# Sonchri Village, Parbalpur, Nalanda (Bihar) – PIN Code, Facilities & Population > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/bihar/nalanda/parbalpur/sonchri/ Village · Parbalpur, Nalanda # Sonchri Sonchri is a village in Parbalpur sub-district of Nalanda district, Bihar, PIN code **803114**. The 2011 Census counted **5,059 people in 763 households**, the 4th largest of 23 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 71.8%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 70.2%. - 5,059people (2011) - 763households - 71.8%literacy - 803114PIN code ## Sonchri PIN code and other codes **The PIN code of Sonchri is 803114.** Sonchri falls in Parbalpur sub-district, Nalanda district, Bihar. - PIN code803114 - Gram panchayatMai - Community development blockParbalpur - Census village code244747 Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## How far is Sonchri from nearby towns? - Parbalpur (sub-district HQ)8 km by road - Biharsharif (district HQ)21 km by road - Biharsharif (nearest town)21 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 Sonchri? 9 services counted by the Census are inside Sonchri; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ●Primary schoolIn village · 2 govt - ●Middle schoolIn village · 2 govt - ●Health sub-centreIn village · 1 · 1 doctors - ●Post officeIn village - ●Mobile phone coverageIn village - ●Anganwadi centreIn village - ●ASHA health workerIn village - ●Sports fieldIn village - ●Polling stationIn village ### Nearest outside - ○Senior secondary school5–10 km · Prabalpur - ○Degree college5–10 km · Prabalpur - ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Hilsa - ○Primary health centre5–10 km - ○Allopathic hospital10+ km - ○Dispensary5–10 km - ○Public bus service5–10 km - ○Railway station10+ km - ○ATM10+ km - ○Commercial bank10+ km - ○Ration (PDS) shopunder 5 km - ○Mandi / regular market5–10 km - ○Public library10+ km ### Water and power - Drinking waterhand pumps, tube wells / boreholes and canal / river - Electricity (2011)6 h summer · 7 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 Sonchri known for? The main crops are **paddy**. About 32% of the 489 hectares of village land is sown, and 134 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 Sonchri Of every 100 households in Sonchri in 2011, 9 had electricity, 30 a toilet at home and 1 cooked with LPG; 68 had a mobile phone, 8 a two-wheeler and 4 a car. ■ Sonchri · ■ Parbalpur rural average Electricity for lighting ****9%** **15% Toilet within the home ****30%** **22% No toilet (open defecation) ****68%** **76% Tap water ****1%** **7% Drinking water within premises ****43%** **40% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****1%** **5% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****96%** **92% Use banking services ****61%** **55% Television ****22%** **17% Mobile phone ****68%** **57% Computer with internet ****1%** **1% Two-wheeler ****8%** **6% Car / jeep / van ****4%** **2% None of these assets ****19%** **31% Own their home ****98%** **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 Sonchri? ■ Sonchri · ■ Parbalpur rural average Literacy (age 7+) ****71.8%** **70.2% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****894** **917 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****871** **943 Working population ****25.9%** **45.8% ### Women and men Literacy is 81.1% for men and 61.4% for women. 45% of men and 5% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ********** **■** Cultivators 475 (36%) · **■** Farm labourers 642 (49%) · **■** Household industry 17 (1%) · **■** Other work 113 (9%) · **■** Marginal 64 (5%) 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 Parbalpur - Sakardih13,432 people - Pilich11,388 people - Bazidpur Khirauti6,533 people - Mai5,013 people - Alawan4,589 people - Chausanda3,659 people - Shiv Nagar2,838 people [All 23 villages in Parbalpur](https://wherepedia.org/india/bihar/nalanda/parbalpur/villages/) ## Quick answers - What is the PIN code of Sonchri?803114 - How far is Sonchri from Biharsharif?21 km by road - What is the population of Sonchri?5,059 (Census 2011) - Which district is Sonchri in?Nalanda district (Parbalpur sub-district), Bihar - What is the literacy rate of Sonchri?71.8% (Census 2011)