# Sonwalia Village, Baikunthpur, Gopalganj (Bihar) – PIN Code

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Village · Baikunthpur, Gopalganj 

# Sonwalia

Sonwalia is a village in Baikunthpur sub-district of Gopalganj district, Bihar, PIN code **841420**. The 2011 Census counted **5,297 people in 909 households**, the 11th largest of 92 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 60.7%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 61.0%.

- 5,297people (2011)
- 909households
- 60.7%literacy
- 841420PIN code

## Sonwalia PIN code and other codes

**The PIN code of Sonwalia is 841420.** Sonwalia falls in Baikunthpur sub-district, Gopalganj district, Bihar.

- PIN code841420
- Gram panchayatHamidpur
- Community development blockBaikunthpur
- Census village code231186

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

## How far is Sonwalia from nearby towns?

- Baikunthpur (sub-district HQ)7 km by road
- Gopalganj (district HQ)51 km by road
- Barauli (nearest town)21 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 Sonwalia?

9 services counted by the Census are inside Sonwalia; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Primary schoolIn village · 5 govt
- ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●Cooperative bankIn village
- ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school5–10 km · Majhaula
- ○Degree college10+ km · Baikhunthpura
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Gopalganj
- ○Primary health centre10+ km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensary10+ km
- ○Post office5–10 km
- ○Public bus serviceunder 5 km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM5–10 km
- ○Commercial bankunder 5 km
- ○Mandi / regular market10+ km
- ○Public library10+ 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 Sonwalia known for?

The main crops are **paddy**. About 65% of the 297 hectares of village land is sown, and 113 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 Sonwalia

Of every 100 households in Sonwalia in 2011, 1 had electricity, 11 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 47 had a mobile phone, 6 a two-wheeler and 1 a car.

■ Sonwalia · ■ Baikunthpur rural average

Electricity for lighting ****1%**

**5%

Toilet within the home ****11%**

**15%

No toilet (open defecation) ****89%**

**84%

Tap water ****2%**

**3%

Drinking water within premises ****57%**

**56%

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

**2%

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

**97%

Use banking services ****69%**

**67%

Television ****3%**

**9%

Mobile phone ****47%**

**71%

Computer with internet ****1%**

**1%

Two-wheeler ****6%**

**8%

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

**2%

None of these assets ****14%**

**9%

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 Sonwalia?

■ Sonwalia · ■ Baikunthpur rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****60.7%**

**61.0%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****958**

**1012

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****965**

**951

Working population ****40.6%**

**26.7%

### Women and men

Literacy is 71.0% for men and 49.9% for women. 47% of men and 34% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 270 (13%) · **■** Farm labourers 1,040 (48%) · **■** Household industry 26 (1%) · **■** Other work 185 (9%) · **■** Marginal 632 (29%)

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 Baikunthpur

- Hakram6,176 people
- Gamhari5,765 people
- Bansghat Masuaria5,724 people
- Usri5,409 people
- Bankati5,254 people
- Khaira Azam4,935 people
- Banhauli Banaura4,782 people
- Shafiabad4,563 people

[All 121 villages in Baikunthpur](https://wherepedia.org/india/bihar/gopalganj/baikunthpur/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Sonwalia?841420
- How far is Sonwalia from Gopalganj?51 km by road
- What is the population of Sonwalia?5,297 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Sonwalia in?Gopalganj district (Baikunthpur sub-district), Bihar
- What is the literacy rate of Sonwalia?60.7% (Census 2011)