# Sonaili Village, Kadwa, Katihar (Bihar) – PIN Code, Facilities & Population

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Village · Kadwa, Katihar 

# Sonaili

Sonaili is a village in Kadwa sub-district of Katihar district, Bihar. The 2011 Census counted **1,965 people in 438 households**, the 56th largest of 234 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 66.4%, above the sub-district's rural average of 50.5%.

- 1,965people (2011)
- 438households
- 66.4%literacy
- 944females per 1,000 males

## Sonaili PIN code and other codes

Sonaili falls in Kadwa sub-district, Katihar district, Bihar.

- Gram panchayatBhogaon
- Community development blockKadwa
- Census village code224709

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

## How far is Sonaili from nearby towns?

- Kadwa (sub-district HQ)12 km by road
- Katihar (district HQ)40 km by road
- Katihar (nearest town)40 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 Sonaili?

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

### In the village

- ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 1 private
- ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●Private bus serviceIn village
- ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school10+ km · Katihar
- ○Degree college10+ km · Sisia
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Katihar
- ○Primary health centre5–10 km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensary10+ km
- ○Post office5–10 km
- ○Public bus service5–10 km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Commercial bank5–10 km
- ○Mandi / regular market5–10 km
- ○Public library10+ km

### Water and power

- Drinking waterhand pumps and tube wells / boreholes
- Electricity (2011)5 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 Sonaili known for?

The main crops are **paddy**. About 92% of the 344 hectares of village land is sown, and 164 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 Sonaili

Of every 100 households in Sonaili in 2011, 24 had electricity, 22 a toilet at home and 6 cooked with LPG; 48 had a mobile phone, 7 a two-wheeler and 1 a car.

■ Sonaili · ■ Kadwa rural average

Electricity for lighting ****24%**

**4%

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

**16%

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

**83%

Tap water ****1%**

**1%

Drinking water within premises ****68%**

**50%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****6%**

**2%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****93%**

**96%

Use banking services ****24%**

**24%

Television ****20%**

**6%

Mobile phone ****48%**

**39%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****7%**

**5%

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

**1%

None of these assets ****41%**

**35%

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 Sonaili?

■ Sonaili · ■ Kadwa rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****66.4%**

**50.5%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****944**

**922

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****888**

**969

Working population ****36.7%**

**33.0%

### Women and men

Literacy is 70.8% for men and 61.7% for women. 50% of men and 23% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 77 (11%) · **■** Farm labourers 307 (43%) · **■** Household industry 5 (1%) · **■** Other work 122 (17%) · **■** Marginal 211 (29%)

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 Kadwa

- Basantpur2,030 people
- Deogaon2,006 people
- Sadapur1,982 people
- Sohasa1,970 people
- Minapur1,961 people
- Sisia1,960 people
- Shekhpura1,896 people
- Nandanpur1,888 people

[All 264 villages in Kadwa](https://wherepedia.org/india/bihar/katihar/kadwa/villages/)

## Quick answers

- How far is Sonaili from Katihar?40 km by road
- What is the population of Sonaili?1,965 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Sonaili in?Katihar district (Kadwa sub-district), Bihar
- What is the literacy rate of Sonaili?66.4% (Census 2011)