# Sonwe Village, Sirdala, Nawada (Bihar) – PIN Code, Facilities & Population

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Village · Sirdala, Nawada 

# Sonwe

Sonwe is a village in Sirdala sub-district of Nawada district, Bihar. The 2011 Census counted **718 people in 100 households**, the 67th largest of 80 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 66.1%, above the sub-district's rural average of 59.7%.

- 718people (2011)
- 100households
- 66.1%literacy
- 951females per 1,000 males

## Sonwe PIN code and other codes

Sonwe falls in Sirdala sub-district, Nawada district, Bihar.

- Community development blockSirdala
- Census village code258310

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

## How far is Sonwe from nearby towns?

- Sirdala (sub-district HQ)2 km by road
- Nawada (district HQ)48 km by road
- Hisua (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 Sonwe?

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

### In the village

- ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Public bus serviceIn village
- ●Private bus serviceIn village
- ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school10+ km · Sirdala
- ○Degree college10+ km · Hishua
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Nawada
- ○Primary health centre10+ km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensary10+ km
- ○Post office10+ km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Commercial bank10+ km
- ○Ration (PDS) shop5–10 km
- ○Mandi / regular market5–10 km
- ○Public library10+ km

### Water and power

- Drinking waterhand pumps
- Electricity (2011)7 h summer · 8 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 Sonwe known for?

The main crops are **paddy**. About 81% of the 59 hectares of village land is sown, and 15 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 Sonwe

Of every 100 households in Sonwe in 2011, 0 had electricity, 1 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 61 had a mobile phone, 7 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Sonwe · ■ Sirdala rural average

Electricity for lighting ****0%**

**1%

Toilet within the home ****1%**

**11%

No toilet (open defecation) ****99%**

**88%

Tap water ****5%**

**1%

Drinking water within premises ****10%**

**28%

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

**1%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****98%**

**97%

Use banking services ****81%**

**36%

Television ****3%**

**5%

Mobile phone ****61%**

**55%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****7%**

**4%

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

**1%

None of these assets ****4%**

**34%

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 Sonwe?

■ Sonwe · ■ Sirdala rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****66.1%**

**59.7%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****951**

**949

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1076**

**972

Working population ****85.5%**

**40.0%

### Women and men

Literacy is 80.1% for men and 50.9% for women. 85% of men and 87% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

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**■** Cultivators 3 (0%) · **■** Farm labourers 345 (56%) · **■** Other work 17 (3%) · **■** Marginal 249 (41%)

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 Sirdala

- Karman Khurd836 people
- Nawadih825 people
- Bhita799 people
- Parsa796 people
- Chiraia711 people
- Khalkhu709 people
- Partabpur662 people
- Mahmad Nagar616 people

[All 87 villages in Sirdala](https://wherepedia.org/india/bihar/nawada/sirdala/villages/)

## Quick answers

- How far is Sonwe from Nawada?48 km by road
- What is the population of Sonwe?718 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Sonwe in?Nawada district (Sirdala sub-district), Bihar
- What is the literacy rate of Sonwe?66.1% (Census 2011)