# Sonapur Village, Narpatganj, Araria (Bihar) – PIN Code, Facilities & Population > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/bihar/araria/narpatganj/sonapur/ Village · Narpatganj, Araria # Sonapur Sonapur is a village in Narpatganj sub-district of Araria district, Bihar, PIN code **859316**. The 2011 Census counted **11,329 people in 2,305 households**, the 7th largest of 64 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 59.0%, above the sub-district's rural average of 53.7%. - 11,329people (2011) - 2,305households - 59.0%literacy - 859316PIN code ## Sonapur PIN code and other codes **The PIN code of Sonapur is 859316.** Sonapur falls in Narpatganj sub-district, Araria district, Bihar. - PIN code859316 - Gram panchayatSonapur - Community development blockNarpatganj - Census village code221477 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? - Narpatganj (sub-district HQ)20 km by road - Araria (district HQ)55 km by road - Jogbani (nearest town)14 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? 16 services counted by the Census are inside Sonapur; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ●Primary schoolIn village · 5 govt - ●Middle schoolIn village · 2 govt - ●Health sub-centreIn village · 1 · 1 doctors - ●Maternity & child welfare centreIn village · 1 - ●Family welfare centreIn village · 1 - ●Post officeIn village - ●Mobile phone coverageIn village - ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village - ●All-weather roadIn village - ●Agricultural credit societyIn village - ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village - ●Weekly haatIn village - ●Anganwadi centreIn village - ●ASHA health workerIn village - ●Sports fieldIn village - ●Polling stationIn village ### Nearest outside - ○Senior secondary school10+ km · Jogbani - ○Degree college10+ km · Farbishganj - ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Araria - ○Primary health centre5–10 km - ○Allopathic hospital10+ km - ○Dispensary5–10 km - ○Public bus service5–10 km - ○Railway station10+ km - ○ATM10+ km - ○Commercial bank10+ km - ○Mandi / regular market5–10 km - ○Public library5–10 km ### Water and power - Drinking waterhand pumps, canal / river and tanks / ponds - Electricity (2011)10 h summer · 12 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 and wheat**. About 95% of the 838 hectares of village land is sown, and 580 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, 30 had electricity, 14 a toilet at home and 4 cooked with LPG; 37 had a mobile phone, 5 a two-wheeler and 1 a car. ■ Sonapur · ■ Narpatganj rural average Electricity for lighting ****30%** **8% Toilet within the home ****14%** **7% No toilet (open defecation) ****86%** **92% Tap water ****0%** **1% Drinking water within premises ****73%** **69% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****4%** **2% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****93%** **98% Use banking services ****27%** **26% Television ****12%** **5% Mobile phone ****37%** **38% Computer with internet ****0%** **0% Two-wheeler ****5%** **5% Car / jeep / van ****1%** **1% None of these assets ****38%** **33% Own their home ****98%** **99% 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 · ■ Narpatganj rural average Literacy (age 7+) ****59.0%** **53.7% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****951** **918 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****933** **951 Working population ****39.5%** **40.8% ### Women and men Literacy is 67.3% for men and 50.3% for women. 49% of men and 29% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ********** **■** Cultivators 583 (13%) · **■** Farm labourers 1,474 (33%) · **■** Household industry 140 (3%) · **■** Other work 841 (19%) · **■** Marginal 1,442 (32%) 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 Narpatganj - khaira14,128 people - koskapur12,149 people - Fatehpur12,110 people - Mirdaul11,831 people - Basmatiya10,756 people - Bhanghi10,747 people - Khapdeh9,608 people - Rewahi9,374 people [All 65 villages in Narpatganj](https://wherepedia.org/india/bihar/araria/narpatganj/villages/) ## Quick answers - What is the PIN code of Sonapur?859316 - How far is Sonapur from Araria?55 km by road - What is the population of Sonapur?11,329 (Census 2011) - Which district is Sonapur in?Araria district (Narpatganj sub-district), Bihar - What is the literacy rate of Sonapur?59.0% (Census 2011)