# Sonawan Village, Durgawati, Kaimur (Bihar) – PIN Code, Facilities & Population

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Village · Durgawati, Kaimur 

# Sonawan

Sonawan is a village in Durgawati sub-district of Kaimur district, Bihar. The 2011 Census counted **721 people in 101 households**, the 61st largest of 91 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 72.7%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 71.1%.

- 721people (2011)
- 101households
- 72.7%literacy
- 1,025females per 1,000 males

## Sonawan PIN code and other codes

Sonawan falls in Durgawati sub-district, Kaimur district, Bihar.

- Gram panchayatAwariya
- Community development blockDurgawati
- Census village code249610

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

## How far is Sonawan from nearby towns?

- Durgawati (sub-district HQ)2 km by road
- Bhabua (district HQ)32 km by road
- Bhabua (nearest town)32 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 Sonawan?

1 services counted by the Census are inside Sonawan; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary schoolunder 5 km · Durgawati
- ○Degree college10+ km · Mohania
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Dihri
- ○Primary health centreunder 5 km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensary5–10 km
- ○Post officeunder 5 km
- ○Public bus serviceunder 5 km
- ○Railway stationunder 5 km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Commercial bankunder 5 km
- ○Ration (PDS) shop5–10 km
- ○Mandi / regular market5–10 km
- ○Public library10+ km

### Water and power

- Drinking waterhand pumps
- Electricity (2011)12 h summer · 10 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 Sonawan known for?

The main crops are **paddy**. About 91% of the 91 hectares of village land is sown, and 83 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 Sonawan

Of every 100 households in Sonawan in 2011, 2 had electricity, 22 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 79 had a mobile phone, 8 a two-wheeler and 8 a car.

■ Sonawan · ■ Durgawati rural average

Electricity for lighting ****2%**

**24%

Toilet within the home ****22%**

**15%

No toilet (open defecation) ****78%**

**84%

Tap water ****1%**

**5%

Drinking water within premises ****75%**

**48%

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

**3%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****100%**

**92%

Use banking services ****83%**

**46%

Television ****54%**

**23%

Mobile phone ****79%**

**58%

Computer with internet ****1%**

**1%

Two-wheeler ****8%**

**10%

Car / jeep / van ****8%**

**2%

None of these assets ****6%**

**22%

Own their home ****100%**

**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 Sonawan?

■ Sonawan · ■ Durgawati rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****72.7%**

**71.1%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1025**

**935

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1254**

**927

Working population ****33.6%**

**28.7%

### Women and men

Literacy is 85.3% for men and 59.8% for women. 42% of men and 25% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 94 (39%) · **■** Farm labourers 116 (48%) · **■** Household industry 7 (3%) · **■** Other work 22 (9%) · **■** Marginal 3 (1%)

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 Durgawati

- Madanpura774 people
- Kusharia772 people
- Shohpur764 people
- Madhura740 people
- Ishipur673 people
- Harballabhpur655 people
- Machhanhata613 people
- Ruia600 people

[All 108 villages in Durgawati](https://wherepedia.org/india/bihar/kaimur/durgawati/villages/)

## Quick answers

- How far is Sonawan from Bhabua?32 km by road
- What is the population of Sonawan?721 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Sonawan in?Kaimur district (Durgawati sub-district), Bihar
- What is the literacy rate of Sonawan?72.7% (Census 2011)