# Sondiha Village, Sarmera, Nalanda (Bihar) – PIN Code

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Village · Sarmera, Nalanda 

# Sondiha

Sondiha is a village in Sarmera sub-district of Nalanda district, Bihar. The 2011 Census counted **1,186 people in 171 households**, the 20th largest of 29 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 43.7%, below the sub-district's rural average of 55.1%.

- 1,186people (2011)
- 171households
- 43.7%literacy
- 886females per 1,000 males

## Sondiha PIN code and other codes

Sondiha falls in Sarmera sub-district, Nalanda district, Bihar.

- Gram panchayatHusena
- Community development blockSarmera
- Census village code244472

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

## How far is Sondiha from nearby towns?

- Sarmera (sub-district HQ)8 km by road
- Biharsharif (district HQ)42 km by road
- Barbigha (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 Sondiha?

8 services counted by the Census are inside Sondiha; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village
- ●Agricultural credit societyIn village
- ●Mandi / regular marketIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village
- ●Community centreIn village
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school5–10 km · Sarmera
- ○Degree college10+ km · Biharsharif
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Nawada
- ○Primary health centre5–10 km
- ○Allopathic hospital5–10 km
- ○Dispensary5–10 km
- ○Post office5–10 km
- ○Public bus service5–10 km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM5–10 km
- ○Commercial bank5–10 km
- ○Ration (PDS) shop5–10 km
- ○Public library5–10 km

### Water and power

- Drinking waterhand pumps and tube wells / boreholes

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 Sondiha known for?

The main crops are **paddy**. About 96% of the 83 hectares of village land is sown, and 79 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 Sondiha

Of every 100 households in Sondiha in 2011, 0 had electricity, 4 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 61 had a mobile phone, 3 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Sondiha · ■ Sarmera rural average

Electricity for lighting ****0%**

**5%

Toilet within the home ****4%**

**19%

No toilet (open defecation) ****96%**

**80%

Tap water ****0%**

**2%

Drinking water within premises ****18%**

**39%

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

**2%

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

**95%

Use banking services ****33%**

**38%

Television ****2%**

**7%

Mobile phone ****61%**

**51%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****3%**

**3%

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

**1%

None of these assets ****35%**

**38%

Own their home ****100%**

**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 Sondiha?

■ Sondiha · ■ Sarmera rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****43.7%**

**55.1%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****886**

**919

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1142**

**926

Working population ****47.7%**

**37.0%

### Women and men

Literacy is 62.4% for men and 20.8% for women. 48% of men and 48% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 14 (2%) · **■** Farm labourers 356 (63%) · **■** Household industry 15 (3%) · **■** Other work 22 (4%) · **■** Marginal 159 (28%)

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 Sarmera

- Sadha1,654 people
- Kazi Chak1,630 people
- Kutra1,623 people
- Misia1,523 people
- Kazi Chak984 people
- Jagjiwanpur696 people
- Sekhra674 people
- Pojh566 people

[All 35 villages in Sarmera](https://wherepedia.org/india/bihar/nalanda/sarmera/villages/)

## Quick answers

- How far is Sondiha from Biharsharif?42 km by road
- What is the population of Sondiha?1,186 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Sondiha in?Nalanda district (Sarmera sub-district), Bihar
- What is the literacy rate of Sondiha?43.7% (Census 2011)