# Sonathu Village, Gurua, Gaya (Bihar) – PIN Code & Facilities

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Village · Gurua, Gaya 

# Sonathu

Sonathu is a village in Gurua sub-district of Gaya district, Bihar, PIN code **824237**. The 2011 Census counted **758 people in 135 households**, the 94th largest of 170 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 82.1%, above the sub-district's rural average of 63.9%.

- 758people (2011)
- 135households
- 82.1%literacy
- 824237PIN code

## Sonathu PIN code and other codes

**The PIN code of Sonathu is 824237.** Sonathu falls in Gurua sub-district, Gaya district, Bihar.

- PIN code824237
- Gram panchayatRajan
- Community development blockGurua
- Census village code255726

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

## How far is Sonathu from nearby towns?

- Gurua (sub-district HQ)9 km by road
- Gaya (district HQ)26 km by road
- Sherghati (nearest town)10 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 Sonathu?

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

### In the village

- ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Post officeIn village
- ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school10+ km · Sherghati
- ○Degree college10+ km · Sherghati
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Gaya
- ○Primary health centre10+ km
- ○Allopathic hospital5–10 km
- ○Dispensary5–10 km
- ○Public bus service5–10 km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM5–10 km
- ○Commercial bank10+ km
- ○Ration (PDS) shop5–10 km
- ○Mandi / regular market5–10 km
- ○Public library5–10 km

### Water and power

- Drinking waterhand pumps
- Electricity (2011)5 h summer · 6 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 Sonathu known for?

The main crops are **paddy**. About 51% of the 69 hectares of village land is sown, and 31 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 Sonathu

Of every 100 households in Sonathu in 2011, 0 had electricity, 2 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 58 had a mobile phone, 0 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Sonathu · ■ Gurua rural average

Electricity for lighting ****0%**

**4%

Toilet within the home ****2%**

**17%

No toilet (open defecation) ****98%**

**81%

Tap water ****2%**

**3%

Drinking water within premises ****10%**

**44%

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

**2%

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

**93%

Use banking services ****38%**

**44%

Television ****2%**

**6%

Mobile phone ****58%**

**49%

Computer with internet ****2%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****0%**

**6%

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

**1%

None of these assets ****16%**

**31%

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 Sonathu?

■ Sonathu · ■ Gurua rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****82.1%**

**63.9%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****934**

**940

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****833**

**961

Working population ****33.6%**

**40.6%

### Women and men

Literacy is 87.3% for men and 76.7% for women. 45% of men and 22% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 52 (20%) · **■** Farm labourers 1 (0%) · **■** Household industry 1 (0%) · **■** Other work 11 (4%) · **■** Marginal 190 (75%)

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 Gurua

- Kendua884 people
- Naser863 people
- Arsi Khurd816 people
- Kauriya760 people
- Piprahi754 people
- Gonra743 people
- Jai Bigha737 people
- Atopur731 people

[All 182 villages in Gurua](https://wherepedia.org/india/bihar/gaya/gurua/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Sonathu?824237
- How far is Sonathu from Gaya?26 km by road
- What is the population of Sonathu?758 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Sonathu in?Gaya district (Gurua sub-district), Bihar
- What is the literacy rate of Sonathu?82.1% (Census 2011)