# Sonadia Village, Arrah, Bhojpur (Bihar) – PIN Code, Facilities & Population

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Village · Arrah, Bhojpur 

# Sonadia

Sonadia is a village in Arrah sub-district of Bhojpur district, Bihar. The 2011 Census counted **2,767 people in 417 households**, the 25th largest of 90 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 61.1%, below the sub-district's rural average of 69.9%.

- 2,767people (2011)
- 417households
- 61.1%literacy
- 817females 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 code246744

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)1 km by road
- Arrah (district HQ)1 km by road
- Arrah (nearest town)1 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?

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

### In the village

- ●Primary schoolIn village · 5 govt · 5 private
- ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●Weekly haatIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school5–10 km · Shahpur
- ○Degree college10+ km · Arrah
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Arrah
- ○Primary health centre5–10 km
- ○Allopathic hospitalunder 5 km
- ○Dispensary5–10 km
- ○Post office5–10 km
- ○Public bus service5–10 km
- ○Railway station5–10 km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Commercial bank10+ km
- ○Ration (PDS) shop5–10 km
- ○Mandi / regular market5–10 km
- ○Public library10+ km

### Water and power

- Drinking wateruntreated tap water, hand pumps and tube wells / boreholes
- Electricity (2011)1 h summer · 1 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 13% of the 91 hectares of village land is sown, and 12 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, 1 had electricity, 14 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 42 had a mobile phone, 9 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Sonadia · ■ Arrah rural average

Electricity for lighting ****1%**

**6%

Toilet within the home ****14%**

**24%

No toilet (open defecation) ****86%**

**75%

Tap water ****1%**

**3%

Drinking water within premises ****52%**

**76%

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

**6%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****100%**

**91%

Use banking services ****58%**

**61%

Television ****4%**

**20%

Mobile phone ****42%**

**57%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****9%**

**10%

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

**1%

None of these assets ****32%**

**21%

Own their home ****98%**

**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+) ****61.1%**

**69.9%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****817**

**890

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****873**

**900

Working population ****26.8%**

**27.0%

### Women and men

Literacy is 77.2% for men and 41.0% for women. 46% of men and 4% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

********

**■** Cultivators 41 (6%) · **■** Farm labourers 253 (34%) · **■** Other work 126 (17%) · **■** Marginal 322 (43%)

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

- Hasanpura2,863 people
- Karwa2,841 people
- Basantpur2,815 people
- Sarangpur2,805 people
- Sonadia2,743 people
- Sobhi Dumra2,742 people
- Agarsanda2,659 people
- Amarpur Marwatia2,565 people

[All 115 villages in Arrah](https://wherepedia.org/india/bihar/bhojpur/arrah/villages/)

## Quick answers

- How far is Sonadia from Arrah?1 km by road
- What is the population of Sonadia?2,767 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Sonadia in?Bhojpur district (Arrah sub-district), Bihar
- What is the literacy rate of Sonadia?61.1% (Census 2011)