| Sonpu Bazari | |
| Native Name Lang: | Bengali |
| Settlement Type: | Villages |
| Pushpin Map: | India West Bengal # India |
| Pushpin Label Position: | 87°41'33.0"E |
| Pushpin Map Caption: | Location in West Bengal, India |
| Coordinates: | 23.6912°N 87.2123°W |
| Subdivision Type: | Country |
| Subdivision Name: |  India |
| Subdivision Type1: | State |
| Subdivision Type2: | District |
| Subdivision Name1: | West Bengal |
| Subdivision Name2: | Paschim Bardhaman |
| Unit Pref: | Metric |
| Population Total: | 3,941 |
| Population As Of: | 2011 |
| Population Density Km2: | auto |
| Demographics Type1: | Languages* |
| Demographics1 Title1: | Official |
| Timezone1: | IST |
| Utc Offset1: | +5:30 |
| Postal Code Type: | PIN |
| Postal Code: | 713378 |
| Area Code: | 0341 |
| Area Code Type: | Telephone/STD code |
| Blank1 Name Sec1: | Lok Sabha constituency |
| Blank1 Info Sec1: | Asansol |
| Demographics1 Info1: | Bengali, Hindi English |
| Blank2 Name Sec1: | Vidhan Sabha constituency |
| Blank2 Info Sec1: | Pandaveswar |
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.
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).bazari
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 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 at Pandabeswar.
Medical facilities (dispensary) in the Sonpur Bazari Area of ECL are available at Sonpur Bazari (PO Bahula).[5]