# Sonsa Dharmu Chak Village, Neem Chak Bathani, Gaya (Bihar) > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/bihar/gaya/neem-chak-bathani/sonsa-dharmu-chak/ Village · Neem Chak Bathani, Gaya # Sonsa Dharmu Chak Sonsa Dharmu Chak is a village in Neem Chak Bathani sub-district of Gaya district, Bihar. The 2011 Census counted **2,355 people in 306 households**, the 18th largest of 38 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 53.1%, below the sub-district's rural average of 56.6%. - 2,355people (2011) - 306households - 53.1%literacy - 930females per 1,000 males ## Sonsa Dharmu Chak PIN code and other codes Sonsa Dharmu Chak falls in Neem Chak Bathani sub-district, Gaya district, Bihar. - Gram panchayatBathani - Community development blockNeem Chak Bathani - Census village code255092 Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## How far is Sonsa Dharmu Chak from nearby towns? - Neem Chak Bathani (sub-district HQ)12 km by road - Gaya (district HQ)51 km by road - Gaya (nearest town)51 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 Sonsa Dharmu Chak? 9 services counted by the Census are inside Sonsa Dharmu Chak; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Middle schoolIn village · 2 govt - ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village - ●All-weather roadIn village - ●Mandi / regular marketIn village - ●Weekly haatIn village - ●Anganwadi centreIn village - ●ASHA health workerIn village - ●Polling stationIn village ### Nearest outside - ○Senior secondary school10+ km · Khizarsarai - ○Degree college10+ km · Gaya - ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Gaya - ○Primary health centre10+ km - ○Allopathic hospital10+ km - ○Dispensary10+ km - ○Post office10+ km - ○Public bus service5–10 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 canal / river 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 Sonsa Dharmu Chak known for? The main crops are **paddy**. About 73% of the 226 hectares of village land is sown, and 102 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 Sonsa Dharmu Chak Of every 100 households in Sonsa Dharmu Chak in 2011, 1 had electricity, 17 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 37 had a mobile phone, 4 a two-wheeler and 0 a car. ■ Sonsa Dharmu Chak · ■ Neem Chak Bathani rural average Electricity for lighting ****1%** **1% Toilet within the home ****17%** **19% No toilet (open defecation) ****83%** **81% Tap water ****1%** **2% Drinking water within premises ****38%** **38% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****0%** **1% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****100%** **96% Use banking services ****61%** **44% Television ****2%** **7% Mobile phone ****37%** **58% Computer with internet ****0%** **0% Two-wheeler ****4%** **5% Car / jeep / van ****0%** **1% None of these assets ****54%** **28% Own their home ****99%** **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 Sonsa Dharmu Chak? ■ Sonsa Dharmu Chak · ■ Neem Chak Bathani rural average Literacy (age 7+) ****53.1%** **56.6% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****930** **938 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1056** **960 Working population ****32.5%** **46.3% ### Women and men Literacy is 60.0% for men and 45.5% for women. 42% of men and 23% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ********** **■** Cultivators 220 (29%) · **■** Farm labourers 351 (46%) · **■** Household industry 6 (1%) · **■** Other work 68 (9%) · **■** Marginal 120 (16%) 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 Neem Chak Bathani - Maniara2,956 people - Katari2,493 people - Chhatni2,420 people - Neyamatpur2,368 people - Nemthu2,275 people - Chari Sandi2,218 people - Rarhui2,147 people - Morabbi Chak2,126 people [All 42 villages in Neem Chak Bathani](https://wherepedia.org/india/bihar/gaya/neem-chak-bathani/villages/) ## Quick answers - How far is Sonsa Dharmu Chak from Gaya?51 km by road - What is the population of Sonsa Dharmu Chak?2,355 (Census 2011) - Which district is Sonsa Dharmu Chak in?Gaya district (Neem Chak Bathani sub-district), Bihar - What is the literacy rate of Sonsa Dharmu Chak?53.1% (Census 2011)