# Sonpura Village, Dumaria, Gaya (Bihar) – PIN Code & Facilities

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Village · Dumaria, Gaya 

# Sonpura

Sonpura is a village in Dumaria sub-district of Gaya district, Bihar, PIN code **824206**. The 2011 Census counted **470 people in 77 households**, the 82nd largest of 111 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 48.7%, below the sub-district's rural average of 55.8%.

- 470people (2011)
- 77households
- 48.7%literacy
- 824206PIN code

## Sonpura PIN code and other codes

**The PIN code of Sonpura is 824206.** Sonpura falls in Dumaria sub-district, Gaya district, Bihar.

- PIN code824206
- Gram panchayatKolhuwar
- Community development blockDumaria
- Census village code256238

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?

- Dumaria (sub-district HQ)12 km by road
- Gaya (district HQ)80 km by road
- Sherghati (nearest town)40 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?

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

### In the village

- ●National highwayIn village
- ●State highwayIn village
- ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●Agricultural credit societyIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Primary school5–10 km · Bhatha
- ○Senior secondary school10+ km · Mangara
- ○Degree college10+ km · Gaya
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Gaya
- ○Primary health centre10+ km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensary5–10 km
- ○Post office10+ km
- ○Public bus service5–10 km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM5–10 km
- ○Commercial bank10+ km
- ○Ration (PDS) shop5–10 km
- ○Mandi / regular market10+ km
- ○Public library10+ km

### Water and power

- Drinking waterhand pumps

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 24% of the 239 hectares of village land is sown, and 54 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, 0 had electricity, 0 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 37 had a mobile phone, 0 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Sonpura · ■ Dumaria rural average

Electricity for lighting ****0%**

**1%

Toilet within the home ****0%**

**13%

No toilet (open defecation) ****100%**

**87%

Tap water ****0%**

**3%

Drinking water within premises ****25%**

**28%

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

**1%

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

**99%

Use banking services ****1%**

**34%

Television ****0%**

**3%

Mobile phone ****37%**

**44%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**1%

Two-wheeler ****0%**

**5%

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

**2%

None of these assets ****45%**

**35%

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 · ■ Dumaria rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****48.7%**

**55.8%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****880**

**927

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1270**

**954

Working population ****36.4%**

**38.8%

### Women and men

Literacy is 57.7% for men and 37.6% for women. 53% of men and 18% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

********

**■** Cultivators 8 (5%) · **■** Farm labourers 5 (3%) · **■** Household industry 1 (1%) · **■** Marginal 157 (92%)

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 Dumaria

- Bakri512 people
- Sujji Khurd510 people
- Jhangat502 people
- Patkhaulia470 people
- Baghpur457 people
- Jagat Khap409 people
- Bataspur404 people
- Majhgawan379 people

[All 124 villages in Dumaria](https://wherepedia.org/india/bihar/gaya/dumaria/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Sonpura?824206
- How far is Sonpura from Gaya?80 km by road
- What is the population of Sonpura?470 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Sonpura in?Gaya district (Dumaria sub-district), Bihar
- What is the literacy rate of Sonpura?48.7% (Census 2011)