Sonpuri, Bilha, Bilaspur, Chhattisgarh, India

Content updated on December 23, 2024.

Geographic Location of Sonpuri


The village Sonpuri is located in Bilha Tahsil of Bilaspur District in the State of Chhattisgarh in India. It is governed by Murkuta Gram Panchayat. It comes under Bilha Community Development Block. The nearest town is Bilha, which is about 8 kilometers away from Sonpuri.

Travel and Communication for Sonpuri


There is a railway station less than 5 kms away from the village.

Climate Change, Weather and Environment Reports / Data for Sonpuri


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

A brief summary of available data for Sonpuri 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 Sonpuri


As per available data from the year 2009, 277 persons live in 65 house holds in the village Sonpuri. There are 137 female individuals and 140 male individuals in the village. Females constitute 49.46% and males constitute 50.54% of the total population.

There are 238 scheduled castes persons of which 123 are females and 115 are males. Females constitute 51.68% and males constitute 48.32% of the scheduled castes population. Scheduled castes constitute 85.92% of the total population.

Population density of Sonpuri is 180.06 persons per square kilometer.

Land and Natural Resources in Sonpuri


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Total area of Sonpuri is 153.84 Hectares as per the data available for the year 2009.

Total sown/agricultural area is 104.33 ha. About 81.24 ha is un-irrigated area. About 23.09 ha is irrigated area. About 23.09 ha is irrigated by wells/tube wells.

About 4.6 ha is in non-agricultural use. About 14.56 ha is used permanent pastures and grazing lands.

About 16.61 ha is lying as current fallow area. About 8.33 ha is culturable waste land. About 5.41 ha is lying as fallow land other than current fallows.

Schools in Sonpuri


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

There is a government primary school in the village Sonpuri.

There are no private or government middle schools in the village. However, there is a government middle school in Karahi, which is less than 5 kms away from Sonpuri.

There are no private or government secondary schools in the village. However, there is a government secondary school in Karahi, which is less than 5 kms away from Sonpuri.

There are no private or government senior secondary schools in the village. However, there is a private senior secondary school in Thagauri, which is 5-10 kms away from Sonpuri.

Colleges in Sonpuri


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 Bilha, which is 5-10 kms away from Sonpuri.

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 Sonpuri.

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 Sonpuri.

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

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

Other Educational Facilities in Sonpuri


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

There are no non formal training centres in the village Sonpuri or anywhere in the nearby villages.

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

Healthcare Facilities in Sonpuri


There is a community health centre 5-10 kms away from Sonpuri.

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

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

There is a maternity and child welfare centre 5-10 kms away from Sonpuri.

There is a TB clinic 5-10 kms away from Sonpuri.

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

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

There is a dispensary 5-10 kms away from Sonpuri.

There is a veterinary hospital 5-10 kms away from Sonpuri.

There is a mobile health centre 5-10 kms away from Sonpuri.

There is a family welfare centre 5-10 kms away from Sonpuri.

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

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