# Sonahula Gokhul Village, Kuchaikote, Gopalganj (Bihar)

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Village · Kuchaikote, Gopalganj 

# Sonahula Gokhul

Sonahula Gokhul is a village in Kuchaikote sub-district of Gopalganj district, Bihar. The 2011 Census counted **1,260 people in 210 households**, the 106th largest of 216 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 65.3%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 66.9%.

- 1,260people (2011)
- 210households
- 65.3%literacy
- 981females per 1,000 males

## Sonahula Gokhul PIN code and other codes

Sonahula Gokhul falls in Kuchaikote sub-district, Gopalganj district, Bihar.

- Gram panchayatSonahula Gokhul
- Community development blockKuchaikote
- Census village code230319

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

## How far is Sonahula Gokhul from nearby towns?

- Kuchaikote (sub-district HQ)10 km by road
- Gopalganj (district HQ)27 km by road
- Gopalganj (nearest town)27 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 Sonahula Gokhul?

6 services counted by the Census are inside Sonahula Gokhul; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Post officeIn village
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school5–10 km · Bandhua
- ○Degree college10+ km · Jalalpur
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Hathua
- ○Primary health centre10+ km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensary10+ km
- ○Public bus serviceunder 5 km
- ○Railway station5–10 km
- ○ATM5–10 km
- ○Commercial bank5–10 km
- ○Ration (PDS) shop5–10 km
- ○Mandi / regular market10+ km
- ○Public library10+ km

### Water and power

- Drinking waterhand pumps and canal / river
- Electricity (2011)6 h summer · 6 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 Sonahula Gokhul known for?

The main crops are **paddy**. About 76% of the 54 hectares of village land is sown, and 29 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 Sonahula Gokhul

Of every 100 households in Sonahula Gokhul in 2011, 0 had electricity, 29 a toilet at home and 21 cooked with LPG; 88 had a mobile phone, 24 a two-wheeler and 2 a car.

■ Sonahula Gokhul · ■ Kuchaikote rural average

Electricity for lighting ****0%**

**17%

Toilet within the home ****29%**

**22%

No toilet (open defecation) ****71%**

**76%

Tap water ****0%**

**4%

Drinking water within premises ****87%**

**63%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****21%**

**6%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****79%**

**93%

Use banking services ****63%**

**68%

Television ****34%**

**16%

Mobile phone ****88%**

**74%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**1%

Two-wheeler ****24%**

**14%

Car / jeep / van ****2%**

**3%

None of these assets ****4%**

**7%

Own their home ****98%**

**98%

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 Sonahula Gokhul?

■ Sonahula Gokhul · ■ Kuchaikote rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****65.3%**

**66.9%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****981**

**1004

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****937**

**952

Working population ****28.2%**

**28.4%

### Women and men

Literacy is 80.0% for men and 50.5% for women. 48% of men and 8% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 67 (19%) · **■** Farm labourers 25 (7%) · **■** Household industry 4 (1%) · **■** Other work 95 (27%) · **■** Marginal 164 (46%)

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 Kuchaikote

- Barnaiyan Rajaram1,301 people
- Nichua Khas1,296 people
- Harpur1,293 people
- Baijalha1,272 people
- Baidauli1,249 people
- Bhatwa Parasram1,181 people
- Rampur Babu1,160 people
- Bel Banwa1,143 people

[All 222 villages in Kuchaikote](https://wherepedia.org/india/bihar/gopalganj/kuchaikote/villages/)

## Quick answers

- How far is Sonahula Gokhul from Gopalganj?27 km by road
- What is the population of Sonahula Gokhul?1,260 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Sonahula Gokhul in?Gopalganj district (Kuchaikote sub-district), Bihar
- What is the literacy rate of Sonahula Gokhul?65.3% (Census 2011)