# Sonikpur Village, Kuchaikote, Gopalganj (Bihar) – PIN Code, Facilities & Population

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Village · Kuchaikote, Gopalganj 

# Sonikpur

Sonikpur is a village in Kuchaikote sub-district of Gopalganj district, Bihar, PIN code **841503**. The 2011 Census counted **1,085 people in 186 households**, the 113th largest of 216 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 56.7%, below the sub-district's rural average of 66.9%.

- 1,085people (2011)
- 186households
- 56.7%literacy
- 841503PIN code

## Sonikpur PIN code and other codes

**The PIN code of Sonikpur is 841503.** Sonikpur falls in Kuchaikote sub-district, Gopalganj district, Bihar.

- PIN code841503
- Gram panchayatSemra
- Community development blockKuchaikote
- Census village code230346

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

## How far is Sonikpur from nearby towns?

- Kuchaikote (sub-district HQ)20 km by road
- Gopalganj (district HQ)30 km by road
- Gopalganj (nearest town)30 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 Sonikpur?

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

### In the village

- ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school5–10 km · Bathua Bazar
- ○Degree college10+ km · Kuchaikote
- ○ITI / vocational school5–10 km · Hathua
- ○Primary health centre10+ km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensary10+ km
- ○Post officeunder 5 km
- ○Public bus serviceunder 5 km
- ○Railway station5–10 km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Commercial bankunder 5 km
- ○Ration (PDS) shopunder 5 km
- ○Mandi / regular market5–10 km
- ○Public library10+ km

### Water and power

- Drinking waterhand pumps and canal / river
- Electricity (2011)4 h summer · 4 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 Sonikpur known for?

The main crops are **paddy**. About 76% of the 93 hectares of village land is sown, and 48 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 Sonikpur

Of every 100 households in Sonikpur in 2011, 1 had electricity, 5 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 74 had a mobile phone, 7 a two-wheeler and 1 a car.

■ Sonikpur · ■ Kuchaikote rural average

Electricity for lighting ****1%**

**17%

Toilet within the home ****5%**

**22%

No toilet (open defecation) ****95%**

**76%

Tap water ****0%**

**4%

Drinking water within premises ****38%**

**63%

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

**6%

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

**93%

Use banking services ****70%**

**68%

Television ****16%**

**16%

Mobile phone ****74%**

**74%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**1%

Two-wheeler ****7%**

**14%

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

**3%

None of these assets ****7%**

**7%

Own their home ****99%**

**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 Sonikpur?

■ Sonikpur · ■ Kuchaikote rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****56.7%**

**66.9%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1237**

**1004

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****948**

**952

Working population ****14.7%**

**28.4%

### Women and men

Literacy is 73.4% for men and 44.1% for women. 31% of men and 2% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

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**■** Cultivators 72 (45%) · **■** Farm labourers 1 (1%) · **■** Other work 6 (4%) · **■** Marginal 80 (50%)

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

- Rampur Babu1,160 people
- Bel Banwa1,143 people
- Barnaia Bisa1,133 people
- Sherpur1,126 people
- Kaithaulia1,083 people
- Paharpur1,066 people
- Maniara1,059 people
- Bania Chhapar1,033 people

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

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Sonikpur?841503
- How far is Sonikpur from Gopalganj?30 km by road
- What is the population of Sonikpur?1,085 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Sonikpur in?Gopalganj district (Kuchaikote sub-district), Bihar
- What is the literacy rate of Sonikpur?56.7% (Census 2011)