Sonpur Bazari

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Sonpu Bazari
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Sonpu Bazari is located in West Bengal
Sonpu Bazari
Sonpu Bazari
Location in West Bengal, India
Coordinates: 23°41′28.3″N 87°12′44.3″E / 23.691194°N 87.212306°E / 23.691194; 87.212306Coordinates: 23°41′28.3″N 87°12′44.3″E / 23.691194°N 87.212306°E / 23.691194; 87.212306
Country India
StateWest Bengal
DistrictPaschim Bardhaman
Population
 (2011)
 • Total3,941
Languages*
 • OfficialBengali, Hindi English
Time zoneUTC+5:30 (IST)
PIN
713378
Telephone/STD code0341
Lok Sabha constituencyAsansol
Vidhan Sabha constituencyPandaveswar
Websitepaschimbardhaman.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. ^ a b "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.


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