# Sonpur Village, Belaganj, Gaya (Bihar) – PIN Code & Facilities

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Village · Belaganj, Gaya 

# Sonpur

Sonpur is a village in Belaganj sub-district of Gaya district, Bihar, PIN code **804403**. The 2011 Census counted **435 people in 47 households**, the 104th largest of 113 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 65.9%, above the sub-district's rural average of 63.8%.

- 435people (2011)
- 47households
- 65.9%literacy
- 804403PIN code

## Sonpur PIN code and other codes

**The PIN code of Sonpur is 804403.** Sonpur falls in Belaganj sub-district, Gaya district, Bihar.

- PIN code804403
- Gram panchayatBajitpur
- Community development blockBelaganj
- Census village code254940

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

## How far is Sonpur from nearby towns?

- Belaganj (sub-district HQ)3 km by road
- Gaya (district HQ)23 km by road
- Gaya (nearest town)23 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 Sonpur?

6 services counted by the Census are inside Sonpur; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●Private bus serviceIn village
- ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school10+ km · Gaya
- ○Degree college10+ km · Nehalpur
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Gaya
- ○Primary health centre10+ km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensary10+ 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 library10+ km

### Water and power

- Drinking watercovered wells and hand pumps
- Electricity (2011)1 h summer · 1 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 Sonpur known for?

The main crops are **paddy**. About 79% of the 73 hectares of village land is sown, and 32 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 Sonpur

Of every 100 households in Sonpur in 2011, 27 had electricity, 7 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 58 had a mobile phone, 11 a two-wheeler and 4 a car.

■ Sonpur · ■ Belaganj rural average

Electricity for lighting ****27%**

**13%

Toilet within the home ****7%**

**26%

No toilet (open defecation) ****93%**

**72%

Tap water ****0%**

**4%

Drinking water within premises ****49%**

**55%

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

**4%

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

**89%

Use banking services ****58%**

**49%

Television ****20%**

**13%

Mobile phone ****58%**

**52%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**1%

Two-wheeler ****11%**

**7%

Car / jeep / van ****4%**

**1%

None of these assets ****22%**

**31%

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 Sonpur?

■ Sonpur · ■ Belaganj rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****65.9%**

**63.8%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****891**

**932

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****766**

**952

Working population ****43.4%**

**35.2%

### Women and men

Literacy is 83.1% for men and 47.3% for women. 46% of men and 40% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

********

**■** Cultivators 52 (28%) · **■** Farm labourers 124 (66%) · **■** Other work 11 (6%) · **■** Marginal 2 (1%)

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 Belaganj

- Mahammadpur498 people
- Pem Bigha498 people
- Deva Bigha497 people
- Amar Bigha436 people
- Alam Bigha432 people
- Shahbazpur391 people
- Bahbalpur380 people
- Maksudpur369 people

[All 118 villages in Belaganj](https://wherepedia.org/india/bihar/gaya/belaganj/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Sonpur?804403
- How far is Sonpur from Gaya?23 km by road
- What is the population of Sonpur?435 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Sonpur in?Gaya district (Belaganj sub-district), Bihar
- What is the literacy rate of Sonpur?65.9% (Census 2011)