# Sonapur Village, Kursakatta, Araria (Bihar) – PIN Code, Facilities & Population > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/bihar/araria/kursakatta/sonapur/ Village · Kursakatta, Araria # Sonapur Sonapur is a village in Kursakatta sub-district of Araria district, Bihar, PIN code **854331**. The 2011 Census counted **2,189 people in 373 households**, the 28th largest of 68 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 46.1%, below the sub-district's rural average of 56.9%. - 2,189people (2011) - 373households - 46.1%literacy - 854331PIN code ## Sonapur PIN code and other codes **The PIN code of Sonapur is 854331.** Sonapur falls in Kursakatta sub-district, Araria district, Bihar. - PIN code854331 - Gram panchayatKamaldaha - Community development blockKursakatta - Census village code221892 Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## How far is Sonapur from nearby towns? - Kursakatta (sub-district HQ)5 km by road - Araria (district HQ)30 km by road - Forbesganj (nearest town)20 km by road Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## What facilities are there in Sonapur? 12 services counted by the Census are inside Sonapur; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ●Primary schoolIn village · 2 govt - ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Health sub-centreIn village · 1 · 1 doctors - ●Maternity & child welfare centreIn village · 1 - ●Family welfare centreIn village · 1 - ●Public bus serviceIn village - ●Private bus serviceIn village - ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village - ●All-weather roadIn village - ●Anganwadi centreIn village - ●ASHA health workerIn village - ●Polling stationIn village ### Nearest outside - ○Senior secondary school10+ km · Forbesganj - ○Degree college10+ km · Purnea - ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Forbesganj - ○Primary health centre5–10 km - ○Allopathic hospital10+ km - ○Dispensary10+ km - ○Post office10+ km - ○Railway station10+ km - ○ATM10+ km - ○Commercial bank10+ km - ○Ration (PDS) shopunder 5 km - ○Mandi / regular market10+ km - ○Public library10+ km ### Water and power - Drinking waterhand pumps and tanks / ponds - Electricity (2011)5 h summer · 5 h winter Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). Surveyed for the 2011 Census; facilities may have changed. ## What is Sonapur known for? The main crops are **paddy**. About 70% of the 168 hectares of village land is sown, and 93 hectares are irrigated. Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## Homes and amenities in Sonapur Of every 100 households in Sonapur in 2011, 1 had electricity, 1 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 68 had a mobile phone, 8 a two-wheeler and 0 a car. ■ Sonapur · ■ Kursakatta rural average Electricity for lighting ****1%** **2% Toilet within the home ****1%** **7% No toilet (open defecation) ****99%** **93% Tap water ****2%** **1% Drinking water within premises ****60%** **57% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****0%** **1% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****100%** **98% Use banking services ****16%** **16% Television ****9%** **10% Mobile phone ****68%** **43% Computer with internet ****0%** **0% Two-wheeler ****8%** **6% Car / jeep / van ****0%** **1% None of these assets ****13%** **25% Own their home ****99%** **98% Source: [Census of India 2011, Houselisting and Housing Census – households by amenities and assets (HH-14)](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## What is the population of Sonapur? ■ Sonapur · ■ Kursakatta rural average Literacy (age 7+) ****46.1%** **56.9% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****849** **913 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****852** **952 Working population ****39.8%** **41.3% ### Women and men Literacy is 54.4% for men and 36.4% for women. 48% of men and 30% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ********** **■** Cultivators 202 (23%) · **■** Farm labourers 367 (42%) · **■** Household industry 3 (0%) · **■** Other work 12 (1%) · **■** Marginal 287 (33%) Source: [Census of India 2011, Primary Census Abstract (town, village and ward level), all districts](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## Other villages of similar size in Kursakatta - Shijhua2,583 people - Madhubani2,414 people - Khajurbari2,401 people - Doria2,300 people - Bakhri Milik2,188 people - Itahi2,185 people - Chikni2,103 people - Gausnagar2,040 people [All 69 villages in Kursakatta](https://wherepedia.org/india/bihar/araria/kursakatta/villages/) ## Quick answers - What is the PIN code of Sonapur?854331 - How far is Sonapur from Araria?30 km by road - What is the population of Sonapur?2,189 (Census 2011) - Which district is Sonapur in?Araria district (Kursakatta sub-district), Bihar - What is the literacy rate of Sonapur?46.1% (Census 2011)