# Sonwan Village, Baheri, Darbhanga (Bihar) – PIN Code

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Village · Baheri, Darbhanga 

# Sonwan

Sonwan is a village in Baheri sub-district of Darbhanga district, Bihar, PIN code **847105**. The 2011 Census counted **1,603 people in 332 households**, the 46th largest of 72 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 56.8%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 56.7%.

- 1,603people (2011)
- 332households
- 56.8%literacy
- 847105PIN code

## Sonwan PIN code and other codes

**The PIN code of Sonwan is 847105.** Sonwan falls in Baheri sub-district, Darbhanga district, Bihar.

- PIN code847105
- Gram panchayatSamadhpura
- Community development blockBaheri
- Census village code227650

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

## How far is Sonwan from nearby towns?

- Baheri (sub-district HQ)3 km by road
- Darbhanga (district HQ)25 km by road
- Darbhanga (nearest town)25 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 Sonwan?

10 services counted by the Census are inside Sonwan; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Primary schoolIn village · 2 govt
- ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 private
- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●Public bus serviceIn village
- ●Private bus serviceIn village
- ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●Mandi / regular marketIn village
- ●Weekly haatIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school10+ km · Batedi
- ○Degree college10+ km · Darbhanga
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Darbhanga
- ○Primary health centreunder 5 km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensary10+ km
- ○Post officeunder 5 km
- ○Railway station5–10 km
- ○ATMunder 5 km
- ○Commercial bank5–10 km
- ○Ration (PDS) shopunder 5 km
- ○Public library10+ km

### Water and power

- Drinking waterhand pumps, tube wells / boreholes and tanks / ponds
- Electricity (2011)9 h summer · 7 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 Sonwan known for?

The main crops are **paddy**. About 83% of the 55 hectares of village land is sown, and 25 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 Sonwan

Of every 100 households in Sonwan in 2011, 0 had electricity, 16 a toilet at home and 1 cooked with LPG; 30 had a mobile phone, 4 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Sonwan · ■ Baheri rural average

Electricity for lighting ****0%**

**3%

Toilet within the home ****16%**

**13%

No toilet (open defecation) ****84%**

**86%

Tap water ****0%**

**2%

Drinking water within premises ****30%**

**35%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****1%**

**2%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****94%**

**95%

Use banking services ****22%**

**36%

Television ****1%**

**4%

Mobile phone ****30%**

**54%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****4%**

**5%

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

**1%

None of these assets ****46%**

**29%

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 Sonwan?

■ Sonwan · ■ Baheri rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****56.8%**

**56.7%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****884**

**899

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****929**

**915

Working population ****39.0%**

**34.2%

### Women and men

Literacy is 68.2% for men and 43.8% for women. 48% of men and 29% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 10 (2%) · **■** Farm labourers 16 (3%) · **■** Household industry 11 (2%) · **■** Other work 25 (4%) · **■** Marginal 563 (90%)

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 Baheri

- Kharari2,075 people
- Behrauna2,030 people
- Bakmandar1,980 people
- Chakwa1,684 people
- Khagrahata1,546 people
- Partapatti1,536 people
- Chak Raipur1,483 people
- Kargawan1,248 people

[All 80 villages in Baheri](https://wherepedia.org/india/bihar/darbhanga/baheri/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Sonwan?847105
- How far is Sonwan from Darbhanga?25 km by road
- What is the population of Sonwan?1,603 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Sonwan in?Darbhanga district (Baheri sub-district), Bihar
- What is the literacy rate of Sonwan?56.8% (Census 2011)