# Sonsa Village, Hisua, Nawada (Bihar) – PIN Code, Facilities & Population

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Village · Hisua, Nawada 

# Sonsa

Sonsa is a village in Hisua sub-district of Nawada district, Bihar. The 2011 Census counted **3,126 people in 499 households**, the 11th largest of 48 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 63.8%, above the sub-district's rural average of 60.6%.

- 3,126people (2011)
- 499households
- 63.8%literacy
- 953females per 1,000 males

## Sonsa PIN code and other codes

Sonsa falls in Hisua sub-district, Nawada district, Bihar.

- Community development blockHisua
- Census village code258107

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?

- Hisua (sub-district HQ)7 km by road
- Nawada (district HQ)20 km by road
- Hisua (nearest town)7 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?

14 services counted by the Census are inside Sonsa; 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
- ●Maternity & child welfare centreIn village · 1 · 1 doctors
- ●Family welfare centreIn village · 1 · 1 doctors
- ●Mobile phone coverageIn 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 · Hisua
- ○Degree college5–10 km · Hisua
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Nawadea
- ○Primary health centre5–10 km
- ○Allopathic hospital5–10 km
- ○Dispensary10+ km
- ○Post office5–10 km
- ○Public bus service5–10 km
- ○Railway station5–10 km
- ○ATM5–10 km
- ○Commercial bank5–10 km
- ○Mandi / regular market5–10 km
- ○Public library10+ km

### Water and power

- Drinking waterhand pumps
- Electricity (2011)3 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 52% of the 308 hectares of village land is sown, and 55 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, 14 had electricity, 9 a toilet at home and 3 cooked with LPG; 42 had a mobile phone, 4 a two-wheeler and 1 a car.

■ Sonsa · ■ Hisua rural average

Electricity for lighting ****14%**

**3%

Toilet within the home ****9%**

**13%

No toilet (open defecation) ****91%**

**86%

Tap water ****2%**

**2%

Drinking water within premises ****20%**

**34%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****3%**

**2%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****75%**

**95%

Use banking services ****27%**

**32%

Television ****12%**

**6%

Mobile phone ****42%**

**46%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****4%**

**4%

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

**1%

None of these assets ****46%**

**42%

Own their home ****100%**

**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 Sonsa?

■ Sonsa · ■ Hisua rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****63.8%**

**60.6%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****953**

**945

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1114**

**928

Working population ****41.0%**

**36.6%

### Women and men

Literacy is 75.6% for men and 51.1% for women. 46% of men and 35% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 410 (32%) · **■** Farm labourers 396 (31%) · **■** Household industry 50 (4%) · **■** Other work 198 (15%) · **■** Marginal 228 (18%)

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 Hisua

- Kaithir3,811 people
- Barhauna3,535 people
- Pacharha3,302 people
- Dhanawan3,301 people
- Bajra3,113 people
- Manawan2,936 people
- Sirampur2,758 people
- Sakra2,726 people

[All 51 villages in Hisua](https://wherepedia.org/india/bihar/nawada/hisua/villages/)

## Quick answers

- How far is Sonsa from Nawada?20 km by road
- What is the population of Sonsa?3,126 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Sonsa in?Nawada district (Hisua sub-district), Bihar
- What is the literacy rate of Sonsa?63.8% (Census 2011)