# Sonapur Village, Matihani, Begusarai (Bihar) – PIN Code, Facilities & Population > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/bihar/begusarai/matihani/sonapur/ Village · Matihani, Begusarai # Sonapur Sonapur is a village in Matihani sub-district of Begusarai district, Bihar, PIN code **851129**. The 2011 Census counted **15,754 people in 3,311 households**, the 3rd largest of 34 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 63.2%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 64.9%. - 15,754people (2011) - 3,311households - 63.2%literacy - 851129PIN code ## Sonapur PIN code and other codes **The PIN code of Sonapur is 851129.** Sonapur falls in Matihani sub-district, Begusarai district, Bihar. - PIN code851129 - Gram panchayatSonapur - Community development blockMatihani - Census village code238457 Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## How far is Sonapur from nearby towns? - Matihani (sub-district HQ)9 km by road - Begusarai (district HQ)14 km by road - Begusarai (nearest town)14 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 Sonapur? 16 services counted by the Census are inside Sonapur; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 1 private - ●Primary schoolIn village · 2 govt - ●Middle schoolIn village · 2 govt - ●Health sub-centreIn village · 1 · 1 doctors - ●Maternity & child welfare centreIn village · 1 - ●Family welfare centreIn village · 1 - ●Post officeIn village - ●Public bus serviceIn village - ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village - ●All-weather roadIn village - ●Commercial bankIn village - ●Agricultural credit societyIn village - ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village - ●Anganwadi centreIn village - ●ASHA health workerIn village - ●Polling stationIn village ### Nearest outside - ○Senior secondary school10+ km · Begusarai - ○Degree college10+ km · Begusarai - ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Begusarai - ○Primary health centre10+ km - ○Allopathic hospital10+ km - ○Dispensary10+ km - ○Railway stationunder 5 km - ○ATM10+ km - ○Mandi / regular marketunder 5 km - ○Public library5–10 km ### Water and power - Drinking waterhand pumps and tube wells / boreholes - Electricity (2011)2 h summer · 3 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 Sonapur known for? The main crops are **paddy**. About 84% of the 592 hectares of village land is sown, and 400 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 Sonapur Of every 100 households in Sonapur in 2011, 14 had electricity, 28 a toilet at home and 8 cooked with LPG; 65 had a mobile phone, 6 a two-wheeler and 2 a car. ■ Sonapur · ■ Matihani rural average Electricity for lighting ****14%** **16% Toilet within the home ****28%** **30% No toilet (open defecation) ****71%** **69% Tap water ****1%** **3% Drinking water within premises ****63%** **49% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****8%** **5% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****92%** **94% Use banking services ****49%** **46% Television ****11%** **11% Mobile phone ****65%** **56% Computer with internet ****1%** **1% Two-wheeler ****6%** **7% Car / jeep / van ****2%** **1% None of these assets ****18%** **22% Own their home ****97%** **98% 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 Sonapur? ■ Sonapur · ■ Matihani rural average Literacy (age 7+) ****63.2%** **64.9% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****906** **879 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****921** **903 Working population ****30.4%** **31.1% ### Women and men Literacy is 72.1% for men and 53.4% for women. 47% of men and 12% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ********** **■** Cultivators 364 (8%) · **■** Farm labourers 1,306 (27%) · **■** Household industry 96 (2%) · **■** Other work 798 (17%) · **■** Marginal 2,231 (47%) 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 Matihani - Matihani24,847 people - Ramdiri21,323 people - Balahpur12,450 people - Dariapur8,426 people - Manipa7,440 people - Khurampur Chakor7,127 people [All 57 villages in Matihani](https://wherepedia.org/india/bihar/begusarai/matihani/villages/) ## Quick answers - What is the PIN code of Sonapur?851129 - How far is Sonapur from Begusarai?14 km by road - What is the population of Sonapur?15,754 (Census 2011) - Which district is Sonapur in?Begusarai district (Matihani sub-district), Bihar - What is the literacy rate of Sonapur?63.2% (Census 2011)