# Sonra Village, Muhra, Gaya (Bihar) – PIN Code, Facilities & Population

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Village · Muhra, Gaya 

# Sonra

Sonra is a village in Muhra sub-district of Gaya district, Bihar. The 2011 Census counted **556 people in 86 households**, the 41st largest of 49 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 81.8%, above the sub-district's rural average of 60.2%.

- 556people (2011)
- 86households
- 81.8%literacy
- 1,155females per 1,000 males

## Sonra PIN code and other codes

Sonra falls in Muhra sub-district, Gaya district, Bihar.

- Gram panchayatGehlaur
- Community development blockMuhra
- Census village code255117

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

## How far is Sonra from nearby towns?

- Muhra (sub-district HQ)25 km by road
- Gaya (district HQ)18 km by road
- Gaya (nearest town)18 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 Sonra?

4 services counted by the Census are inside Sonra; 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
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school10+ km · Gaya
- ○Degree college10+ km · Gaya
- ○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
- ○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

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 Sonra known for?

The main crops are **paddy**. About 89% of the 187 hectares of village land is sown, and 125 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 Sonra

Of every 100 households in Sonra in 2011, 0 had electricity, 8 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 62 had a mobile phone, 18 a two-wheeler and 6 a car.

■ Sonra · ■ Muhra rural average

Electricity for lighting ****0%**

**1%

Toilet within the home ****8%**

**14%

No toilet (open defecation) ****90%**

**86%

Tap water ****1%**

**4%

Drinking water within premises ****68%**

**29%

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

**1%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****99%**

**96%

Use banking services ****89%**

**35%

Television ****39%**

**6%

Mobile phone ****62%**

**48%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**1%

Two-wheeler ****18%**

**5%

Car / jeep / van ****6%**

**2%

None of these assets ****12%**

**39%

Own their home ****98%**

**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 Sonra?

■ Sonra · ■ Muhra rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****81.8%**

**60.2%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1155**

**946

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****927**

**957

Working population ****25.2%**

**41.6%

### Women and men

Literacy is 94.1% for men and 71.7% for women. 40% of men and 12% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

********

**■** Cultivators 97 (69%) · **■** Farm labourers 7 (5%) · **■** Other work 10 (7%) · **■** Marginal 26 (19%)

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 Muhra

- Ghure Parsa687 people
- Sohari662 people
- Chhibra645 people
- Mahapur629 people
- Pachrukhi542 people
- Chamardih420 people
- Shahzadpur418 people
- Mad Bigha326 people

[All 54 villages in Muhra](https://wherepedia.org/india/bihar/gaya/muhra/villages/)

## Quick answers

- How far is Sonra from Gaya?18 km by road
- What is the population of Sonra?556 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Sonra in?Gaya district (Muhra sub-district), Bihar
- What is the literacy rate of Sonra?81.8% (Census 2011)