# Sonari Village, Sonbhadra Banshi Suryapur, Arwal (Bihar) > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/bihar/arwal/sonbhadra-banshi-suryapur/sonari/ Village · Sonbhadra Banshi Suryapur, Arwal # Sonari Sonari is a village in Sonbhadra Banshi Suryapur sub-district of Arwal district, Bihar, PIN code **824235**. The 2011 Census counted **1,834 people in 337 households**, the 20th largest of 43 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 68.3%, above the sub-district's rural average of 64.2%. - 1,834people (2011) - 337households - 68.3%literacy - 824235PIN code ## Sonari PIN code and other codes **The PIN code of Sonari is 824235.** Sonari falls in Sonbhadra Banshi Suryapur sub-district, Arwal district, Bihar. - PIN code824235 - Gram panchayatBelaura - Community development blockSonbhadra Banshi Suryapur - Census village code260851 Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## How far is Sonari from nearby towns? - Sonbhadra Banshi Suryapur (sub-district HQ)12 km by road - Arwal (district HQ)40 km by road - Arwal (nearest town)40 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 Sonari? 11 services counted by the Census are inside Sonari; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ●Primary schoolIn village · 2 govt - ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Primary health centreIn village · 1 · 1 doctors - ●Health sub-centreIn village · 1 · 1 doctors - ●Maternity & child welfare centreIn village · 1 - ●TB clinicIn village · 1 · 1 doctors - ●Family welfare centreIn village · 1 - ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village - ●Anganwadi centreIn village - ●ASHA health workerIn village - ●Polling stationIn village ### Nearest outside - ○Senior secondary school5–10 km · Khatangi - ○Degree college10+ km · Lari - ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Sonbhadra Banshi Suryapur - ○Allopathic hospital10+ km - ○Dispensary10+ km - ○Post office5–10 km - ○Public bus service5–10 km - ○Railway station10+ km - ○ATM10+ km - ○Commercial bank10+ km - ○Mandi / regular market10+ 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 Sonari known for? The main crops are **paddy**. About 87% of the 506 hectares of village land is sown, and 318 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 Sonari Of every 100 households in Sonari in 2011, 1 had electricity, 43 a toilet at home and 1 cooked with LPG; 80 had a mobile phone, 16 a two-wheeler and 1 a car. ■ Sonari · ■ Sonbhadra Banshi Suryapur rural average Electricity for lighting ****1%** **0% Toilet within the home ****43%** **17% No toilet (open defecation) ****57%** **82% Tap water ****0%** **1% Drinking water within premises ****70%** **60% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****1%** **1% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****99%** **98% Use banking services ****81%** **51% Television ****7%** **5% Mobile phone ****80%** **49% Computer with internet ****2%** **0% Two-wheeler ****16%** **5% Car / jeep / van ****1%** **1% None of these assets ****6%** **32% 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 Sonari? ■ Sonari · ■ Sonbhadra Banshi Suryapur rural average Literacy (age 7+) ****68.3%** **64.2% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****910** **944 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****887** **955 Working population ****34.9%** **37.0% ### Women and men Literacy is 79.5% for men and 55.9% for women. 50% of men and 19% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ********** **■** Cultivators 181 (28%) · **■** Farm labourers 155 (24%) · **■** Household industry 1 (0%) · **■** Other work 64 (10%) · **■** Marginal 239 (37%) 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 Sonbhadra Banshi Suryapur - Paharpur1,968 people - Sarbali1,916 people - Bithra1,854 people - Sadipur1,846 people - Kurmanwan1,690 people - Doniala1,436 people - Makhmilpur1,376 people - Bhagwatipur1,360 people [All 46 villages in Sonbhadra Banshi Suryapur](https://wherepedia.org/india/bihar/arwal/sonbhadra-banshi-suryapur/villages/) ## Quick answers - What is the PIN code of Sonari?824235 - How far is Sonari from Arwal?40 km by road - What is the population of Sonari?1,834 (Census 2011) - Which district is Sonari in?Arwal district (Sonbhadra Banshi Suryapur sub-district), Bihar - What is the literacy rate of Sonari?68.3% (Census 2011)