permanent pastures and grazing lands.

About 28.1 ha is lying as current fallow area. About 28.28 ha is lying as fallow land other than current fallows. About 2.04 ha is covered by barren and un-cultivable land.

Schools in Sonpur


There are no private or government pre-primary schools in the village. However, there is a government pre-primary school in Ambikapur, which is more than 10 kms away from Sonpur.

There are 6 government primary schools in the village Sonpur.

There are no private or government middle schools in the village. However, there is a private middle school in Daneshpur, which is 5-10 kms away from Sonpur.

There are no private or government secondary schools in the village. However, there is a private secondary school in Madguri, which is more than 10 kms away from Sonpur.

There are no private or government senior secondary schools in the village. However, there is a private senior secondary school in Madguri, which is more than 10 kms away from Sonpur.

Colleges in Sonpur


There are no private or government arts and science degree colleges in the village. However, there is a private arts and science degree college in Kusmi, which is more than 10 kms away from Sonpur.

There are no private or government engineering colleges in the village. However, there is a private engineering college in Bilaspur, which is more than 10 kms away from Sonpur.

There are no private or government medical colleges in the village. However, there is a private medical college in Bilaspur, which is more than 10 kms away from Sonpur.

There are no private or government management institutes in the village. However, there is a private management institute in Raipur, which is more than 10 kms away from Sonpur.

There are no private or government polytechnic institutes in the village. However, there is a private polytechnic institute in Ambikapur, which is more than 10 kms away from Sonpur.

Other Educational Facilities in Sonpur


There are no private or government vocational training school / ITIs in the village. However, there is a private vocational training school / ITI in Kusmi, which is more than 10 kms away from Sonpur.

There are no private or government non formal training centres in the village. However, there is a private non formal training centre in Ambikapur, which is more than 10 kms away from Sonpur.

There are no private or government differently abled schools in the village. However, there is a private differently abled school in Ambikapur, which is more than 10 kms away from Sonpur.

Healthcare Facilities in Sonpur


There is a community health centre more than 10 kms away from Sonpur.

There is a primary health centre more than 10 kms away from Sonpur.

There is a primary health sub-centre 5-10 kms away from Sonpur.

There is a maternity and child welfare centre more than 10 kms away from Sonpur.

There is a TB clinic more than 10 kms away from Sonpur.

There is no allopathic hospital in the village Sonpur or anywhere in the nearby villages.

There is a alternative medicine hospital 5-10 kms away from Sonpur.

There is a dispensary more than 10 kms away from Sonpur.

There is a veterinary hospital more than 10 kms away from Sonpur.

There is a mobile health centre more than 10 kms away from Sonpur.

There is a family welfare centre more than 10 kms away from Sonpur.

*Note: Most of the above information provided as per data compiled from the year 2009.

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