# Sonpura Village, Udwant Nagar, Bhojpur (Bihar) – PIN Code

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Village · Udwant Nagar, Bhojpur 

# Sonpura

Sonpura is a village in Udwant Nagar sub-district of Bhojpur district, Bihar, PIN code **802206**. The 2011 Census counted **2,162 people in 317 households**, the 21st largest of 69 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 68.8%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 69.4%.

- 2,162people (2011)
- 317households
- 68.8%literacy
- 802206PIN code

## Sonpura PIN code and other codes

**The PIN code of Sonpura is 802206.** Sonpura falls in Udwant Nagar sub-district, Bhojpur district, Bihar.

- PIN code802206
- Gram panchayatSonpura
- Community development blockUdwant Nagar
- Census village code247090

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

## How far is Sonpura from nearby towns?

- Udwant Nagar (sub-district HQ)4 km by road
- Arrah (district HQ)14 km by road
- Arrah (nearest town)14 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 Sonpura?

9 services counted by the Census are inside Sonpura; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Primary schoolIn village · 2 govt
- ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Post officeIn village
- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village
- ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school5–10 km · Udwant Nagar
- ○Degree college10+ km · Arrah
- ○ITI / vocational school5–10 km · Arrah
- ○Primary health centre5–10 km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensary5–10 km
- ○Public bus service5–10 km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM5–10 km
- ○Commercial bank10+ km
- ○Mandi / regular marketunder 5 km
- ○Public library5–10 km

### Water and power

- Drinking wateruntreated tap water, hand pumps and canal / river

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 Sonpura known for?

The main crops are **paddy**. About 89% of the 497 hectares of village land is sown, and 310 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 Sonpura

Of every 100 households in Sonpura in 2011, 3 had electricity, 15 a toilet at home and 2 cooked with LPG; 63 had a mobile phone, 7 a two-wheeler and 2 a car.

■ Sonpura · ■ Udwant Nagar rural average

Electricity for lighting ****3%**

**12%

Toilet within the home ****15%**

**22%

No toilet (open defecation) ****85%**

**76%

Tap water ****2%**

**3%

Drinking water within premises ****88%**

**70%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****2%**

**6%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****96%**

**91%

Use banking services ****68%**

**63%

Television ****18%**

**20%

Mobile phone ****63%**

**56%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****7%**

**10%

Car / jeep / van ****2%**

**2%

None of these assets ****24%**

**27%

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 Sonpura?

■ Sonpura · ■ Udwant Nagar rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****68.8%**

**69.4%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****888**

**910

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****909**

**912

Working population ****31.0%**

**28.8%

### Women and men

Literacy is 84.4% for men and 51.2% for women. 47% of men and 13% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 409 (61%) · **■** Farm labourers 111 (17%) · **■** Household industry 3 (0%) · **■** Other work 54 (8%) · **■** Marginal 94 (14%)

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 Udwant Nagar

- Jaitpur2,847 people
- Eraura2,320 people
- Surni2,254 people
- Khalisa2,169 people
- Mahuli Buzurg2,011 people
- Pakariabar2,000 people
- Chorain1,987 people
- Bishunpur1,819 people

[All 76 villages in Udwant Nagar](https://wherepedia.org/india/bihar/bhojpur/udwant-nagar/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Sonpura?802206
- How far is Sonpura from Arrah?14 km by road
- What is the population of Sonpura?2,162 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Sonpura in?Bhojpur district (Udwant Nagar sub-district), Bihar
- What is the literacy rate of Sonpura?68.8% (Census 2011)