# Sonmati Village, Babubarhi, Madhubani (Bihar) – PIN Code

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Village · Babubarhi, Madhubani 

# Sonmati

Sonmati is a village in Babubarhi sub-district of Madhubani district, Bihar. The 2011 Census counted **3,669 people in 686 households**, the 24th largest of 61 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 65.5%, above the sub-district's rural average of 58.9%.

- 3,669people (2011)
- 686households
- 65.5%literacy
- 985females per 1,000 males

## Sonmati PIN code and other codes

Sonmati falls in Babubarhi sub-district, Madhubani district, Bihar.

- Gram panchayatSonmati
- Community development blockBabubarhi
- Census village code220154

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

## How far is Sonmati from nearby towns?

- Babubarhi (sub-district HQ)7 km by road
- Madhubani (district HQ)26 km by road
- Madhubani (nearest town)26 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 Sonmati?

12 services counted by the Census are inside Sonmati; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Primary schoolIn village · 2 govt
- ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt · 1 private
- ●Secondary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●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 · Barhi
- ○Degree college10+ km · Madhubani
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Darbhanga
- ○Primary health centre5–10 km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensary5–10 km
- ○Post office5–10 km
- ○Public bus service10+ km
- ○Railway station5–10 km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Commercial bank10+ km
- ○Public library5–10 km

### Water and power

- Drinking waterhand pumps, tube wells / boreholes and tanks / ponds
- Electricity (2011)5 h summer · 5 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 Sonmati known for?

The main crops are **paddy**. About 83% of the 382 hectares of village land is sown, and 169 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 Sonmati

Of every 100 households in Sonmati in 2011, 2 had electricity, 14 a toilet at home and 4 cooked with LPG; 76 had a mobile phone, 11 a two-wheeler and 1 a car.

■ Sonmati · ■ Babubarhi rural average

Electricity for lighting ****2%**

**12%

Toilet within the home ****14%**

**12%

No toilet (open defecation) ****85%**

**87%

Tap water ****2%**

**2%

Drinking water within premises ****27%**

**30%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****4%**

**4%

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

**92%

Use banking services ****59%**

**41%

Television ****10%**

**7%

Mobile phone ****76%**

**55%

Computer with internet ****1%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****11%**

**7%

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

**1%

None of these assets ****3%**

**21%

Own their home ****99%**

**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 Sonmati?

■ Sonmati · ■ Babubarhi rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****65.5%**

**58.9%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****985**

**941

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****784**

**945

Working population ****30.4%**

**37.8%

### Women and men

Literacy is 79.1% for men and 52.3% for women. 47% of men and 13% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 388 (35%) · **■** Farm labourers 158 (14%) · **■** Household industry 5 (0%) · **■** Other work 74 (7%) · **■** Marginal 489 (44%)

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 Babubarhi

- Kulharia4,531 people
- Khojpur4,308 people
- Mahuahi4,107 people
- Barhara3,859 people
- Dhamaura3,546 people
- Bardaha3,474 people
- Bhatgawan2,704 people
- Barail2,658 people

[All 63 villages in Babubarhi](https://wherepedia.org/india/bihar/madhubani/babubarhi/villages/)

## Quick answers

- How far is Sonmati from Madhubani?26 km by road
- What is the population of Sonmati?3,669 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Sonmati in?Madhubani district (Babubarhi sub-district), Bihar
- What is the literacy rate of Sonmati?65.5% (Census 2011)