# Sonhan Village, Bhabua, Kaimur (Bihar) – PIN Code, Facilities & Population > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/bihar/kaimur/bhabua/sonhan/ Village · Bhabua, Kaimur # Sonhan Sonhan is a village in Bhabua sub-district of Kaimur district, Bihar. The 2011 Census counted **2,800 people in 446 households**, the 17th largest of 217 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 75.5%, above the sub-district's rural average of 68.0%. - 2,800people (2011) - 446households - 75.5%literacy - 938females per 1,000 males ## Sonhan PIN code and other codes Sonhan falls in Bhabua sub-district, Kaimur district, Bihar. - Gram panchayatSonhan - Community development blockBhabua - Census village code250143 Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## How far is Sonhan from nearby towns? - Bhabua (sub-district HQ)10 km by road - Bhabua (district HQ)10 km by road - Bhabua (nearest town)10 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 Sonhan? 17 services counted by the Census are inside Sonhan; 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 - ●Health sub-centreIn village · 1 - ●Maternity & child welfare centreIn village · 1 · 2 doctors - ●Family welfare centreIn village · 1 - ●Post officeIn village - ●Public bus serviceIn village - ●State highwayIn village - ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village - ●All-weather roadIn village - ●ATMIn village - ●Commercial bankIn village - ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village - ●Anganwadi centreIn village - ●ASHA health workerIn village - ●Polling stationIn village ### Nearest outside - ○Senior secondary school5–10 km · Bhabua - ○Degree college5–10 km · Bhabua - ○ITI / vocational school5–10 km · Bhabua - ○Primary health centre5–10 km - ○Allopathic hospital5–10 km - ○Dispensary5–10 km - ○Railway station5–10 km - ○Mandi / regular market5–10 km - ○Public library5–10 km ### Water and power - Drinking wateruntreated tap water, hand pumps, tube wells / boreholes, canal / river and tanks / ponds - Electricity (2011)8 h summer · 8 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 Sonhan known for? The main crops are **paddy**. About 94% of the 337 hectares of village land is sown, and 215 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 Sonhan Of every 100 households in Sonhan in 2011, 33 had electricity, 19 a toilet at home and 10 cooked with LPG; 57 had a mobile phone, 14 a two-wheeler and 4 a car. ■ Sonhan · ■ Bhabua rural average Electricity for lighting ****33%** **21% Toilet within the home ****19%** **14% No toilet (open defecation) ****81%** **86% Tap water ****1%** **3% Drinking water within premises ****33%** **57% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****10%** **4% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****89%** **93% Use banking services ****68%** **43% Television ****32%** **17% Mobile phone ****57%** **58% Computer with internet ****1%** **1% Two-wheeler ****14%** **8% Car / jeep / van ****4%** **2% None of these assets ****14%** **25% 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 Sonhan? ■ Sonhan · ■ Bhabua rural average Literacy (age 7+) ****75.5%** **68.0% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****938** **916 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1113** **948 Working population ****29.6%** **29.2% ### Women and men Literacy is 86.5% for men and 63.2% for women. 46% of men and 12% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ********** **■** Cultivators 105 (13%) · **■** Farm labourers 94 (11%) · **■** Household industry 20 (2%) · **■** Other work 215 (26%) · **■** Marginal 395 (48%) 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 Bhabua - Shiwpur3,062 people - Kawar2,958 people - Ruppur2,953 people - Manihari2,923 people - Ratwar2,784 people - Jigni2,747 people - Datiawan2,702 people - Sondihra2,646 people [All 286 villages in Bhabua](https://wherepedia.org/india/bihar/kaimur/bhabua/villages/) ## Quick answers - How far is Sonhan from Bhabua?10 km by road - What is the population of Sonhan?2,800 (Census 2011) - Which district is Sonhan in?Kaimur district (Bhabua sub-district), Bihar - What is the literacy rate of Sonhan?75.5% (Census 2011)