# 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 **2,743 people in 401 households**, the 26th largest of 90 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 68.3%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 69.9%.

- 2,743people (2011)
- 401households
- 68.3%literacy
- 889females per 1,000 males

## Sonadia PIN code and other codes

Sonadia falls in Arrah sub-district, Bhojpur district, Bihar.

- Gram panchayatRampur Sonadia
- Community development blockArrah
- Census village code246770

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)6 km by road
- Arrah (district HQ)6 km by road
- Arrah (nearest town)6 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?

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

### In the village

- ●Primary schoolIn village · 2 govt
- ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Private bus serviceIn village
- ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village
- ●Weekly haatIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school5–10 km · Arrah
- ○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
- ○Public bus service5–10 km
- ○Railway station5–10 km
- ○ATM5–10 km
- ○Commercial bank10+ km
- ○Ration (PDS) shop5–10 km
- ○Mandi / regular marketunder 5 km
- ○Public library5–10 km

### Water and power

- Drinking wateruntreated tap water and hand pumps
- Electricity (2011)1 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 64% of the 417 hectares of village land is sown, and 71 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, 0 had electricity, 14 a toilet at home and 3 cooked with LPG; 57 had a mobile phone, 8 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Sonadia · ■ Arrah rural average

Electricity for lighting ****0%**

**6%

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

**24%

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

**75%

Tap water ****1%**

**3%

Drinking water within premises ****90%**

**76%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****3%**

**6%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****97%**

**91%

Use banking services ****74%**

**61%

Television ****14%**

**20%

Mobile phone ****57%**

**57%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****8%**

**10%

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

**1%

None of these assets ****14%**

**21%

Own their home ****100%**

**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+) ****68.3%**

**69.9%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****889**

**890

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****977**

**900

Working population ****29.6%**

**27.0%

### Women and men

Literacy is 83.7% for men and 50.6% for women. 47% of men and 10% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 197 (24%) · **■** Farm labourers 75 (9%) · **■** Household industry 2 (0%) · **■** Other work 206 (25%) · **■** Marginal 333 (41%)

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

- Karwa2,841 people
- Basantpur2,815 people
- Sarangpur2,805 people
- Sonadia2,767 people
- Sobhi Dumra2,742 people
- Agarsanda2,659 people
- Amarpur Marwatia2,565 people
- Bela2,519 people

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

## Quick answers

- How far is Sonadia from Arrah?6 km by road
- What is the population of Sonadia?2,743 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Sonadia in?Bhojpur district (Arrah sub-district), Bihar
- What is the literacy rate of Sonadia?68.3% (Census 2011)