# Sonas Village, Khizirsarai, Gaya (Bihar) – PIN Code

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Village · Khizirsarai, Gaya 

# Sonas

Sonas is a village in Khizirsarai sub-district of Gaya district, Bihar, PIN code **824233**. The 2011 Census counted **2,301 people in 357 households**, the 29th largest of 102 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 61.4%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 63.0%.

- 2,301people (2011)
- 357households
- 61.4%literacy
- 824233PIN code

## Sonas PIN code and other codes

**The PIN code of Sonas is 824233.** Sonas falls in Khizirsarai sub-district, Gaya district, Bihar.

- PIN code824233
- Gram panchayatRauniya
- Community development blockKhizirsarai
- Census village code255010

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

## How far is Sonas from nearby towns?

- Khizirsarai (sub-district HQ)10 km by road
- Gaya (district HQ)32 km by road
- Gaya (nearest town)32 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 Sonas?

7 services counted by the Census are inside Sonas; 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
- ●Private bus serviceIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school10+ km · Khizirsarai
- ○Degree college10+ km · Rupaspur
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Gaya
- ○Primary health centre5–10 km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensary5–10 km
- ○Post office10+ 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 library5–10 km

### Water and power

- Drinking waterhand pumps
- Electricity (2011)3 h summer · 3 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 Sonas known for?

The main crops are **paddy**. About 82% of the 221 hectares of village land is sown, and 108 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 Sonas

Of every 100 households in Sonas in 2011, 1 had electricity, 15 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 24 had a mobile phone, 3 a two-wheeler and 1 a car.

■ Sonas · ■ Khizirsarai rural average

Electricity for lighting ****1%**

**1%

Toilet within the home ****15%**

**17%

No toilet (open defecation) ****85%**

**83%

Tap water ****0%**

**2%

Drinking water within premises ****47%**

**44%

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

**2%

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

**93%

Use banking services ****15%**

**46%

Television ****3%**

**9%

Mobile phone ****24%**

**51%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****3%**

**6%

Car / jeep / van ****1%**

**1%

None of these assets ****29%**

**32%

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 Sonas?

■ Sonas · ■ Khizirsarai rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****61.4%**

**63.0%

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

**950

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****931**

**969

Working population ****40.8%**

**39.5%

### Women and men

Literacy is 72.3% for men and 49.7% for women. 47% of men and 34% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 274 (29%) · **■** Farm labourers 607 (65%) · **■** Household industry 1 (0%) · **■** Other work 20 (2%) · **■** Marginal 36 (4%)

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 Khizirsarai

- Satawans2,680 people
- Chiraili2,429 people
- Pachmahla2,323 people
- Nagariawan2,320 people
- Maksudpur2,293 people
- Shahbazpur2,240 people
- Pirkhan Sarai2,158 people
- Keni2,140 people

[All 115 villages in Khizirsarai](https://wherepedia.org/india/bihar/gaya/khizirsarai/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Sonas?824233
- How far is Sonas from Gaya?32 km by road
- What is the population of Sonas?2,301 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Sonas in?Gaya district (Khizirsarai sub-district), Bihar
- What is the literacy rate of Sonas?61.4% (Census 2011)