# Sonsikra Village, Rahui, Nalanda (Bihar) – PIN Code, Facilities & Population

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Village · Rahui, Nalanda 

# Sonsikra

Sonsikra is a village in Rahui sub-district of Nalanda district, Bihar. The 2011 Census counted **986 people in 156 households**, the 42nd largest of 61 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 51.6%, below the sub-district's rural average of 61.4%.

- 986people (2011)
- 156households
- 51.6%literacy
- 882females per 1,000 males

## Sonsikra PIN code and other codes

Sonsikra falls in Rahui sub-district, Nalanda district, Bihar.

- Gram panchayatSusandi
- Community development blockRahui
- Census village code244429

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

## How far is Sonsikra from nearby towns?

- Rahui (sub-district HQ)9 km by road
- Biharsharif (district HQ)18 km by road
- Biharsharif (nearest town)18 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 Sonsikra?

5 services counted by the Census are inside Sonsikra; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school5–10 km · Peshaur
- ○Degree college5–10 km · Biharsharif
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Harnaut
- ○Primary health centreunder 5 km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensary5–10 km
- ○Post officeunder 5 km
- ○Public bus service5–10 km
- ○Railway stationunder 5 km
- ○ATM5–10 km
- ○Commercial bank10+ km
- ○Ration (PDS) shop5–10 km
- ○Mandi / regular marketunder 5 km
- ○Public library5–10 km

### Water and power

- Drinking waterhand pumps

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 Sonsikra known for?

The main crops are **paddy**. About 89% of the 92 hectares of village land is sown, and 62 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 Sonsikra

Of every 100 households in Sonsikra in 2011, 1 had electricity, 2 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 49 had a mobile phone, 0 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Sonsikra · ■ Rahui rural average

Electricity for lighting ****1%**

**20%

Toilet within the home ****2%**

**23%

No toilet (open defecation) ****98%**

**75%

Tap water ****2%**

**3%

Drinking water within premises ****14%**

**39%

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

**4%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****100%**

**92%

Use banking services ****17%**

**47%

Television ****0%**

**13%

Mobile phone ****49%**

**46%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****0%**

**4%

Car / jeep / van ****0%**

**1%

None of these assets ****48%**

**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 Sonsikra?

■ Sonsikra · ■ Rahui rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****51.6%**

**61.4%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****882**

**948

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****821**

**934

Working population ****38.0%**

**34.1%

### Women and men

Literacy is 71.3% for men and 29.8% for women. 44% of men and 31% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

******

**■** Farm labourers 292 (78%) · **■** Other work 2 (1%) · **■** Marginal 81 (22%)

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

- Indwas1,146 people
- Mirzapur1,032 people
- Najai1,016 people
- Bhandari1,005 people
- Gaibi984 people
- Bazidpur840 people
- Hurrahia838 people
- Shahpur828 people

[All 66 villages in Rahui](https://wherepedia.org/india/bihar/nalanda/rahui/villages/)

## Quick answers

- How far is Sonsikra from Biharsharif?18 km by road
- What is the population of Sonsikra?986 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Sonsikra in?Nalanda district (Rahui sub-district), Bihar
- What is the literacy rate of Sonsikra?51.6% (Census 2011)