# Sonmai Village, Dhanarua, Patna (Bihar) – PIN Code, Facilities & Population > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/bihar/patna/dhanarua/sonmai/ Village · Dhanarua, Patna # Sonmai Sonmai is a village in Dhanarua sub-district of Patna district, Bihar. The 2011 Census counted **4,612 people in 834 households**, the 9th largest of 115 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 56.0%, below the sub-district's rural average of 60.7%. - 4,612people (2011) - 834households - 56.0%literacy - 954females per 1,000 males ## Sonmai PIN code and other codes Sonmai falls in Dhanarua sub-district, Patna district, Bihar. - Gram panchayatSonmai - Community development blockDhanarua - Census village code245941 Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## How far is Sonmai from nearby towns? - Dhanarua (sub-district HQ)10 km by road - Patna (district HQ)25 km by road - Masaurhi (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 Sonmai? 20 services counted by the Census are inside Sonmai; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 1 private - ●Primary schoolIn village · 3 govt · 1 private - ●Middle schoolIn village · 3 govt · 1 private - ●Secondary schoolIn village · 3 govt - ●Health sub-centreIn village · 1 · 1 doctors - ●DispensaryIn village · 1 - ●Post officeIn village - ●Mobile phone coverageIn village - ●State highwayIn village - ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village - ●All-weather roadIn village - ●Commercial bankIn village - ●Mandi / regular marketIn village - ●Weekly haatIn village - ●Anganwadi centreIn village - ●ASHA health workerIn village - ●Community centreIn village - ●Sports fieldIn village - ●Public libraryIn village - ●Polling stationIn village ### Nearest outside - ○Senior secondary school10+ km · Patna - ○Degree college10+ km · Patna - ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Patna - ○Primary health centre10+ km - ○Allopathic hospital10+ km - ○Public bus service5–10 km - ○Railway station10+ km - ○ATM10+ km - ○Ration (PDS) shop10+ km ### Water and power - Drinking waterhand pumps, tube wells / boreholes, canal / river and tanks / ponds - Electricity (2011)2 h summer · 2 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 Sonmai known for? The main crops are **paddy**. About 90% of the 344 hectares of village land is sown, and 310 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 Sonmai Of every 100 households in Sonmai in 2011, 7 had electricity, 14 a toilet at home and 1 cooked with LPG; 52 had a mobile phone, 6 a two-wheeler and 2 a car. ■ Sonmai · ■ Dhanarua rural average Electricity for lighting ****7%** **13% Toilet within the home ****14%** **16% No toilet (open defecation) ****86%** **84% Tap water ****2%** **2% Drinking water within premises ****66%** **51% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****1%** **2% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****99%** **95% Use banking services ****39%** **48% Television ****20%** **17% Mobile phone ****52%** **53% Computer with internet ****0%** **0% Two-wheeler ****6%** **4% Car / jeep / van ****2%** **1% None of these assets ****31%** **35% Own their home ****98%** **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 Sonmai? ■ Sonmai · ■ Dhanarua rural average Literacy (age 7+) ****56.0%** **60.7% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****954** **932 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****984** **947 Working population ****37.6%** **39.7% ### Women and men Literacy is 67.5% for men and 43.8% for women. 52% of men and 23% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ********** **■** Cultivators 337 (19%) · **■** Farm labourers 807 (47%) · **■** Household industry 43 (2%) · **■** Other work 222 (13%) · **■** Marginal 326 (19%) 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 Dhanarua - Nadwan6,255 people - Deodaha6,037 people - Kosut5,833 people - Patharhat5,719 people - Harla4,261 people - Baurihi4,098 people - Oiara3,580 people - Nanauri3,522 people [All 122 villages in Dhanarua](https://wherepedia.org/india/bihar/patna/dhanarua/villages/) ## Quick answers - How far is Sonmai from Patna?25 km by road - What is the population of Sonmai?4,612 (Census 2011) - Which district is Sonmai in?Patna district (Dhanarua sub-district), Bihar - What is the literacy rate of Sonmai?56.0% (Census 2011)