# Sonpura Village, Meskaur, Nawada (Bihar) – PIN Code, Facilities & Population

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Village · Meskaur, Nawada 

# Sonpura

Sonpura is a village in Meskaur sub-district of Nawada district, Bihar. The 2011 Census counted **1,263 people in 194 households**, the 28th largest of 57 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 61.5%, above the sub-district's rural average of 59.3%.

- 1,263people (2011)
- 194households
- 61.5%literacy
- 937females per 1,000 males

## Sonpura PIN code and other codes

Sonpura falls in Meskaur sub-district, Nawada district, Bihar.

- Gram panchayatBarosar
- Community development blockMeskaur
- Census village code258216

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

## How far is Sonpura from nearby towns?

- Meskaur (sub-district HQ)11 km by road
- Nawada (district HQ)34 km by road
- Hisua (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 Sonpura?

7 services counted by the Census are inside Sonpura; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 1 private
- ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school5–10 km · Tungi
- ○Degree college10+ km · Nawada
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Gaya
- ○Primary health centre10+ km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensary10+ km
- ○Post officeunder 5 km
- ○Public bus service10+ km
- ○Railway station5–10 km
- ○ATM5–10 km
- ○Commercial bank5–10 km
- ○Ration (PDS) shopunder 5 km
- ○Mandi / regular market5–10 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 Sonpura known for?

The main crops are **paddy**. About 100% of the 65 hectares of village land is sown, and 48 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 Sonpura

Of every 100 households in Sonpura in 2011, 0 had electricity, 4 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 47 had a mobile phone, 0 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Sonpura · ■ Meskaur rural average

Electricity for lighting ****0%**

**1%

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

**14%

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

**85%

Tap water ****0%**

**3%

Drinking water within premises ****47%**

**30%

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

**1%

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

**94%

Use banking services ****40%**

**29%

Television ****0%**

**4%

Mobile phone ****47%**

**48%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****0%**

**3%

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

**1%

None of these assets ****36%**

**41%

Own their home ****97%**

**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 Sonpura?

■ Sonpura · ■ Meskaur rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****61.5%**

**59.3%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****937**

**979

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1030**

**968

Working population ****26.5%**

**32.8%

### Women and men

Literacy is 76.8% for men and 44.9% for women. 45% of men and 7% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 5 (1%) · **■** Farm labourers 28 (8%) · **■** Household industry 1 (0%) · **■** Other work 13 (4%) · **■** Marginal 288 (86%)

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 Meskaur

- Barosar1,563 people
- Gobindpur Urf Qanungo Bigha1,539 people
- Ganga Bara1,517 people
- Gamhira1,267 people
- Jarahiya1,222 people
- Bandhi1,153 people
- Belwan1,133 people
- Ranka Jalalpur1,084 people

[All 60 villages in Meskaur](https://wherepedia.org/india/bihar/nawada/meskaur/villages/)

## Quick answers

- How far is Sonpura from Nawada?34 km by road
- What is the population of Sonpura?1,263 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Sonpura in?Nawada district (Meskaur sub-district), Bihar
- What is the literacy rate of Sonpura?61.5% (Census 2011)