# Sonai Village, Harlakhi, Madhubani (Bihar) – PIN Code > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/bihar/madhubani/harlakhi/sonai/ Village · Harlakhi, Madhubani # Sonai Sonai is a village in Harlakhi sub-district of Madhubani district, Bihar, PIN code **847308**. The 2011 Census counted **6,292 people in 1,342 households**, the 10th largest of 43 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 57.8%, above the sub-district's rural average of 55.8%. - 6,292people (2011) - 1,342households - 57.8%literacy - 847308PIN code ## Sonai PIN code and other codes **The PIN code of Sonai is 847308.** Sonai falls in Harlakhi sub-district, Madhubani district, Bihar. - PIN code847308 - Gram panchayatSonai - Community development blockHarlakhi - Census village code219888 Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## How far is Sonai from nearby towns? - Harlakhi (sub-district HQ)14 km by road - Madhubani (district HQ)40 km by road - Madhubani (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 Sonai? 12 services counted by the Census are inside Sonai; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 3 private - ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt · 3 private - ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt · 1 private - ●Secondary schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Post officeIn village - ●Mobile phone coverageIn village - ●All-weather roadIn village - ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village - ●Weekly haatIn village - ●Anganwadi centreIn village - ●ASHA health workerIn village - ●Polling stationIn village ### Nearest outside - ○Senior secondary school10+ km · Ghoghardiha - ○Degree college10+ km · Darbhanga - ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Muzaffarpur - ○Primary health centre10+ km - ○Allopathic hospital10+ km - ○Dispensary5–10 km - ○Public bus service10+ km - ○Railway station10+ km - ○ATMunder 5 km - ○Commercial bank10+ km - ○Mandi / regular market5–10 km - ○Public library5–10 km ### Water and power - Drinking waterhand pumps, tube wells / boreholes, canal / river and tanks / ponds - Electricity (2011)5 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 Sonai known for? The main crops are **paddy**. About 85% of the 495 hectares of village land is sown, and 319 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 Sonai Of every 100 households in Sonai in 2011, 2 had electricity, 11 a toilet at home and 1 cooked with LPG; 38 had a mobile phone, 4 a two-wheeler and 0 a car. ■ Sonai · ■ Harlakhi rural average Electricity for lighting ****2%** **8% Toilet within the home ****11%** **15% No toilet (open defecation) ****86%** **84% Tap water ****2%** **1% Drinking water within premises ****34%** **34% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****1%** **2% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****95%** **94% Use banking services ****42%** **43% Television ****6%** **7% Mobile phone ****38%** **47% Computer with internet ****1%** **0% Two-wheeler ****4%** **6% Car / jeep / van ****0%** **1% None of these assets ****28%** **22% Own their home ****98%** **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 Sonai? ■ Sonai · ■ Harlakhi rural average Literacy (age 7+) ****57.8%** **55.8% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****931** **933 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****963** **961 Working population ****36.1%** **34.6% ### Women and men Literacy is 68.2% for men and 46.5% for women. 50% of men and 21% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ********** **■** Cultivators 144 (6%) · **■** Farm labourers 1,320 (58%) · **■** Household industry 13 (1%) · **■** Other work 211 (9%) · **■** Marginal 582 (26%) 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 Harlakhi - Gangaur9,244 people - Harlakhi8,772 people - Bisaul8,172 people - Beta Parsa7,523 people - Jiraul5,993 people - Umgaon5,796 people - Phulhar5,638 people - Sisauni4,946 people [All 44 villages in Harlakhi](https://wherepedia.org/india/bihar/madhubani/harlakhi/villages/) ## Quick answers - What is the PIN code of Sonai?847308 - How far is Sonai from Madhubani?40 km by road - What is the population of Sonai?6,292 (Census 2011) - Which district is Sonai in?Madhubani district (Harlakhi sub-district), Bihar - What is the literacy rate of Sonai?57.8% (Census 2011)