# Sonwan Village, Ghoshi, Jehanabad (Bihar) – PIN Code, Facilities & Population > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/bihar/jehanabad/ghoshi/sonwan/ Village · Ghoshi, Jehanabad # Sonwan Sonwan is a village in Ghoshi sub-district of Jehanabad district, Bihar. The 2011 Census counted **3,505 people in 517 households**, the 9th largest of 50 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 68.2%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 66.4%. - 3,505people (2011) - 517households - 68.2%literacy - 958females per 1,000 males ## Sonwan PIN code and other codes Sonwan falls in Ghoshi sub-district, Jehanabad district, Bihar. - Gram panchayatParawan - Community development blockGhoshi - Census village code260439 Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## How far is Sonwan from nearby towns? - Ghoshi (sub-district HQ)12 km by road - Jehanabad (district HQ)26 km by road - Jehanabad (nearest town)26 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 Sonwan? 26 services counted by the Census are inside Sonwan; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Secondary schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Senior secondary schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Primary health centreIn village · 1 · 2 doctors - ●Health sub-centreIn village · 1 · 1 doctors - ●Maternity & child welfare centreIn village · 1 - ●TB clinicIn village · 1 · 1 doctors - ●DispensaryIn village · 1 · 1 doctors - ●Family welfare centreIn village · 1 - ●Post officeIn village - ●Internet / Common Service CentreIn village - ●Public bus serviceIn village - ●Private bus serviceIn village - ●State highwayIn village - ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village - ●All-weather roadIn village - ●Commercial bankIn village - ●Agricultural credit societyIn village - ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village - ●Mandi / regular marketIn village - ●Weekly haatIn village - ●Anganwadi centreIn village - ●ASHA health workerIn village - ●Sports fieldIn village - ●Polling stationIn village ### Nearest outside - ○Degree college10+ km · Jehanabad - ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Patna - ○Allopathic hospital10+ km - ○Railway station10+ km - ○ATM10+ km - ○Public library10+ km ### Water and power - Drinking waterhand pumps, tube wells / boreholes 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 Sonwan known for? The main crops are **paddy**. About 81% of the 397 hectares of village land is sown, and 232 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 Sonwan Of every 100 households in Sonwan in 2011, 1 had electricity, 35 a toilet at home and 5 cooked with LPG; 62 had a mobile phone, 13 a two-wheeler and 3 a car. ■ Sonwan · ■ Ghoshi rural average Electricity for lighting ****1%** **11% Toilet within the home ****35%** **25% No toilet (open defecation) ****65%** **74% Tap water ****2%** **3% Drinking water within premises ****53%** **57% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****5%** **4% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****84%** **92% Use banking services ****48%** **52% Television ****23%** **16% Mobile phone ****62%** **57% Computer with internet ****1%** **1% Two-wheeler ****13%** **8% Car / jeep / van ****3%** **2% None of these assets ****22%** **25% 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 Sonwan? ■ Sonwan · ■ Ghoshi rural average Literacy (age 7+) ****68.2%** **66.4% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****958** **935 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****981** **916 Working population ****28.7%** **34.4% ### Women and men Literacy is 73.1% for men and 63.2% for women. 47% of men and 10% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ********** **■** Cultivators 254 (25%) · **■** Farm labourers 457 (45%) · **■** Household industry 16 (2%) · **■** Other work 219 (22%) · **■** Marginal 60 (6%) 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 Ghoshi - Uber4,431 people - Bharthu3,987 people - Shaho Bigha3,790 people - Parawan3,608 people - Shahpur3,470 people - Korra3,417 people - Dhuriari3,315 people - Ahiasa3,274 people [All 53 villages in Ghoshi](https://wherepedia.org/india/bihar/jehanabad/ghoshi/villages/) ## Quick answers - How far is Sonwan from Jehanabad?26 km by road - What is the population of Sonwan?3,505 (Census 2011) - Which district is Sonwan in?Jehanabad district (Ghoshi sub-district), Bihar - What is the literacy rate of Sonwan?68.2% (Census 2011)