# Sonawan Village, Islampur, Nalanda (Bihar) – PIN Code, Facilities & Population

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Village · Islampur, Nalanda 

# Sonawan

Sonawan is a village in Islampur sub-district of Nalanda district, Bihar. The 2011 Census counted **2,247 people in 353 households**, the 37th largest of 91 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 58.3%, below the sub-district's rural average of 64.3%.

- 2,247people (2011)
- 353households
- 58.3%literacy
- 924females per 1,000 males

## Sonawan PIN code and other codes

Sonawan falls in Islampur sub-district, Nalanda district, Bihar.

- Gram panchayatChandharia
- Community development blockIslampur
- Census village code244924

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

## How far is Sonawan from nearby towns?

- Islampur (sub-district HQ)10 km by road
- Biharsharif (district HQ)48 km by road
- Islampur (nearest town)10 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 Sonawan?

6 services counted by the Census are inside Sonawan; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Primary schoolIn village · 2 govt
- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary schoolunder 5 km · Thekwaha
- ○Degree college5–10 km · Islampur
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Hilsa
- ○Primary health centre10+ km
- ○Allopathic hospital5–10 km
- ○Dispensary5–10 km
- ○Post office5–10 km
- ○Public bus service5–10 km
- ○Railway station5–10 km
- ○ATM5–10 km
- ○Commercial bank5–10 km
- ○Ration (PDS) shop5–10 km
- ○Mandi / regular market5–10 km
- ○Public library5–10 km

### Water and power

- Drinking waterhand pumps and tube wells / boreholes
- Electricity (2011)4 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 Sonawan known for?

The main crops are **paddy**. About 91% of the 204 hectares of village land is sown, and 110 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 Sonawan

Of every 100 households in Sonawan in 2011, 4 had electricity, 6 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 58 had a mobile phone, 2 a two-wheeler and 1 a car.

■ Sonawan · ■ Islampur rural average

Electricity for lighting ****4%**

**8%

Toilet within the home ****6%**

**19%

No toilet (open defecation) ****94%**

**79%

Tap water ****2%**

**6%

Drinking water within premises ****41%**

**49%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****0%**

**3%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****99%**

**94%

Use banking services ****15%**

**46%

Television ****2%**

**11%

Mobile phone ****58%**

**57%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****2%**

**5%

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

**1%

None of these assets ****32%**

**29%

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 Sonawan?

■ Sonawan · ■ Islampur rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****58.3%**

**64.3%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****924**

**918

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****905**

**921

Working population ****45.0%**

**39.9%

### Women and men

Literacy is 68.2% for men and 47.7% for women. 54% of men and 35% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 350 (35%) · **■** Farm labourers 396 (39%) · **■** Household industry 9 (1%) · **■** Other work 146 (14%) · **■** Marginal 111 (11%)

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 Islampur

- Amnawan2,517 people
- Chandharia2,511 people
- Maidi Kalan2,330 people
- Sohjana2,284 people
- Chhota Paithana2,105 people
- Sirhari1,945 people
- Mobarakpur1,919 people
- Chaurawan1,842 people

[All 91 villages in Islampur](https://wherepedia.org/india/bihar/nalanda/islampur/villages/)

## Quick answers

- How far is Sonawan from Biharsharif?48 km by road
- What is the population of Sonawan?2,247 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Sonawan in?Nalanda district (Islampur sub-district), Bihar
- What is the literacy rate of Sonawan?58.3% (Census 2011)