# Sondiha Village, Shambhuganj, Banka (Bihar) – PIN Code

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Village · Shambhuganj, Banka 

# Sondiha

Sondiha is a village in Shambhuganj sub-district of Banka district, Bihar. The 2011 Census counted **1,996 people in 389 households**, the 27th largest of 132 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 62.7%, below the sub-district's rural average of 64.9%.

- 1,996people (2011)
- 389households
- 62.7%literacy
- 942females per 1,000 males

## Sondiha PIN code and other codes

Sondiha falls in Shambhuganj sub-district, Banka district, Bihar.

- Gram panchayatMirzapur
- Community development blockShambhuganj
- Census village code240517

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

## How far is Sondiha from nearby towns?

- Shambhuganj (sub-district HQ)5 km by road
- Banka (district HQ)46 km by road
- Banka (nearest town)46 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 Sondiha?

7 services counted by the Census are inside Sondiha; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Senior secondary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Post officeIn village
- ●Sub post officeIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Degree college5–10 km · Sambhuganj
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Bhagalpur
- ○Primary health centre5–10 km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensary10+ km
- ○Public bus service10+ km
- ○Railway stationunder 5 km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Commercial bank10+ km
- ○Ration (PDS) shopunder 5 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 Sondiha known for?

The main crops are **paddy**. About 87% of the 280 hectares of village land is sown, and 244 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 Sondiha

Of every 100 households in Sondiha in 2011, 0 had electricity, 7 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 35 had a mobile phone, 3 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Sondiha · ■ Shambhuganj rural average

Electricity for lighting ****0%**

**12%

Toilet within the home ****7%**

**20%

No toilet (open defecation) ****93%**

**79%

Tap water ****0%**

**7%

Drinking water within premises ****36%**

**36%

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

**4%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****99%**

**94%

Use banking services ****34%**

**41%

Television ****0%**

**9%

Mobile phone ****35%**

**50%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**1%

Two-wheeler ****3%**

**7%

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

**1%

None of these assets ****57%**

**36%

Own their home ****99%**

**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 Sondiha?

■ Sondiha · ■ Shambhuganj rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****62.7%**

**64.9%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****942**

**884

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1036**

**918

Working population ****42.6%**

**34.4%

### Women and men

Literacy is 72.2% for men and 52.4% for women. 47% of men and 38% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

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**■** Cultivators 6 (1%) · **■** Farm labourers 93 (11%) · **■** Household industry 1 (0%) · **■** Other work 39 (5%) · **■** Marginal 711 (84%)

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 Shambhuganj

- Gorai2,151 people
- Partapur2,060 people
- Naraun2,059 people
- Karsop Arazi2,021 people
- Chautara1,985 people
- Lakha1,953 people
- Pawkuri1,937 people
- Pipra1,887 people

[All 186 villages in Shambhuganj](https://wherepedia.org/india/bihar/banka/shambhuganj/villages/)

## Quick answers

- How far is Sondiha from Banka?46 km by road
- What is the population of Sondiha?1,996 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Sondiha in?Banka district (Shambhuganj sub-district), Bihar
- What is the literacy rate of Sondiha?62.7% (Census 2011)