Sonpu Bazari | |
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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 | |
| Country |  India |
| State | West Bengal |
| District | Paschim Bardhaman |
| Population (2011) | |
• Total | 3,941 |
| Languages* | |
| • Official | Bengali,HindiEnglish |
| Time zone | UTC+5:30 (IST) |
| PIN | 713378 |
| Telephone/STD code | 0341 |
| Lok Sabha constituency | Asansol |
| Vidhan Sabha constituency | Pandaveswar |
| Website | paschimbardhaman |
Sonpur andBazari are two villages that have lent their name to theSonpur-Bazari open cast coal mines project in thePandabeswarCD block in theDurgapur subdivision of thePaschim Bardhaman district in the state ofWest Bengal,India.
According to the2011 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 the2011 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 seePandabeswar (community development block)#Language and religion
Sonpur Bazari Open Cast Project ofEastern 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 OCP is the only colliery in the Sonepur Bazari Area of ECL.[3]
See also -Pandaveswar Area#Mining plan - it includes Sonpur Bazari
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 atPandabeswar.
Medical facilities (dispensary) in the Sonpur Bazari Area of ECL are available at Sonpur Bazari (PO Bahula).[5]
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