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″N87°12′44.3″E / 23.691194°N 87.212306°E / 23.691194; 87.212306 Coordinates: 23°41′28.3″N87°12′44.3″E / 23.691194°N 87.212306°E / 23.691194; 87.212306
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

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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.