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

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Village · Kudra, Kaimur 

# Sonawan

Sonawan is a village in Kudra sub-district of Kaimur district, Bihar, PIN code **821108**. The 2011 Census counted **1,232 people in 170 households**, the 40th largest of 131 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 63.4%, below the sub-district's rural average of 73.4%.

- 1,232people (2011)
- 170households
- 63.4%literacy
- 821108PIN code

## Sonawan PIN code and other codes

**The PIN code of Sonawan is 821108.** Sonawan falls in Kudra sub-district, Kaimur district, Bihar.

- PIN code821108
- Gram panchayatBahera
- Community development blockKudra
- Census village code249212

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?

- Kudra (sub-district HQ)11 km by road
- Bhabua (district HQ)30 km by road
- Bhabua (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 Sonawan?

7 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
- ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school10+ km · Kudra
- ○Degree college5–10 km · Babhua
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Dihri
- ○Primary health centreunder 5 km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensaryunder 5 km
- ○Post officeunder 5 km
- ○Public bus serviceunder 5 km
- ○Railway stationunder 5 km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Commercial bank10+ km
- ○Mandi / regular market5–10 km
- ○Public library10+ km

### Water and power

- Drinking waterhand pumps, tube wells / boreholes and canal / river
- Electricity (2011)5 h summer · 6 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 31% of the 150 hectares of village land is sown, and 40 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, 55 had electricity, 12 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 60 had a mobile phone, 6 a two-wheeler and 2 a car.

■ Sonawan · ■ Kudra rural average

Electricity for lighting ****55%**

**38%

Toilet within the home ****12%**

**21%

No toilet (open defecation) ****88%**

**78%

Tap water ****1%**

**2%

Drinking water within premises ****71%**

**73%

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

**5%

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

**90%

Use banking services ****44%**

**52%

Television ****33%**

**24%

Mobile phone ****60%**

**68%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**1%

Two-wheeler ****6%**

**10%

Car / jeep / van ****2%**

**3%

None of these assets ****26%**

**20%

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 Sonawan?

■ Sonawan · ■ Kudra rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****63.4%**

**73.4%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****928**

**912

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****993**

**932

Working population ****35.2%**

**30.8%

### Women and men

Literacy is 77.6% for men and 47.8% for women. 44% of men and 25% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 62 (14%) · **■** Farm labourers 254 (59%) · **■** Household industry 2 (0%) · **■** Other work 29 (7%) · **■** Marginal 87 (20%)

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 Kudra

- Munjia1,390 people
- Bhargawan1,388 people
- Barka Nimdihra1,238 people
- Sariawan1,235 people
- Mokaram1,202 people
- Golaudih1,122 people
- Chanrui1,110 people
- Silaundha1,093 people

[All 159 villages in Kudra](https://wherepedia.org/india/bihar/kaimur/kudra/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Sonawan?821108
- How far is Sonawan from Bhabua?30 km by road
- What is the population of Sonawan?1,232 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Sonawan in?Kaimur district (Kudra sub-district), Bihar
- What is the literacy rate of Sonawan?63.4% (Census 2011)