# Sonaura Village, Nabinagar, Aurangabad (Bihar) – PIN Code > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/bihar/aurangabad/nabinagar/sonaura/ Village · Nabinagar, Aurangabad # Sonaura Sonaura is a village in Nabinagar sub-district of Aurangabad district, Bihar. The 2011 Census counted **1,843 people in 273 households**, the 33rd largest of 300 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 71.5%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 69.8%. - 1,843people (2011) - 273households - 71.5%literacy - 1,003females per 1,000 males ## Sonaura PIN code and other codes Sonaura falls in Nabinagar sub-district, Aurangabad district, Bihar. - Gram panchayatSanaura - Community development blockNabinagar - Census village code254034 Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## How far is Sonaura from nearby towns? - Nabinagar (sub-district HQ)30 km by road - Aurangabad (district HQ)17 km by road - Nabinagar (nearest town)30 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 Sonaura? 15 services counted by the Census are inside Sonaura; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt · 1 private - ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt · 1 private - ●Secondary schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Senior secondary schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Health sub-centreIn village · 1 - ●Maternity & child welfare centreIn village · 1 - ●TB clinicIn village · 1 - ●DispensaryIn village · 1 - ●Family welfare centreIn village · 1 - ●Post officeIn village - ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village - ●All-weather roadIn village - ●Anganwadi centreIn village - ●ASHA health workerIn village - ●Polling stationIn village ### Nearest outside - ○Degree college10+ km · Aurangabad - ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Gaya - ○Primary health centre5–10 km - ○Allopathic hospital10+ km - ○Public bus service5–10 km - ○Railway station10+ km - ○ATM10+ km - ○Commercial bank10+ km - ○Ration (PDS) shop5–10 km - ○Mandi / regular market5–10 km - ○Public library5–10 km ### Water and power - Drinking watercovered wells, hand 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 Sonaura known for? The main crops are **paddy**. About 91% of the 280 hectares of village land is sown, and 165 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 Sonaura Of every 100 households in Sonaura in 2011, 0 had electricity, 8 a toilet at home and 3 cooked with LPG; 69 had a mobile phone, 7 a two-wheeler and 1 a car. ■ Sonaura · ■ Nabinagar rural average Electricity for lighting ****0%** **4% Toilet within the home ****8%** **11% No toilet (open defecation) ****92%** **88% Tap water ****0%** **5% Drinking water within premises ****80%** **57% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****3%** **2% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****58%** **96% Use banking services ****68%** **56% Television ****12%** **8% Mobile phone ****69%** **62% Computer with internet ****0%** **0% Two-wheeler ****7%** **8% Car / jeep / van ****1%** **2% None of these assets ****16%** **19% 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 Sonaura? ■ Sonaura · ■ Nabinagar rural average Literacy (age 7+) ****71.5%** **69.8% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1003** **925 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****981** **940 Working population ****34.7%** **35.5% ### Women and men Literacy is 82.1% for men and 61.0% for women. 48% of men and 22% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ********** **■** Cultivators 133 (21%) · **■** Farm labourers 112 (18%) · **■** Household industry 15 (2%) · **■** Other work 26 (4%) · **■** Marginal 354 (55%) 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 Nabinagar - Harihar Urdana1,992 people - Karman Lahang1,981 people - Gamharia1,890 people - Parsa1,853 people - Tetrahanr1,833 people - Bairia1,824 people - Gamhariya1,823 people - Itwa1,765 people [All 331 villages in Nabinagar](https://wherepedia.org/india/bihar/aurangabad/nabinagar/villages/) ## Quick answers - How far is Sonaura from Aurangabad?17 km by road - What is the population of Sonaura?1,843 (Census 2011) - Which district is Sonaura in?Aurangabad district (Nabinagar sub-district), Bihar - What is the literacy rate of Sonaura?71.5% (Census 2011)