# Sonki Village, Shahpur, Bhojpur (Bihar) – PIN Code

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Village · Shahpur, Bhojpur 

# Sonki

Sonki is a village in Shahpur sub-district of Bhojpur district, Bihar. The 2011 Census counted **1,314 people in 157 households**, the 47th largest of 86 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 72.4%, above the sub-district's rural average of 70.0%.

- 1,314people (2011)
- 157households
- 72.4%literacy
- 1,009females per 1,000 males

## Sonki PIN code and other codes

Sonki falls in Shahpur sub-district, Bhojpur district, Bihar.

- Gram panchayatSuhiya
- Community development blockShahpur
- Census village code246599

Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

## How far is Sonki from nearby towns?

- Shahpur (sub-district HQ)11 km by road
- Arrah (district HQ)41 km by road
- Shahpur (nearest town)11 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 Sonki?

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

### In the village

- ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Senior secondary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village
- ●Weekly haatIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Degree college10+ km · Arrah
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Buxer
- ○Primary health centre5–10 km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensary5–10 km
- ○Post office5–10 km
- ○Public bus service5–10 km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Commercial bank10+ km
- ○Ration (PDS) shop5–10 km
- ○Mandi / regular market5–10 km
- ○Public library5–10 km

### Water and power

- Drinking wateruntreated tap water, hand pumps and tube wells / boreholes
- 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 Sonki known for?

About 9% of the 87 hectares of village land is sown.

Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

## Homes and amenities in Sonki

Of every 100 households in Sonki in 2011, 22 had electricity, 24 a toilet at home and 8 cooked with LPG; 71 had a mobile phone, 15 a two-wheeler and 1 a car.

■ Sonki · ■ Shahpur rural average

Electricity for lighting ****22%**

**5%

Toilet within the home ****24%**

**17%

No toilet (open defecation) ****74%**

**82%

Tap water ****1%**

**4%

Drinking water within premises ****79%**

**74%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****8%**

**8%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****90%**

**90%

Use banking services ****71%**

**63%

Television ****22%**

**18%

Mobile phone ****71%**

**69%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**1%

Two-wheeler ****15%**

**12%

Car / jeep / van ****1%**

**2%

None of these assets ****20%**

**15%

Own their home ****100%**

**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 Sonki?

■ Sonki · ■ Shahpur rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****72.4%**

**70.0%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1009**

**894

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****880**

**909

Working population ****24.0%**

**31.1%

### Women and men

Literacy is 85.3% for men and 60.0% for women. 41% of men and 7% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 14 (4%) · **■** Farm labourers 40 (13%) · **■** Household industry 14 (4%) · **■** Other work 96 (30%) · **■** Marginal 151 (48%)

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 Shahpur

- Parariya1,454 people
- Dharmangatpur1,429 people
- Maharaja1,397 people
- Mirchaiya Ka Dera1,328 people
- Dilmanpur1,291 people
- Dudh Ghat1,285 people
- Dewaich Kundi1,281 people
- Milki Gopalpur1,254 people

[All 137 villages in Shahpur](https://wherepedia.org/india/bihar/bhojpur/shahpur/villages/)

## Quick answers

- How far is Sonki from Arrah?41 km by road
- What is the population of Sonki?1,314 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Sonki in?Bhojpur district (Shahpur sub-district), Bihar
- What is the literacy rate of Sonki?72.4% (Census 2011)