Sonpur Bazari

Sonpu Bazari
Villages
Sonpu Bazari Location in West Bengal, India Show map of West Bengal Sonpu Bazari Sonpu Bazari (India) Show map of India
Coordinates: 23°41′28.3″N 87°12′44.3″E
Country	India
State	West Bengal
District	Paschim Bardhaman
Population  (2011)
• 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.co.in

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

5km
3miles

Damodar River

Ajay River

Madhaipur

R

Shyamsundarpur

R

Tilaboni

R

Pandabeswar

R

Laudoha

R

Durgapur

MC

ECL
Sonpur Bazari
Area Office

ECL Jhanjhra Area Office

ECL Bankola
Area Office

ECL Pandaveswar Area Office

ECL Kenda
Area Office

Parashkol

CT

Chak Bankola

CT

Bilpahari

CT

Ramnagar

CT

Dalurband

CT

Baidyanathpur

CT

Mahal

CT

Konardihi

CT

Nabgram

CT

Sankarpur

CT

Haripur

CT

Chhora

CT

Bahula

CT

Mandarbani

CT

Banagram

CT

Sirsha

CT

Nabaghanapur

CT

Sarpi

CT

Ichhapur

CT

Kendra Khottamdi

CT

  

Cities, towns and ECL Areas in the northern portion of Durgapur subdivision in Paschim Bardhaman district
MC: 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).^[1]

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).^[1]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.^[2]

Sonpur Bazari Area

Sonpur Bazari OCP is the only colliery in the Sonepur Bazari Area of ECL.^[3]

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.^[4]

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).^[5]

References

1. "2011 Census – Primary Census Abstract Data Tables". West Bengal – District-wise. Registrar General and Census Commissioner, India. Retrieved 20 February 2017.
2. "Sonepur Bazari Area". Eastern Coalfields Limited. Retrieved 16 January 2017.
3. "Coalmining impact on the Environment" (PDF). Chapter V: Table 5.2. shodganga.infibnet. Retrieved 21 February 2017.
4. "Rationalisation of Numbering Systems of National Highways" (PDF). New Delhi: Department of Road Transport and Highways. Retrieved 20 February 2017.
5. "Details of medical facilities in CIL and its subsidiaries". ECL. CIL. Retrieved 15 May 2020.