# Soni Village, Rajpur, Buxar (Bihar) – PIN Code, Facilities & Population

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Village · Rajpur, Buxar 

# Soni

Soni is a village in Rajpur sub-district of Buxar district, Bihar, PIN code **802128**. The 2011 Census counted **895 people in 161 households**, the 81st largest of 176 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 52.3%, below the sub-district's rural average of 70.1%.

- 895people (2011)
- 161households
- 52.3%literacy
- 802128PIN code

## Soni PIN code and other codes

**The PIN code of Soni is 802128.** Soni falls in Rajpur sub-district, Buxar district, Bihar.

- PIN code802128
- Gram panchayatKhiri
- Community development blockRajpur
- Census village code248434

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

## How far is Soni from nearby towns?

- Rajpur (sub-district HQ)5 km by road
- Buxar (district HQ)28 km by road
- Buxar (nearest town)28 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 Soni?

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

### In the village

- ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●Community centreIn village
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary schoolunder 5 km · Rajpur
- ○Degree college5–10 km · Kashipur
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Buxar
- ○Primary health centre10+ km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensary5–10 km
- ○Post officeunder 5 km
- ○Public bus service5–10 km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Commercial bank5–10 km
- ○Mandi / regular market5–10 km
- ○Public library5–10 km

### Water and power

- Drinking waterhand pumps
- Electricity (2011)6 h summer · 4 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 Soni known for?

The main crops are **paddy**. About 100% of the 117 hectares of village land is sown, and 117 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 Soni

Of every 100 households in Soni in 2011, 0 had electricity, 1 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 30 had a mobile phone, 8 a two-wheeler and 2 a car.

■ Soni · ■ Rajpur rural average

Electricity for lighting ****0%**

**7%

Toilet within the home ****1%**

**18%

No toilet (open defecation) ****99%**

**80%

Tap water ****0%**

**3%

Drinking water within premises ****53%**

**71%

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

**2%

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

**93%

Use banking services ****16%**

**47%

Television ****0%**

**10%

Mobile phone ****30%**

**59%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**1%

Two-wheeler ****8%**

**9%

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

**2%

None of these assets ****39%**

**23%

Own their home ****99%**

**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 Soni?

■ Soni · ■ Rajpur rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****52.3%**

**70.1%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****954**

**925

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1041**

**953

Working population ****26.0%**

**33.0%

### Women and men

Literacy is 61.2% for men and 42.8% for women. 50% of men and 1% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

********

**■** Cultivators 68 (29%) · **■** Farm labourers 21 (9%) · **■** Other work 3 (1%) · **■** Marginal 141 (61%)

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 Rajpur

- Baghelwa933 people
- Barki Puraini930 people
- Akaurhi923 people
- Gogahi906 people
- Bhaluha884 people
- Madhubani876 people
- Tirkalpur852 people
- Mohrihan844 people

[All 236 villages in Rajpur](https://wherepedia.org/india/bihar/buxar/rajpur/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Soni?802128
- How far is Soni from Buxar?28 km by road
- What is the population of Soni?895 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Soni in?Buxar district (Rajpur sub-district), Bihar
- What is the literacy rate of Soni?52.3% (Census 2011)