# Sonakandar Village, Palasi, Araria (Bihar) – PIN Code, Facilities & Population

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Village · Palasi, Araria 

# Sonakandar

Sonakandar is a village in Palasi sub-district of Araria district, Bihar. The 2011 Census counted **645 people in 145 households**, the 86th largest of 104 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 61.5%, above the sub-district's rural average of 52.8%.

- 645people (2011)
- 145households
- 61.5%literacy
- 1,028females per 1,000 males

## Sonakandar PIN code and other codes

Sonakandar falls in Palasi sub-district, Araria district, Bihar.

- Gram panchayatNakta Khurd
- Community development blockPalasi
- Census village code222051

Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

## How far is Sonakandar from nearby towns?

- Palasi (sub-district HQ)15 km by road
- Araria (district HQ)35 km by road
- Araria (nearest town)35 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 Sonakandar?

5 services counted by the Census are inside Sonakandar; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school10+ km · Araria
- ○Degree college10+ km · Araria
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Pharbisganj
- ○Primary health centre10+ km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensary10+ km
- ○Post officeunder 5 km
- ○Public bus service10+ km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Commercial bankunder 5 km
- ○Ration (PDS) shop10+ km
- ○Mandi / regular marketunder 5 km
- ○Public library10+ km

### Water and power

- Drinking waterhand pumps and canal / river

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 Sonakandar known for?

The main crops are **paddy**. About 93% of the 86 hectares of village land is sown, and 42 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 Sonakandar

Of every 100 households in Sonakandar in 2011, 0 had electricity, 1 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 19 had a mobile phone, 10 a two-wheeler and 1 a car.

■ Sonakandar · ■ Palasi rural average

Electricity for lighting ****0%**

**0%

Toilet within the home ****1%**

**4%

No toilet (open defecation) ****99%**

**95%

Tap water ****0%**

**1%

Drinking water within premises ****59%**

**36%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****0%**

**0%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****100%**

**98%

Use banking services ****17%**

**18%

Television ****1%**

**4%

Mobile phone ****19%**

**49%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****10%**

**6%

Car / jeep / van ****1%**

**1%

None of these assets ****46%**

**25%

Own their home ****100%**

**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 Sonakandar?

■ Sonakandar · ■ Palasi rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****61.5%**

**52.8%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1028**

**928

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1208**

**972

Working population ****29.0%**

**34.0%

### Women and men

Literacy is 71.5% for men and 51.2% for women. 48% of men and 11% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 18 (10%) · **■** Farm labourers 114 (61%) · **■** Household industry 15 (8%) · **■** Other work 7 (4%) · **■** Marginal 33 (18%)

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 Palasi

- Pipra719 people
- Dakaita713 people
- Madhail691 people
- Manbodhtanda683 people
- Naranga629 people
- Gohans595 people
- Bangawan533 people
- Pandubi526 people

[All 107 villages in Palasi](https://wherepedia.org/india/bihar/araria/palasi/villages/)

## Quick answers

- How far is Sonakandar from Araria?35 km by road
- What is the population of Sonakandar?645 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Sonakandar in?Araria district (Palasi sub-district), Bihar
- What is the literacy rate of Sonakandar?61.5% (Census 2011)