Villages in West Bengal, India
| Sonpu Bazari | |
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| Villages | |
  Sonpu BazariLocation in West Bengal, IndiaShow map of West Bengal Sonpu BazariSonpu Bazari (India)Show map of India | |
| Coordinates: 23°41′28.3″N 87°12′44.3″E / 23.691194°N 87.212306°E / 23.691194; 87.212306 | |
| Country |  India |
| State | West Bengal |
| District | Paschim Bardhaman |
| Population | |
| • Total | 3,941 |
| Languages* | |
| • Official | Bengali, Hindi English |
| Time zone | UTC+5:30 (IST) |
| PIN | 713378 |
| Telephone/STD code | 0341 |
| Lok Sabha constituency | Asansol |
| Vidhan Sabha constituency | Pandaveswar |
| Website | paschimbardhaman |
Sonpur and Bazari are two villages that have lent their name to the Sonpur-Bazari open cast coal mines project in the Pandabeswar CD block in the Durgapur subdivision of the Paschim Bardhaman district in the state of West Bengal, India.
Geography
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ShyamsundarpurR
TilaboniR
PandabeswarR
LaudohaR
DurgapurMC
ECLSonpur Bazari
Area Office ECL Jhanjhra Area Office
ECL BankolaArea Office
ECL Pandaveswar Area Office
ECL KendaArea Office
ParashkolCT
Chak BankolaCT
BilpahariCT
RamnagarCT
DalurbandCT
BaidyanathpurCT
MahalCT
KonardihiCT
NabgramCT
SankarpurCT
HaripurCT
ChhoraCT
BahulaCT
MandarbaniCT
BanagramCT
SirshaCT
NabaghanapurCT
SarpiCT
IchhapurCT
Kendra KhottamdiCT Cities, towns and ECL Areas in the northern portion of Durgapur subdivision in Paschim Bardhaman districtMC: Municipal Corporation, CT: census town, R: rural administrative centre
Owing to space constraints in the small map, the actual locations in a larger map may vary slightly
Demographics
According to the 2011 Census of India, Sonpur had a total population of 2,358, of which 1,187 (50%) were males and 1,171 (50%) were females. Population in the age range 0-6 years was 272. The total number of literate persons in Sonpur was 1,400 (67.11% of the population over 6 years).
According to the 2011 Census of India, Bazari had a total population of 1,583, of which 797 (50%) were males and 786 (50%) were females. Population in the age range 0-6 years was 204. The total number of literate persons in Bazari was 947 (68.67% of the population over 6 years).bazari
*For language details see Pandabeswar (community development block)#Language and religion
Economy
Open Cast Project
Sonpur Bazari Open Cast Project of Eastern Coalfields was approved in 1995. The targeted output in 2016-17 was 8 million tonnes. Mineable reserve as on 1/4/2015 was 179.60 million tonnes. Balance life of the project as on 1/4/2012 was 23 years.
Sonpur Bazari Area
Sonpur Bazari OCP is the only colliery in the Sonepur Bazari Area of ECL.
See also - Pandaveswar Area#Mining plan - it includes Sonpur Bazari
Transport
National Highway 14 (old number NH 60) passes in between the Sonpur and Bazari villages and near the OCP.
The nearest railway station is at Pandabeswar.
Healthcare
Medical facilities (dispensary) in the Sonpur Bazari Area of ECL are available at Sonpur Bazari (PO Bahula).
References
- ^ "2011 Census – Primary Census Abstract Data Tables". West Bengal – District-wise. Registrar General and Census Commissioner, India. Retrieved 20 February 2017.
- "Sonepur Bazari Area". Eastern Coalfields Limited. Retrieved 16 January 2017.
- "Coalmining impact on the Environment" (PDF). Chapter V: Table 5.2. shodganga.infibnet. Retrieved 21 February 2017.
- "Rationalisation of Numbering Systems of National Highways" (PDF). New Delhi: Department of Road Transport and Highways. Retrieved 20 February 2017.
- "Details of medical facilities in CIL and its subsidiaries". ECL. CIL. Retrieved 15 May 2020.
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