# Sonadia Village, Arrah, Bhojpur (Bihar) – PIN Code, Facilities & Population > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/bihar/bhojpur/arrah/sonadia-246742/ Village · Arrah, Bhojpur # Sonadia Sonadia is a village in Arrah sub-district of Bhojpur district, Bihar. The 2011 Census counted **5,262 people in 794 households**, the 6th largest of 90 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 65.0%, below the sub-district's rural average of 69.9%. - 5,262people (2011) - 794households - 65.0%literacy - 831females per 1,000 males ## Sonadia PIN code and other codes Sonadia falls in Arrah sub-district, Bhojpur district, Bihar. - Gram panchayatSonadia - Community development blockArrah - Census village code246742 Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## How far is Sonadia from nearby towns? - Arrah (sub-district HQ)5 km by road - Arrah (district HQ)5 km by road - Arrah (nearest town)5 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 Sonadia? 17 services counted by the Census are inside Sonadia; 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 - ●Mobile phone coverageIn village - ●Public bus serviceIn village - ●Private bus serviceIn village - ●State highwayIn village - ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village - ●All-weather roadIn village - ●Commercial bankIn village - ●Cooperative bankIn village - ●Agricultural credit societyIn village - ●Mandi / regular marketIn village - ●Weekly haatIn village - ●Anganwadi centreIn village - ●ASHA health workerIn village - ●Polling stationIn village ### Nearest outside - ○Senior secondary school10+ km · Shahpur - ○Degree college10+ km · Arrah - ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Arrah - ○Primary health centre5–10 km - ○Allopathic hospital5–10 km - ○Dispensary5–10 km - ○Post office5–10 km - ○Railway station5–10 km - ○ATM10+ km - ○Ration (PDS) shop5–10 km - ○Public library10+ km ### Water and power - Drinking wateruntreated tap water, hand pumps, tube wells / boreholes and canal / river - Electricity (2011)2 h summer · 2 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 Sonadia known for? The main crops are **paddy**. About 71% of the 185 hectares of village land is sown, and 105 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 Sonadia Of every 100 households in Sonadia in 2011, 10 had electricity, 37 a toilet at home and 15 cooked with LPG; 56 had a mobile phone, 9 a two-wheeler and 2 a car. ■ Sonadia · ■ Arrah rural average Electricity for lighting ****10%** **6% Toilet within the home ****37%** **24% No toilet (open defecation) ****63%** **75% Tap water ****3%** **3% Drinking water within premises ****72%** **76% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****15%** **6% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****79%** **91% Use banking services ****56%** **61% Television ****19%** **20% Mobile phone ****56%** **57% Computer with internet ****1%** **0% Two-wheeler ****9%** **10% Car / jeep / van ****2%** **1% None of these assets ****23%** **21% 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 Sonadia? ■ Sonadia · ■ Arrah rural average Literacy (age 7+) ****65.0%** **69.9% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****831** **890 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****900** **900 Working population ****26.2%** **27.0% ### Women and men Literacy is 76.1% for men and 51.4% for women. 42% of men and 7% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ********** **■** Cultivators 190 (14%) · **■** Farm labourers 178 (13%) · **■** Household industry 53 (4%) · **■** Other work 432 (31%) · **■** Marginal 524 (38%) 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 Arrah - Dhamar7,279 people - Gothahula5,548 people - Ijri5,455 people - Ganghar5,324 people - Sundarpur Barja4,951 people - Bhakura4,835 people - Karari4,679 people - Daulatpur4,416 people [All 115 villages in Arrah](https://wherepedia.org/india/bihar/bhojpur/arrah/villages/) ## Quick answers - How far is Sonadia from Arrah?5 km by road - What is the population of Sonadia?5,262 (Census 2011) - Which district is Sonadia in?Bhojpur district (Arrah sub-district), Bihar - What is the literacy rate of Sonadia?65.0% (Census 2011)