# Sanokhar Village, Sonhaula, Bhagalpur (Bihar) – PIN Code > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/bihar/bhagalpur/sonhaula/sanokhar/ Village · Sonhaula, Bhagalpur # Sanokhar Sanokhar is a village in Sonhaula sub-district of Bhagalpur district, Bihar. The 2011 Census counted **4,451 people in 882 households**, the 6th largest of 137 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 69.4%, above the sub-district's rural average of 54.9%. - 4,451people (2011) - 882households - 69.4%literacy - 873females per 1,000 males ## Sanokhar PIN code and other codes Sanokhar falls in Sonhaula sub-district, Bhagalpur district, Bihar. - Gram panchayatSanokhar - Community development blockSonhaula - Census village code240195 Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## How far is Sanokhar from nearby towns? - Sonhaula (sub-district HQ)35 km by road - Bhagalpur (district HQ)35 km by road - Colgong (nearest town)25 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 Sanokhar? 20 services counted by the Census are inside Sanokhar; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Secondary schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Primary health centreIn village · 1 · 2 doctors - ●Health sub-centreIn village · 1 · 1 doctors - ●Maternity & child welfare centreIn village · 1 - ●TB clinicIn village · 1 · 1 doctors - ●DispensaryIn village · 1 · 1 doctors - ●Family welfare centreIn village · 1 - ●Post officeIn village - ●Public bus serviceIn village - ●Private bus serviceIn village - ●State highwayIn village - ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village - ●All-weather roadIn 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 · Colgong - ○Degree college10+ km · Colgong - ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Bhagalpur - ○Allopathic hospital10+ km - ○Railway station10+ km - ○ATM10+ km - ○Commercial bank10+ km - ○Mandi / regular market10+ km - ○Public library10+ km ### Water and power - Drinking waterhand pumps, tube wells / boreholes and tanks / ponds - Electricity (2011)4 h summer · 5 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 Sanokhar known for? The main crops are **paddy**. About 71% of the 278 hectares of village land is sown, and 140 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 Sanokhar Of every 100 households in Sanokhar in 2011, 9 had electricity, 36 a toilet at home and 2 cooked with LPG; 62 had a mobile phone, 12 a two-wheeler and 2 a car. ■ Sanokhar · ■ Sonhaula rural average Electricity for lighting ****9%** **26% Toilet within the home ****36%** **14% No toilet (open defecation) ****58%** **84% Tap water ****5%** **5% Drinking water within premises ****43%** **24% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****2%** **1% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****63%** **85% Use banking services ****69%** **44% Television ****27%** **11% Mobile phone ****62%** **53% Computer with internet ****2%** **1% Two-wheeler ****12%** **5% Car / jeep / van ****2%** **1% None of these assets ****24%** **31% Own their home ****99%** **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 Sanokhar? ■ Sanokhar · ■ Sonhaula rural average Literacy (age 7+) ****69.4%** **54.9% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****873** **900 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****777** **944 Working population ****41.1%** **40.9% ### Women and men Literacy is 77.2% for men and 60.7% for women. 51% of men and 30% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ********** **■** Cultivators 155 (8%) · **■** Farm labourers 189 (10%) · **■** Household industry 77 (4%) · **■** Other work 219 (12%) · **■** Marginal 1,191 (65%) 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 Sonhaula - Sonahula5,614 people - Ramasi5,445 people - Maheshpur5,299 people - Arar5,097 people - Sakrawan4,135 people - Kamalpur3,977 people - Maheshkhor3,886 people - Dhoawa3,787 people [All 177 villages in Sonhaula](https://wherepedia.org/india/bihar/bhagalpur/sonhaula/villages/) ## Quick answers - How far is Sanokhar from Bhagalpur?35 km by road - What is the population of Sanokhar?4,451 (Census 2011) - Which district is Sanokhar in?Bhagalpur district (Sonhaula sub-district), Bihar - What is the literacy rate of Sanokhar?69.4% (Census 2011)