# sona Village, Naubatpur, Patna (Bihar) – PIN Code & Facilities

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Village · Naubatpur, Patna 

# sona

sona is a village in Naubatpur sub-district of Patna district, Bihar. The 2011 Census counted **2,038 people in 317 households**, the 37th largest of 97 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 78.8%, above the sub-district's rural average of 67.6%.

- 2,038people (2011)
- 317households
- 78.8%literacy
- 934females per 1,000 males

## sona PIN code and other codes

sona falls in Naubatpur sub-district, Patna district, Bihar.

- Gram panchayatDeora
- Community development blockNaubatpur
- Census village code245582

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

## How far is sona from nearby towns?

- Naubatpur (sub-district HQ)10 km by road
- Patna (district HQ)45 km by road
- Piplaba (nearest town)3 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 sona?

9 services counted by the Census are inside sona; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Secondary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Health sub-centreIn village · 1 · 1 doctors
- ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school10+ km · Piplaba
- ○Degree college10+ km · Amarpur
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Patna
- ○Primary health centre5–10 km
- ○Allopathic hospitalunder 5 km
- ○Dispensary10+ km
- ○Post officeunder 5 km
- ○Public bus service5–10 km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Commercial bank10+ km
- ○Ration (PDS) shop5–10 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 sona known for?

The main crops are **paddy**. About 93% of the 188 hectares of village land is sown, and 104 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 sona

Of every 100 households in sona in 2011, 11 had electricity, 36 a toilet at home and 2 cooked with LPG; 66 had a mobile phone, 13 a two-wheeler and 5 a car.

■ sona · ■ Naubatpur rural average

Electricity for lighting ****11%**

**21%

Toilet within the home ****36%**

**27%

No toilet (open defecation) ****64%**

**71%

Tap water ****0%**

**3%

Drinking water within premises ****59%**

**53%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****2%**

**3%

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

**94%

Use banking services ****82%**

**69%

Television ****19%**

**28%

Mobile phone ****66%**

**56%

Computer with internet ****1%**

**1%

Two-wheeler ****13%**

**10%

Car / jeep / van ****5%**

**2%

None of these assets ****18%**

**20%

Own their home ****96%**

**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 sona?

■ sona · ■ Naubatpur rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****78.8%**

**67.6%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****934**

**902

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****865**

**906

Working population ****32.7%**

**36.8%

### Women and men

Literacy is 89.5% for men and 67.6% for women. 49% of men and 16% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 121 (18%) · **■** Farm labourers 67 (10%) · **■** Household industry 6 (1%) · **■** Other work 104 (16%) · **■** Marginal 368 (55%)

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 Naubatpur

- Rampur2,117 people
- Raunian2,082 people
- Korawan2,073 people
- Salarpur2,039 people
- Babupur1,980 people
- Jamalpura1,917 people
- Sabar Chak1,875 people
- Jafra Bhagwanpur1,855 people

[All 100 villages in Naubatpur](https://wherepedia.org/india/bihar/patna/naubatpur/villages/)

## Quick answers

- How far is sona from Patna?45 km by road
- What is the population of sona?2,038 (Census 2011)
- Which district is sona in?Patna district (Naubatpur sub-district), Bihar
- What is the literacy rate of sona?78.8% (Census 2011)