# Sonbhadar Village, Sonbhadra Banshi Suryapur, Arwal (Bihar)

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Village · Sonbhadra Banshi Suryapur, Arwal 

# Sonbhadar

Sonbhadar is a village in Sonbhadra Banshi Suryapur sub-district of Arwal district, Bihar, PIN code **804419**. The 2011 Census counted **3,715 people in 638 households**, the 4th largest of 43 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 57.4%, below the sub-district's rural average of 64.2%.

- 3,715people (2011)
- 638households
- 57.4%literacy
- 804419PIN code

## Sonbhadar PIN code and other codes

**The PIN code of Sonbhadar is 804419.** Sonbhadar falls in Sonbhadra Banshi Suryapur sub-district, Arwal district, Bihar.

- PIN code804419
- Gram panchayatSonbhadra
- Community development blockSonbhadra Banshi Suryapur
- Census village code260847

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

## How far is Sonbhadar from nearby towns?

- Sonbhadra Banshi Suryapur (sub-district HQ)2 km by road
- Arwal (district HQ)29 km by road
- Arwal (nearest town)29 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 Sonbhadar?

15 services counted by the Census are inside Sonbhadar; 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 · 10 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
- ●Post officeIn village
- ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village
- ●Weekly haatIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary schoolunder 5 km · Banshi
- ○Degree college5–10 km · Kurtha
- ○ITI / vocational schoolunder 5 km · Sonbhadra Banshi Suryapur
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensary10+ km
- ○Public bus service5–10 km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Commercial bank10+ km
- ○Mandi / regular market5–10 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 Sonbhadar known for?

The main crops are **paddy**. About 56% of the 341 hectares of village land is sown, and 190 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 Sonbhadar

Of every 100 households in Sonbhadar in 2011, 1 had electricity, 18 a toilet at home and 8 cooked with LPG; 46 had a mobile phone, 12 a two-wheeler and 2 a car.

■ Sonbhadar · ■ Sonbhadra Banshi Suryapur rural average

Electricity for lighting ****1%**

**0%

Toilet within the home ****18%**

**17%

No toilet (open defecation) ****81%**

**82%

Tap water ****1%**

**1%

Drinking water within premises ****49%**

**60%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****8%**

**1%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****83%**

**98%

Use banking services ****32%**

**51%

Television ****12%**

**5%

Mobile phone ****46%**

**49%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****12%**

**5%

Car / jeep / van ****2%**

**1%

None of these assets ****48%**

**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 Sonbhadar?

■ Sonbhadar · ■ Sonbhadra Banshi Suryapur rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****57.4%**

**64.2%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****968**

**944

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****902**

**955

Working population ****42.8%**

**37.0%

### Women and men

Literacy is 69.2% for men and 45.4% for women. 48% of men and 38% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 173 (11%) · **■** Farm labourers 866 (54%) · **■** Household industry 9 (1%) · **■** Other work 42 (3%) · **■** Marginal 499 (31%)

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

- Mali8,608 people
- Khatangi5,609 people
- Kharasin4,354 people
- Anuan2,895 people
- Majhiawan2,619 people
- Turuk Telpa2,601 people
- Belaura2,538 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 Sonbhadar?804419
- How far is Sonbhadar from Arwal?29 km by road
- What is the population of Sonbhadar?3,715 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Sonbhadar in?Arwal district (Sonbhadra Banshi Suryapur sub-district), Bihar
- What is the literacy rate of Sonbhadar?57.4% (Census 2011)
