# Sonwal Village, Paharpur, Purba Champaran (Bihar) – PIN Code, Facilities & Population > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/bihar/purba-champaran/paharpur/sonwal/ Village · Paharpur, Purba Champaran # Sonwal Sonwal is a village in Paharpur sub-district of Purba Champaran district, Bihar. The 2011 Census counted **6,148 people in 1,085 households**, the 7th largest of 55 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 51.9%, below the sub-district's rural average of 56.3%. - 6,148people (2011) - 1,085households - 51.9%literacy - 938females per 1,000 males ## Sonwal PIN code and other codes Sonwal falls in Paharpur sub-district, Purba Champaran district, Bihar. - Gram panchayatSonwal - Community development blockPaharpur - Census village code218104 Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## How far is Sonwal from nearby towns? - Paharpur (sub-district HQ)3 km by road - Motihari (district HQ)44 km by road - Areraj (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 Sonwal? 15 services counted by the Census are inside Sonwal; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 2 private - ●Primary schoolIn village · 3 govt - ●Middle schoolIn village · 2 govt - ●Health sub-centreIn village · 1 · 1 doctors - ●Maternity & child welfare centreIn village · 1 · 1 doctors - ●Family welfare centreIn village · 1 · 1 doctors - ●Post officeIn village - ●All-weather roadIn village - ●Agricultural credit societyIn village - ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village - ●Mandi / regular marketIn village - ●Weekly haatIn village - ●Anganwadi centreIn village - ●ASHA health workerIn village - ●Polling stationIn village ### Nearest outside - ○Senior secondary school10+ km · Betiya - ○Degree college5–10 km · Betiya - ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Motihari - ○Primary health centre5–10 km - ○Allopathic hospital10+ km - ○Dispensary10+ km - ○Public bus service10+ km - ○Railway station10+ km - ○ATM5–10 km - ○Commercial bank5–10 km - ○Public library10+ km ### Water and power - Drinking waterhand pumps and canal / river - Electricity (2011)3 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 Sonwal known for? The main crops are **paddy**. About 96% of the 581 hectares of village land is sown, and 250 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 Sonwal Of every 100 households in Sonwal in 2011, 10 had electricity, 11 a toilet at home and 2 cooked with LPG; 54 had a mobile phone, 6 a two-wheeler and 2 a car. ■ Sonwal · ■ Paharpur rural average Electricity for lighting ****10%** **3% Toilet within the home ****11%** **14% No toilet (open defecation) ****87%** **83% Tap water ****0%** **1% Drinking water within premises ****65%** **49% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****2%** **2% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****98%** **98% Use banking services ****47%** **44% Television ****6%** **6% Mobile phone ****54%** **58% Computer with internet ****0%** **0% Two-wheeler ****6%** **8% Car / jeep / van ****2%** **2% None of these assets ****7%** **13% 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 Sonwal? ■ Sonwal · ■ Paharpur rural average Literacy (age 7+) ****51.9%** **56.3% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****938** **908 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****997** **935 Working population ****34.1%** **36.5% ### Women and men Literacy is 61.5% for men and 41.5% for women. 44% of men and 24% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ********** **■** Cultivators 173 (8%) · **■** Farm labourers 261 (12%) · **■** Household industry 22 (1%) · **■** Other work 161 (8%) · **■** Marginal 1,480 (71%) 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 Paharpur - Siswa14,512 people - Nauwa Dih7,986 people - Baluwa7,841 people - Indarwabhar7,261 people - Mankarariya5,472 people - TejPurwa5,466 people - Majhariya5,219 people - Kotwa4,463 people [All 57 villages in Paharpur](https://wherepedia.org/india/bihar/purba-champaran/paharpur/villages/) ## Quick answers - How far is Sonwal from Motihari?44 km by road - What is the population of Sonwal?6,148 (Census 2011) - Which district is Sonwal in?Purba Champaran district (Paharpur sub-district), Bihar - What is the literacy rate of Sonwal?51.9% (Census 2011)