Sonpur Bazari
| Sonpur Bazari | |
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| Villages | |
 Sonpur Bazari
 Sonpur Bazari
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| Coordinates: 23°41′28.3″N 87°12′44.3″E / 23.691194°N 87.212306°ECoordinates: 23°41′28.3″N 87°12′44.3″E / 23.691194°N 87.212306°E | |
| Country |
 India
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| State | West Bengal |
| District | Bardhaman |
| Population (2011) | |
| • Total | 3,941 |
| Languages | |
| • Official | Bengali, English |
| Time zone | IST (UTC+5:30) |
| Telephone/STD code | 0343 |
| Lok Sabha constituency | Asansol |
| Vidhan Sabha constituency | Pandaveswar |
| Website | bardhaman |
Sonpur and Bajari are two villages that have lent their name to the Sonpur Bazari open cast project in Pandabeswar CD Block in Durgapur subdivision of Bardhaman district in the state of West Bengal, India.
As per 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 below 6 years was 272. The total number of literates in Sonpur was 1,400 (67.11% of the population over 6 years).
As per the 2011 Census of India Bajari had a total population of 1,583, of which 797 (50%) were males and 786 (50%) were females. Population below 6 years was 204. The total number of literates in Bajari was 947 (68.67% of the population over 6 years).
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 OCP is the only colliery in the Sonepur Area of ECL.
NH 14 (old number NH 60) passes in between the Sonpur and Bajari villages and near the OCP.
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