# Sonwan Village, Garhpura, Begusarai (Bihar) – PIN Code > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/bihar/begusarai/garhpura/sonwan/ Village · Garhpura, Begusarai # Sonwan Sonwan is a village in Garhpura sub-district of Begusarai district, Bihar, PIN code **848201**. The 2011 Census counted **10,234 people in 2,039 households**, the 3rd largest of 32 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 51.7%, below the sub-district's rural average of 55.8%. - 10,234people (2011) - 2,039households - 51.7%literacy - 848201PIN code ## Sonwan PIN code and other codes **The PIN code of Sonwan is 848201.** Sonwan falls in Garhpura sub-district, Begusarai district, Bihar. - PIN code848201 - Gram panchayatSonwan - Community development blockGarhpura - Census village code237503 Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## How far is Sonwan from nearby towns? - Garhpura (sub-district HQ)7 km by road - Begusarai (district HQ)42 km by road - Begusari (nearest town)42 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 Sonwan? 23 services counted by the Census are inside Sonwan; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 1 private - ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Senior secondary schoolIn village · 1 private - ●Health sub-centreIn village · 1 · 2 doctors - ●Maternity & child welfare centreIn village · 1 - ●Family welfare centreIn village · 1 - ●Post officeIn village - ●Mobile phone coverageIn village - ●Public bus serviceIn village - ●Private bus serviceIn village - ●Railway stationIn village - ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village - ●All-weather roadIn village - ●ATMIn village - ●Cooperative bankIn village - ●Agricultural credit societyIn village - ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village - ●Weekly haatIn village - ●Anganwadi centreIn village - ●ASHA health workerIn village - ●Public libraryIn village - ●Polling stationIn village ### Nearest outside - ○Degree college10+ km · Begusari - ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Begusarai - ○Primary health centre5–10 km - ○Allopathic hospital10+ km - ○Dispensary10+ km - ○Commercial bank10+ km - ○Mandi / regular market5–10 km ### Water and power - Drinking waterhand pumps - Electricity (2011)3 h summer · 4 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 Sonwan known for? The main crops are **paddy**. About 78% of the 591 hectares of village land is sown, and 170 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 Sonwan Of every 100 households in Sonwan in 2011, 2 had electricity, 10 a toilet at home and 2 cooked with LPG; 57 had a mobile phone, 4 a two-wheeler and 2 a car. ■ Sonwan · ■ Garhpura rural average Electricity for lighting ****2%** **2% Toilet within the home ****10%** **17% No toilet (open defecation) ****89%** **83% Tap water ****2%** **2% Drinking water within premises ****47%** **47% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****2%** **2% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****93%** **97% Use banking services ****38%** **42% Television ****3%** **3% Mobile phone ****57%** **47% Computer with internet ****1%** **0% Two-wheeler ****4%** **4% Car / jeep / van ****2%** **1% None of these assets ****27%** **35% 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 Sonwan? ■ Sonwan · ■ Garhpura rural average Literacy (age 7+) ****51.7%** **55.8% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****898** **902 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****916** **901 Working population ****36.1%** **36.6% ### Women and men Literacy is 60.2% for men and 42.1% for women. 46% of men and 25% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ********** **■** Cultivators 385 (10%) · **■** Farm labourers 1,407 (38%) · **■** Household industry 600 (16%) · **■** Other work 213 (6%) · **■** Marginal 1,090 (29%) 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 Garhpura - Garhpura14,580 people - Kumharson11,280 people - Malipur6,329 people - Rajaur6,075 people - Kuriawan5,230 people - Korai5,183 people [All 36 villages in Garhpura](https://wherepedia.org/india/bihar/begusarai/garhpura/villages/) ## Quick answers - What is the PIN code of Sonwan?848201 - How far is Sonwan from Begusarai?42 km by road - What is the population of Sonwan?10,234 (Census 2011) - Which district is Sonwan in?Begusarai district (Garhpura sub-district), Bihar - What is the literacy rate of Sonwan?51.7% (Census 2011)