Sonpur community development block
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Sonpur सोनपुर सामुदायिक विकास प्रखंड |
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| Community Development Block | |
 Sonpur
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| Coordinates: 25°44′N 85°11′E / 25.73°N 85.18°ECoordinates: 25°44′N 85°11′E / 25.73°N 85.18°E | |
| Country |
 India
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| State | Bihar |
| District | Saran |
| Government | |
| • Type | Community development block |
| Area | |
| • Total | 159.65 km2 (61.64 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 43 m (141 ft) |
| Population (2011) | |
| • Total | 232,340 |
| • Density | 1,455/km2 (3,770/sq mi) |
| Languages | |
| • Official | Bhojpuri, Hindi |
| Time zone | IST (UTC+5:30) |
| ISO 3166 code | IN-BR |
| Lok Sabha constituency | Saran |
| Vidhan Sabha constituency | Sonpur (Vidhan Sabha constituency) |
| Website | Sonpur Block , Saran Website, under Integrated Block Information system |
Sonpur Community development block (C.D.Block; Hindi: सोनपुर सामुदायिक विकास प्रखंड) is a rural area earmarked for administration and development in Saran district. The area is administered by a Block Development Officer. It is the second largest Block of Saran district in terms of population. A community development block covers several gram panchayats, Panchayat Samiti (Block) , Primary Agricultural Co-operative societies (PACS) and other local administrative unit at the village level. It is represented by Sonpur Vidhan Sabha constituency in Bihar Legislative Assembly and Saran Lok Sabha constituency in Indian parliament. Currently, C.D.Blocks are administrative units of 3rd level in Bihar state of India (equal to Tehsil in other states). The civic body election in Sonpur nagar panchayat was held in May 2017. The term of office-bearers is for 5 years.
The real estate land prices soared in Sonepur after the start of construction of Digha–Sonpur rail–cum–road bridge in 2002. Real estate companies like RAV solutions pvt. ltd, tcw realty pvt ltd, Phenomenal Projects are acquiring large chunk of land and selling it by dividing those into small plots. Sonpur Block(प्रखण्ड) has 98 villages. Sonpur Sub-division(अनुमंडल) consists of Sonepur, Parsa, Garkha, Dighwara, Dariapur blocks. Sonpur Block has 23 Village Panchayats and 73 villages.
Sonpur Block of Saran district has population of 232,340(2011 census). 14% people lives in Urban areas while 86% lives in the Rural areas. Currently there are 20 community development blocks in the district. As of Ministry of Drinking Water and Sanitation 2009 report and 2011 Census ,these were the findings.
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