Geographic Location of Sonpur

The village Sonpur is located in Pratappur Tahsil of Surajpur District in the State of Chhattisgarh in India. It is governed by Sonpur Gram Panchayat. It comes under Pratappur Community Development Block. The nearest town is Pratappur, which is about 15 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, 699 persons live in 150 house holds in the village Sonpur. There are 350 female individuals and 349 male individuals in the village. Females constitute 50.07% and males constitute 49.93% of the total population.

There are 481 scheduled tribes persons of which 243 are females and 238 are males. Females constitute 50.52% and males constitute 49.48% of the scheduled tribes population. Scheduled tribes constitute 68.81% of the total population.

Population density of Sonpur is 179.01 persons per square kilometer.

Land and Natural Resources in Sonpur

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Total area of Sonpur is 390.49 Hectares as per the data available for the year 2009.

Total sown/agricultural area is 241.47 ha. About 258 ha is un-irrigated area. About 21.75 ha is irrigated area. About 2 ha is irrigated by wells/tube wells. About 2 ha is irrigated by tanks/lakes. About 17.75 ha is irrigated by other sources of water.

About 36.66 ha is in non-agricultural use. About 62.27 ha is used permanent pastures and grazing lands. About 0.27 ha is under miscellaneous tree crops.

About 22.32 ha is lying as current fallow area. About 27.5 ha is lying as fallow land other than current fallows.

Schools in Sonpur

There are no pre-primary schools in the village Sonpur or anywhere in the nearby villages.

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 Musga, 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 Pratappur, 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 Pratappur, 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 Pratappur, which is more than 10 kms away from Sonpur.

There are no management institutes in the village Sonpur or anywhere in the nearby villages.

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 Pratappur, which is more than 10 kms away from Sonpur.

There are no non formal training centres in the village Sonpur 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 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 less than 5 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 less than 5 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.

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