# Sonao Village, Chand, Kaimur (Bihar) – PIN Code, Facilities & Population

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Village · Chand, Kaimur 

# Sonao

Sonao is a village in Chand sub-district of Kaimur district, Bihar, PIN code **821106**. The 2011 Census counted **1,799 people in 280 households**, the 23rd largest of 114 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 67.7%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 67.3%.

- 1,799people (2011)
- 280households
- 67.7%literacy
- 821106PIN code

## Sonao PIN code and other codes

**The PIN code of Sonao is 821106.** Sonao falls in Chand sub-district, Kaimur district, Bihar.

- PIN code821106
- Gram panchayatDulahi
- Community development blockChand
- Census village code249752

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

## How far is Sonao from nearby towns?

- Chand (sub-district HQ)13 km by road
- Bhabua (district HQ)23 km by road
- Bhabua (nearest town)23 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 Sonao?

10 services counted by the Census are inside Sonao; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Health sub-centreIn village · 1
- ●Maternity & child welfare centreIn village · 1
- ●DispensaryIn village · 1 · 1 doctors
- ●Family welfare centreIn village · 1 · 2 doctors
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●Agricultural credit societyIn village
- ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school10+ km · Bhabua
- ○Degree college10+ km · Bhabua
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Dihari
- ○Primary health centre5–10 km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Post office5–10 km
- ○Public bus service5–10 km
- ○Railway station5–10 km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Commercial bankunder 5 km
- ○Mandi / regular marketunder 5 km
- ○Public library5–10 km

### Water and power

- Drinking waterhand pumps
- Electricity (2011)2 h summer · 3 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 Sonao known for?

The main crops are **paddy**. About 91% of the 222 hectares of village land is sown, and 153 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 Sonao

Of every 100 households in Sonao in 2011, 18 had electricity, 8 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 56 had a mobile phone, 4 a two-wheeler and 1 a car.

■ Sonao · ■ Chand rural average

Electricity for lighting ****18%**

**12%

Toilet within the home ****8%**

**10%

No toilet (open defecation) ****92%**

**89%

Tap water ****0%**

**6%

Drinking water within premises ****28%**

**37%

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

**2%

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

**97%

Use banking services ****20%**

**36%

Television ****7%**

**19%

Mobile phone ****56%**

**54%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**1%

Two-wheeler ****4%**

**11%

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

**3%

None of these assets ****25%**

**23%

Own their home ****100%**

**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 Sonao?

■ Sonao · ■ Chand rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****67.7%**

**67.3%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****936**

**921

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****813**

**934

Working population ****20.7%**

**34.7%

### Women and men

Literacy is 77.1% for men and 58.0% for women. 38% of men and 2% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 38 (10%) · **■** Farm labourers 88 (24%) · **■** Household industry 61 (16%) · **■** Other work 41 (11%) · **■** Marginal 144 (39%)

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 Chand

- Ichawan2,109 people
- Chanos2,001 people
- Chauri1,951 people
- Bairi1,923 people
- Kesari1,794 people
- Hansrew1,783 people
- Chanda1,752 people
- Sihoria1,743 people

[All 137 villages in Chand](https://wherepedia.org/india/bihar/kaimur/chand/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Sonao?821106
- How far is Sonao from Bhabua?23 km by road
- What is the population of Sonao?1,799 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Sonao in?Kaimur district (Chand sub-district), Bihar
- What is the literacy rate of Sonao?67.7% (Census 2011)