Sonpur, Bakavand, Bastar, Chhattisgarh, India

Content updated on December 23, 2024.

Geographic Location of Sonpur


The village Sonpur is located in Bakavand Tahsil of Bastar District in the State of Chhattisgarh in India. It is governed by Sonpur Gram Panchayat. It comes under Bakaband Community Development Block. The nearest town is Jagdalpur, which is about 43 kilometers away from Sonpur.

Travel and Communication for Sonpur


Private buses services are available for the village. There is a railway station more than 10 kms away from the village.

Postal Address:
Sonpur,
Bastar,
Chhattisgarh, India
PIN - 494222

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, 2629 persons live in 575 house holds in the village Sonpur. There are 1336 female individuals and 1293 male individuals in the village. Females constitute 50.82% and males constitute 49.18% of the total population.

There are 903 scheduled tribes persons of which 457 are females and 446 are males. Females constitute 50.61% and males constitute 49.39% of the scheduled tribes population. Scheduled tribes constitute 34.35% of the total population.

Population density of Sonpur is 210.1 persons per square kilometer.

Land and Natural Resources in Sonpur


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Total area of Sonpur is 1251.31 Hectares as per the data available for the year 2009.

Total sown/agricultural area is 535.1 ha. About 517.48 ha is un-irrigated area. About 17.62 ha is irrigated area. About 2.62 ha is irrigated by wells/tube wells. About 15 ha is irrigated by tanks/lakes.

About 31.98 ha is in non-agricultural use. About 347.43 ha is used permanent pastures and grazing lands.

About 39.4 ha is lying as current fallow area. About 5.58 ha is culturable waste land. About 25.78 ha is lying as fallow land other than current fallows.

Schools in Sonpur


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

There are 2 government primary schools in the village Sonpur.

There is a government middle school in the village Sonpur.

There are no private or government secondary schools in the village. However, there is a private secondary school in Jaitgiri, which is less than 5 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 Jaitgiri, which is less than 5 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 Jagdalpur, 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 Jagdalpur, 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 Jagdalpur, 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 Jagdalpur, 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 Jagdalpur, 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 Bastar, 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 Jagdalpur, 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 Jagdalpur, 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 with 0 doctors and 1 paramedical staff in the village 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 more than 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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