# Sonaut Village, Manpur, Gaya (Bihar) – PIN Code, Facilities & Population > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/bihar/gaya/manpur/sonaut/ Village · Manpur, Gaya # Sonaut Sonaut is a village in Manpur sub-district of Gaya district, Bihar. The 2011 Census counted **4,994 people in 778 households**, the 4th largest of 77 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 63.2%, above the sub-district's rural average of 59.5%. - 4,994people (2011) - 778households - 63.2%literacy - 939females per 1,000 males ## Sonaut PIN code and other codes Sonaut falls in Manpur sub-district, Gaya district, Bihar. - Gram panchayatSanaut - Community development blockManpur - Census village code255246 Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## How far is Sonaut from nearby towns? - Manpur (sub-district HQ)7 km by road - Gaya (district HQ)10 km by road - Gaya (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 Sonaut? 13 services counted by the Census are inside Sonaut; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ●Primary schoolIn village · 2 govt - ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Secondary schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Senior secondary schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Health sub-centreIn village · 1 - ●Mobile phone coverageIn village - ●All-weather roadIn village - ●Agricultural credit societyIn village - ●Mandi / regular marketIn village - ●Weekly haatIn village - ●Anganwadi centreIn village - ●ASHA health workerIn village - ●Polling stationIn village ### Nearest outside - ○Degree college10+ km · Gaya - ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Gaya - ○Primary health centre10+ km - ○Allopathic hospital5–10 km - ○Dispensary5–10 km - ○Post office5–10 km - ○Public bus serviceunder 5 km - ○Railway station10+ km - ○ATM10+ km - ○Commercial bank5–10 km - ○Ration (PDS) shop5–10 km - ○Public library10+ km ### Water and power - Drinking waterhand pumps and tube wells / boreholes - 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 Sonaut known for? The main crops are **paddy**. About 89% of the 337 hectares of village land is sown, and 276 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 Sonaut Of every 100 households in Sonaut in 2011, 2 had electricity, 13 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 38 had a mobile phone, 4 a two-wheeler and 0 a car. ■ Sonaut · ■ Manpur rural average Electricity for lighting ****2%** **15% Toilet within the home ****13%** **20% No toilet (open defecation) ****86%** **79% Tap water ****0%** **3% Drinking water within premises ****29%** **44% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****0%** **3% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****78%** **82% Use banking services ****35%** **34% Television ****12%** **18% Mobile phone ****38%** **45% Computer with internet ****0%** **1% Two-wheeler ****4%** **8% Car / jeep / van ****0%** **1% None of these assets ****27%** **33% Own their home ****98%** **97% 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 Sonaut? ■ Sonaut · ■ Manpur rural average Literacy (age 7+) ****63.2%** **59.5% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****939** **935 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****998** **966 Working population ****44.4%** **35.3% ### Women and men Literacy is 73.3% for men and 52.4% for women. 47% of men and 42% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ********** **■** Cultivators 221 (10%) · **■** Farm labourers 576 (26%) · **■** Household industry 27 (1%) · **■** Other work 127 (6%) · **■** Marginal 1,265 (57%) 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 Manpur - Nauranga11,858 people - Abgila6,759 people - Usri6,147 people - Gere4,812 people - Bhadeja4,797 people - Bhore4,740 people - Naudhariya4,498 people [All 78 villages in Manpur](https://wherepedia.org/india/bihar/gaya/manpur/villages/) ## Quick answers - How far is Sonaut from Gaya?10 km by road - What is the population of Sonaut?4,994 (Census 2011) - Which district is Sonaut in?Gaya district (Manpur sub-district), Bihar - What is the literacy rate of Sonaut?63.2% (Census 2011)