# Sonai Chak Village, Dhuraiya, Banka (Bihar) – PIN Code, Facilities & Population

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Village · Dhuraiya, Banka 

# Sonai Chak

Sonai Chak is a village in Dhuraiya sub-district of Banka district, Bihar. The 2011 Census counted **74 people in 15 households**, the 166th largest of 181 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 55.2%, below the sub-district's rural average of 58.2%.

- 74people (2011)
- 15households
- 55.2%literacy
- 897females per 1,000 males

## Sonai Chak PIN code and other codes

Sonai Chak falls in Dhuraiya sub-district, Banka district, Bihar.

- Gram panchayatMakaita-Babura
- Community development blockDhuraiya
- Census village code241056

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

## How far is Sonai Chak from nearby towns?

- Dhuraiya (sub-district HQ)23 km by road
- Banka (district HQ)45 km by road
- Banka (nearest town)45 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 Sonai Chak?

4 services counted by the Census are inside Sonai Chak; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt · 1 private
- ●Post officeIn village
- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●Internet / Common Service CentreIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school5–10 km · Merha
- ○Degree college10+ km · Dhoraiya
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Bhagalpur
- ○Primary health centre10+ km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensary10+ km
- ○Public bus service10+ km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM5–10 km
- ○Commercial bank10+ km
- ○Ration (PDS) shop5–10 km
- ○Mandi / regular market5–10 km
- ○Public library10+ km

### Water and power

- Drinking wateruntreated tap water, hand pumps and canal / river
- Electricity (2011)2 h summer · 1 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 Sonai Chak known for?

The main crops are **paddy**. About 86% of the 22 hectares of village land is sown, and 19 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 Sonai Chak

Of every 100 households in Sonai Chak in 2011, 27 had electricity, 20 a toilet at home and 7 cooked with LPG; 40 had a mobile phone, 13 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Sonai Chak · ■ Dhuraiya rural average

Electricity for lighting ****27%**

**20%

Toilet within the home ****20%**

**8%

No toilet (open defecation) ****80%**

**91%

Tap water ****0%**

**3%

Drinking water within premises ****20%**

**27%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****7%**

**1%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****93%**

**91%

Use banking services ****13%**

**32%

Television ****7%**

**6%

Mobile phone ****40%**

**45%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****13%**

**6%

Car / jeep / van ****0%**

**1%

None of these assets ****53%**

**34%

Own their home ****67%**

**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 Sonai Chak?

■ Sonai Chak · ■ Dhuraiya rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****55.2%**

**58.2%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****897**

**909

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1667**

**943

Working population ****25.7%**

**40.8%

### Women and men

Literacy is 66.7% for men and 40.0% for women. 44% of men and 6% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

****

**■** Farm labourers 13 (68%) · **■** Other work 6 (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 Dhuraiya

- Kusaha109 people
- Parghari104 people
- Chormara100 people
- Dhan Kund84 people
- Laruli Chak69 people
- Majhgain69 people
- Sijhat67 people
- Salkhan Chak65 people

[All 222 villages in Dhuraiya](https://wherepedia.org/india/bihar/banka/dhuraiya/villages/)

## Quick answers

- How far is Sonai Chak from Banka?45 km by road
- What is the population of Sonai Chak?74 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Sonai Chak in?Banka district (Dhuraiya sub-district), Bihar
- What is the literacy rate of Sonai Chak?55.2% (Census 2011)