# Sonepur Village, Katra, Muzaffarpur (Bihar) – PIN Code, Facilities & Population > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/bihar/muzaffarpur/katra/sonepur/ Village · Katra, Muzaffarpur # Sonepur Sonepur is a village in Katra sub-district of Muzaffarpur district, Bihar. The 2011 Census counted **4,902 people in 990 households**, the 14th largest of 76 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 52.3%, below the sub-district's rural average of 55.2%. - 4,902people (2011) - 990households - 52.3%literacy - 907females per 1,000 males ## Sonepur PIN code and other codes Sonepur falls in Katra sub-district, Muzaffarpur district, Bihar. - Gram panchayatSonpur - Community development blockKatra - Census village code229176 Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## How far is Sonepur from nearby towns? - Katra (sub-district HQ)5 km by road - Muzaffarpur (district HQ)42 km by road - Muzaffarpur (nearest town)42 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 Sonepur? 18 services counted by the Census are inside Sonepur; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ●Primary schoolIn village · 4 govt - ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Health sub-centreIn village · 1 · 2 doctors - ●Post officeIn village - ●Sub post officeIn village - ●Mobile phone coverageIn village - ●Private bus serviceIn village - ●State highwayIn village - ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village - ●All-weather roadIn village - ●Agricultural credit societyIn village - ●Mandi / regular marketIn village - ●Weekly haatIn village - ●Anganwadi centreIn village - ●ASHA health workerIn village - ●Community centreIn village - ●Sports fieldIn village - ●Polling stationIn village ### Nearest outside - ○Senior secondary school5–10 km · Bakuchi - ○Degree college10+ km · Muzaffarpur - ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Muzaffarpur - ○Primary health centre10+ km - ○Allopathic hospital10+ km - ○Dispensary5–10 km - ○Public bus service10+ km - ○Railway station10+ km - ○ATM10+ km - ○Commercial bank10+ km - ○Ration (PDS) shopunder 5 km - ○Public library10+ km ### Water and power - Drinking waterhand pumps and tube wells / boreholes - Electricity (2011)2 h summer · 2 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 Sonepur known for? The main crops are **paddy**. About 68% of the 813 hectares of village land is sown, and 168 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 Sonepur Of every 100 households in Sonepur in 2011, 9 had electricity, 25 a toilet at home and 2 cooked with LPG; 54 had a mobile phone, 8 a two-wheeler and 1 a car. ■ Sonepur · ■ Katra rural average Electricity for lighting ****9%** **3% Toilet within the home ****25%** **22% No toilet (open defecation) ****73%** **77% Tap water ****2%** **3% Drinking water within premises ****34%** **36% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****2%** **2% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****98%** **94% Use banking services ****45%** **37% Television ****6%** **6% Mobile phone ****54%** **55% Computer with internet ****1%** **1% Two-wheeler ****8%** **6% Car / jeep / van ****1%** **1% None of these assets ****30%** **26% 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 Sonepur? ■ Sonepur · ■ Katra rural average Literacy (age 7+) ****52.3%** **55.2% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****907** **908 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****971** **935 Working population ****29.4%** **31.9% ### Women and men Literacy is 60.6% for men and 42.9% for women. 45% of men and 12% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ********** **■** Cultivators 252 (17%) · **■** Farm labourers 264 (18%) · **■** Household industry 30 (2%) · **■** Other work 180 (12%) · **■** Marginal 716 (50%) 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 Katra - Katra6,378 people - Bishunpur5,880 people - Katai5,162 people - Madhaipura5,083 people - Barari urf Braudi Buzurg4,864 people - Changel urf Madhurapur4,361 people - Bandhpura4,322 people - Singwari4,186 people [All 80 villages in Katra](https://wherepedia.org/india/bihar/muzaffarpur/katra/villages/) ## Quick answers - How far is Sonepur from Muzaffarpur?42 km by road - What is the population of Sonepur?4,902 (Census 2011) - Which district is Sonepur in?Muzaffarpur district (Katra sub-district), Bihar - What is the literacy rate of Sonepur?52.3% (Census 2011)