# Sonawan Village, Patna Rural, Patna (Bihar) – PIN Code > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/bihar/patna/patna-rural/sonawan/ Village · Patna Rural, Patna # Sonawan Sonawan is a village in Patna Rural sub-district of Patna district, Bihar. The 2011 Census counted **2,322 people in 334 households**, the 11th largest of 24 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 47.7%, below the sub-district's rural average of 58.0%. - 2,322people (2011) - 334households - 47.7%literacy - 865females per 1,000 males ## Sonawan PIN code and other codes Sonawan falls in Patna Rural sub-district, Patna district, Bihar. - Gram panchayatMahuli, Sonawan - Community development blockPatna Rural - Census village code245283 Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## How far is Sonawan from nearby towns? - Patna Rural (sub-district HQ)15 km by road - Patna (district HQ)15 km by road - Patna (nearest town)15 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 Sonawan? 16 services counted by the Census are inside Sonawan; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 2 private - ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt · 1 private - ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Secondary schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Primary health centreIn village · 1 · 3 doctors - ●Health sub-centreIn village · 1 · 1 doctors - ●Maternity & child welfare centreIn village · 1 · 1 doctors - ●TB clinicIn village · 1 - ●DispensaryIn village · 1 - ●Family welfare centreIn village · 1 · 1 doctors - ●Post officeIn village - ●Private bus serviceIn village - ●State highwayIn village - ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village - ●All-weather roadIn village - ●Anganwadi centreIn village ### Nearest outside - ○Senior secondary school5–10 km · Mahuli - ○Degree college10+ km · Patna - ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Danapur - ○Allopathic hospital10+ km - ○Public bus service5–10 km - ○Railway station10+ km - ○ATM5–10 km - ○Commercial bank10+ km - ○Ration (PDS) shop5–10 km - ○Mandi / regular market5–10 km - ○Public library5–10 km ### Water and power - Drinking waterhand pumps - Electricity (2011)4 h summer · 6 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 Sonawan known for? The main crops are **paddy**. About 86% of the 185 hectares of village land is sown, and 140 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 Sonawan Of every 100 households in Sonawan in 2011, 29 had electricity, 21 a toilet at home and 7 cooked with LPG; 46 had a mobile phone, 6 a two-wheeler and 0 a car. ■ Sonawan · ■ Patna Rural rural average Electricity for lighting ****29%** **61% Toilet within the home ****21%** **35% No toilet (open defecation) ****78%** **63% Tap water ****5%** **6% Drinking water within premises ****36%** **40% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****7%** **7% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****91%** **79% Use banking services ****44%** **52% Television ****21%** **35% Mobile phone ****46%** **53% Computer with internet ****2%** **1% Two-wheeler ****6%** **9% Car / jeep / van ****0%** **2% None of these assets ****29%** **23% Own their home ****99%** **96% 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 Sonawan? ■ Sonawan · ■ Patna Rural rural average Literacy (age 7+) ****47.7%** **58.0% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****865** **873 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****911** **924 Working population ****32.2%** **30.0% ### Women and men Literacy is 57.3% for men and 36.5% for women. 48% of men and 14% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ********** **■** Cultivators 151 (20%) · **■** Farm labourers 148 (20%) · **■** Household industry 3 (0%) · **■** Other work 190 (25%) · **■** Marginal 256 (34%) 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 Patna Rural - Simli Murarpur3,739 people - Gyan Chak3,392 people - Muhammadpur Barantpur3,390 people - Gauharpur2,685 people - Khaspur2,200 people - Hiranandpur1,825 people - Mircha1,816 people - Salehpur Kasara1,371 people [All 32 villages in Patna Rural](https://wherepedia.org/india/bihar/patna/patna-rural/villages/) ## Quick answers - How far is Sonawan from Patna?15 km by road - What is the population of Sonawan?2,322 (Census 2011) - Which district is Sonawan in?Patna district (Patna Rural sub-district), Bihar - What is the literacy rate of Sonawan?47.7% (Census 2011)