# Sonsa Village, Rahui, Nalanda (Bihar) – PIN Code, Facilities & Population > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/bihar/nalanda/rahui/sonsa/ Village · Rahui, Nalanda # Sonsa Sonsa is a village in Rahui sub-district of Nalanda district, Bihar. The 2011 Census counted **5,160 people in 854 households**, the 8th largest of 61 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 54.2%, below the sub-district's rural average of 61.4%. - 5,160people (2011) - 854households - 54.2%literacy - 961females per 1,000 males ## Sonsa PIN code and other codes Sonsa falls in Rahui sub-district, Nalanda district, Bihar. - Gram panchayatSonsa - Community development blockRahui - Census village code244380 Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## How far is Sonsa from nearby towns? - Rahui (sub-district HQ)5 km by road - Biharsharif (district HQ)16 km by road - Biharsharif (nearest town)16 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 Sonsa? 15 services counted by the Census are inside Sonsa; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 1 private - ●Primary schoolIn village · 3 govt - ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Secondary schoolIn village · 1 private - ●Health sub-centreIn village · 1 - ●Post officeIn village - ●Public bus serviceIn village - ●Private bus serviceIn village - ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village - ●All-weather roadIn village - ●Agricultural credit societyIn village - ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village - ●Anganwadi centreIn village - ●ASHA health workerIn village - ●Polling stationIn village ### Nearest outside - ○Senior secondary school5–10 km · Supasang - ○Degree college10+ km · Biharsharif - ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Harnaut - ○Primary health centre5–10 km - ○Allopathic hospital10+ km - ○Dispensaryunder 5 km - ○Railway station10+ km - ○ATM5–10 km - ○Commercial bank10+ km - ○Mandi / regular marketunder 5 km - ○Public library5–10 km ### Water and power - Drinking watercovered wells and hand pumps - Electricity (2011)4 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 Sonsa known for? The main crops are **paddy**. About 81% of the 555 hectares of village land is sown, and 413 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 Sonsa Of every 100 households in Sonsa in 2011, 5 had electricity, 16 a toilet at home and 1 cooked with LPG; 44 had a mobile phone, 1 a two-wheeler and 0 a car. ■ Sonsa · ■ Rahui rural average Electricity for lighting ****5%** **20% Toilet within the home ****16%** **23% No toilet (open defecation) ****74%** **75% Tap water ****1%** **3% Drinking water within premises ****31%** **39% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****1%** **4% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****97%** **92% Use banking services ****43%** **47% Television ****4%** **13% Mobile phone ****44%** **46% Computer with internet ****0%** **0% Two-wheeler ****1%** **4% Car / jeep / van ****0%** **1% None of these assets ****43%** **41% 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 Sonsa? ■ Sonsa · ■ Rahui rural average Literacy (age 7+) ****54.2%** **61.4% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****961** **948 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****983** **934 Working population ****33.7%** **34.1% ### Women and men Literacy is 66.6% for men and 41.2% for women. 43% of men and 24% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ********** **■** Cultivators 422 (24%) · **■** Farm labourers 649 (37%) · **■** Household industry 26 (1%) · **■** Other work 56 (3%) · **■** Marginal 584 (34%) 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 Rahui - Uttarnawan6,460 people - Moratalao5,890 people - Barandi5,875 people - Mai farida5,266 people - Itasan Bhadwa4,938 people - Amba4,533 people - Paithna4,363 people - Habanpura4,305 people [All 66 villages in Rahui](https://wherepedia.org/india/bihar/nalanda/rahui/villages/) ## Quick answers - How far is Sonsa from Biharsharif?16 km by road - What is the population of Sonsa?5,160 (Census 2011) - Which district is Sonsa in?Nalanda district (Rahui sub-district), Bihar - What is the literacy rate of Sonsa?54.2% (Census 2011)