# Sonapur Village, Pothia, Kishanganj (Bihar) – PIN Code, Facilities & Population > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/bihar/kishanganj/pothia/sonapur/ Village · Pothia, Kishanganj # Sonapur Sonapur is a village in Pothia sub-district of Kishanganj district, Bihar, PIN code **855117**. The 2011 Census counted **2,500 people in 504 households**, the 35th largest of 141 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 48.7%, below the sub-district's rural average of 51.3%. - 2,500people (2011) - 504households - 48.7%literacy - 855117PIN code ## Sonapur PIN code and other codes **The PIN code of Sonapur is 855117.** Sonapur falls in Pothia sub-district, Kishanganj district, Bihar. - PIN code855117 - Gram panchayatDubanochi - Community development blockPothia - Census village code222509 Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## How far is Sonapur from nearby towns? - Pothia (sub-district HQ)18 km by road - Kishanganj (district HQ)43 km by road - Thakurganj (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 Sonapur? 13 services counted by the Census are inside Sonapur; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 1 private - ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Post officeIn village - ●Mobile phone coverageIn village - ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village - ●All-weather roadIn village - ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village - ●Mandi / regular marketIn village - ●Weekly haatIn village - ●Anganwadi centreIn village - ●ASHA health workerIn village - ●Sports fieldIn village - ●Polling stationIn village ### Nearest outside - ○Senior secondary school10+ km · Pothia - ○Degree college10+ km · Kishanganj - ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Kishanganj - ○Primary health centre10+ km - ○Allopathic hospital10+ km - ○Dispensary10+ km - ○Public bus service5–10 km - ○Railway station5–10 km - ○ATM10+ km - ○Commercial bank10+ km - ○Public library10+ km ### Water and power - Drinking waterhand pumps - Electricity (2011)8 h summer · 8 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 Sonapur known for? The main crops are **paddy**. About 53% of the 450 hectares of village land is sown, and 100 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 Sonapur Of every 100 households in Sonapur in 2011, 0 had electricity, 19 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 35 had a mobile phone, 4 a two-wheeler and 1 a car. ■ Sonapur · ■ Pothia rural average Electricity for lighting ****0%** **20% Toilet within the home ****19%** **7% No toilet (open defecation) ****81%** **92% Tap water ****3%** **1% Drinking water within premises ****74%** **42% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****0%** **0% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****100%** **95% Use banking services ****33%** **20% Television ****6%** **8% Mobile phone ****35%** **29% Computer with internet ****0%** **0% Two-wheeler ****4%** **4% Car / jeep / van ****1%** **0% None of these assets ****37%** **35% 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 Sonapur? ■ Sonapur · ■ Pothia rural average Literacy (age 7+) ****48.7%** **51.3% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****943** **933 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****808** **958 Working population ****30.9%** **32.7% ### Women and men Literacy is 52.8% for men and 44.5% for women. 52% of men and 8% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ********** **■** Cultivators 92 (12%) · **■** Farm labourers 561 (73%) · **■** Household industry 8 (1%) · **■** Other work 11 (1%) · **■** Marginal 101 (13%) 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 Pothia - Panasi2,697 people - Mahsul2,641 people - Barab Kahunia2,635 people - Chiagaon2,575 people - Phulhera Gachh2,481 people - Makhan Pokhar2,429 people - Galgalia2,420 people - Molnapara2,399 people [All 149 villages in Pothia](https://wherepedia.org/india/bihar/kishanganj/pothia/villages/) ## Quick answers - What is the PIN code of Sonapur?855117 - How far is Sonapur from Kishanganj?43 km by road - What is the population of Sonapur?2,500 (Census 2011) - Which district is Sonapur in?Kishanganj district (Pothia sub-district), Bihar - What is the literacy rate of Sonapur?48.7% (Census 2011)