# Sonatola Village, Barsoi, Katihar (Bihar) – PIN Code, Facilities & Population

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Village · Barsoi, Katihar 

# Sonatola

Sonatola is a village in Barsoi sub-district of Katihar district, Bihar. The 2011 Census counted **784 people in 161 households**, the 139th largest of 218 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 30.3%, below the sub-district's rural average of 43.7%.

- 784people (2011)
- 161households
- 30.3%literacy
- 1,005females per 1,000 males

## Sonatola PIN code and other codes

Sonatola falls in Barsoi sub-district, Katihar district, Bihar.

- Gram panchayatBelwa Dangi
- Community development blockBarsoi
- Census village code225069

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

## How far is Sonatola from nearby towns?

- Barsoi (sub-district HQ)19 km by road
- Katihar (district HQ)55 km by road
- Raiganj (nearest town)15 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 Sonatola?

2 services counted by the Census are inside Sonatola; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Primary school5–10 km · Dakhi
- ○Senior secondary school10+ km · Barsoi
- ○Degree college10+ km · Balarampur
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Katihar
- ○Primary health centre10+ km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensary10+ km
- ○Post office10+ km
- ○Public bus service5–10 km
- ○Railway station5–10 km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Commercial bank10+ km
- ○Ration (PDS) shop5–10 km
- ○Mandi / regular market10+ km
- ○Public library10+ km

### Water and power

- Drinking waterhand pumps and tube wells / boreholes

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 Sonatola known for?

The main crops are **paddy**. About 60% of the 40 hectares of village land is sown, and 15 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 Sonatola

Of every 100 households in Sonatola in 2011, 0 had electricity, 2 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 6 had a mobile phone, 2 a two-wheeler and 2 a car.

■ Sonatola · ■ Barsoi rural average

Electricity for lighting ****0%**

**1%

Toilet within the home ****2%**

**13%

No toilet (open defecation) ****98%**

**86%

Tap water ****0%**

**1%

Drinking water within premises ****1%**

**41%

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

**1%

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

**98%

Use banking services ****14%**

**15%

Television ****0%**

**3%

Mobile phone ****6%**

**27%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****2%**

**4%

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

**1%

None of these assets ****43%**

**40%

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 Sonatola?

■ Sonatola · ■ Barsoi rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****30.3%**

**43.7%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1005**

**920

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1000**

**960

Working population ****20.4%**

**32.2%

### Women and men

Literacy is 32.6% for men and 28.0% for women. 41% of men and 0% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

********

**■** Cultivators 31 (19%) · **■** Farm labourers 121 (76%) · **■** Other work 2 (1%) · **■** Marginal 6 (4%)

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 Barsoi

- Hala845 people
- Raghunathpur830 people
- Golhanda823 people
- Chaugachhi817 people
- Narainpur775 people
- Jahirpur767 people
- Sulif766 people
- Tolwa762 people

[All 231 villages in Barsoi](https://wherepedia.org/india/bihar/katihar/barsoi/villages/)

## Quick answers

- How far is Sonatola from Katihar?55 km by road
- What is the population of Sonatola?784 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Sonatola in?Katihar district (Barsoi sub-district), Bihar
- What is the literacy rate of Sonatola?30.3% (Census 2011)