# Sonaila Village, Pranpur, Katihar (Bihar) – PIN Code, Facilities & Population

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Village · Pranpur, Katihar 

# Sonaila

Sonaila is a village in Pranpur sub-district of Katihar district, Bihar. The 2011 Census counted **951 people in 204 households**, the 48th largest of 76 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 69.6%, above the sub-district's rural average of 52.7%.

- 951people (2011)
- 204households
- 69.6%literacy
- 910females per 1,000 males

## Sonaila PIN code and other codes

Sonaila falls in Pranpur sub-district, Katihar district, Bihar.

- Gram panchayatKehunia
- Community development blockPranpur
- Census village code225409

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

## How far is Sonaila from nearby towns?

- Pranpur (sub-district HQ)10 km by road
- Katihar (district HQ)19 km by road
- Katihar (nearest town)19 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 Sonaila?

4 services counted by the Census are inside Sonaila; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school10+ km · Katihar
- ○Degree college10+ km · Katihar
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Katihar
- ○Primary health centreunder 5 km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensary10+ km
- ○Post officeunder 5 km
- ○Public bus service10+ km
- ○Railway stationunder 5 km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Commercial bank5–10 km
- ○Mandi / regular market10+ km
- ○Public library10+ km

### Water and power

- Drinking waterhand pumps and canal / river

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 Sonaila known for?

The main crops are **paddy, wheat and jute**. About 80% of the 149 hectares of village land is sown, and 64 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 Sonaila

Of every 100 households in Sonaila in 2011, 0 had electricity, 9 a toilet at home and 2 cooked with LPG; 43 had a mobile phone, 7 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Sonaila · ■ Pranpur rural average

Electricity for lighting ****0%**

**3%

Toilet within the home ****9%**

**12%

No toilet (open defecation) ****91%**

**87%

Tap water ****0%**

**1%

Drinking water within premises ****95%**

**45%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****2%**

**1%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****98%**

**98%

Use banking services ****27%**

**25%

Television ****2%**

**6%

Mobile phone ****43%**

**34%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****7%**

**4%

Car / jeep / van ****0%**

**0%

None of these assets ****36%**

**40%

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 Sonaila?

■ Sonaila · ■ Pranpur rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****69.6%**

**52.7%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****910**

**924

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****953**

**959

Working population ****50.6%**

**35.4%

### Women and men

Literacy is 78.9% for men and 59.3% for women. 52% of men and 49% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 7 (1%) · **■** Farm labourers 184 (38%) · **■** Household industry 1 (0%) · **■** Other work 4 (1%) · **■** Marginal 285 (59%)

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 Pranpur

- Athara1,225 people
- Keotia1,016 people
- Belgachi1,006 people
- Majgawan993 people
- Maharampur913 people
- Baina878 people
- Pakaria843 people
- Keshopur841 people

[All 85 villages in Pranpur](https://wherepedia.org/india/bihar/katihar/pranpur/villages/)

## Quick answers

- How far is Sonaila from Katihar?19 km by road
- What is the population of Sonaila?951 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Sonaila in?Katihar district (Pranpur sub-district), Bihar
- What is the literacy rate of Sonaila?69.6% (Census 2011)