Geographic Location of Sonpur

The village Sonpur is located in Bhaiyathan Tahsil of Surajpur District in the State of Chhattisgarh in India. It is governed by Sonpur Gram Panchayat. It comes under Bhaiyathan Community Development Block. The nearest town is Surajpur, which is about 21 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.

Climate Change, Weather and Environment Reports / Data for Sonpur

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

Social Structure of Sonpur

As per available data from the year 2009, 2171 persons live in 487 house holds in the village Sonpur. There are 1107 female individuals and 1064 male individuals in the village. Females constitute 50.99% and males constitute 49.01% of the total population.

There are 103 scheduled castes persons of which 51 are females and 52 are males. Females constitute 49.51% and males constitute 50.49% of the scheduled castes population. Scheduled castes constitute 4.74% of the total population.

There are 575 scheduled tribes persons of which 287 are females and 288 are males. Females constitute 49.91% and males constitute 50.09% of the scheduled tribes population. Scheduled tribes constitute 26.49% of the total population.

Population density of Sonpur is 368.91 persons per square kilometer.

Land and Natural Resources in Sonpur

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Total area of Sonpur is 588.49 Hectares as per the data available for the year 2009.

Total sown/agricultural area is 427.64 ha. About 439.84 ha is un-irrigated area. About 19.3 ha is irrigated area. About 16.3 ha is irrigated by wells/tube wells. About 3 ha is irrigated by tanks/lakes.

About 43.09 ha is in non-agricultural use. About 55.45 ha is used permanent pastures and grazing lands.

About 31.09 ha is lying as current fallow area. About 31.2 ha is lying as fallow land other than current fallows. About 0.02 ha is covered by barren and un-cultivable land.

Schools in Sonpur

There is a private pre-primary school in the village Sonpur.

There are 4 government primary schools. Additionally, there is a private primary school in the village Sonpur.

There are 3 government middle schools. Additionally, there is a private 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 Shivprasad Nagar, 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 Shivprasad Nagar, 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 Bhaiyathan, 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 Ambikapur, 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 Bilaspur, 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 Surajpur, 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 Bhaiyathan, 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 Vishrampur, 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 with 2 doctors and 5 paramedical staff in the village Sonpur.

There is a primary health sub-centre with 0 doctors and 2 paramedical staff in the village Sonpur.

There is a maternity and child welfare centre with 0 doctors and 1 paramedical staff in the village Sonpur.

There is a TB clinic less than 5 kms away from Sonpur.

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

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

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

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.

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