# Sonapur Village, Amour, Purnia (Bihar) – PIN Code, Facilities & Population

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Village · Amour, Purnia 

# Sonapur

Sonapur is a village in Amour sub-district of Purnia district, Bihar. The 2011 Census counted **1,051 people in 220 households**, the 92nd largest of 150 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 55.3%, above the sub-district's rural average of 45.2%.

- 1,051people (2011)
- 220households
- 55.3%literacy
- 964females per 1,000 males

## Sonapur PIN code and other codes

Sonapur falls in Amour sub-district, Purnia district, Bihar.

- Gram panchayatTiarpara
- Community development blockAmour
- Census village code223771

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

## How far is Sonapur from nearby towns?

- Amour (sub-district HQ)30 km by road
- Purnia (district HQ)45 km by road
- Purnia (nearest town)45 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 Sonapur?

8 services counted by the Census are inside Sonapur; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Primary schoolIn village · 2 govt
- ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●Agricultural credit societyIn village
- ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village
- ●Mandi / regular marketIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school10+ km · Jalalgarh
- ○Degree college10+ km · Kasaba
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Purnia
- ○Primary health centre5–10 km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensary5–10 km
- ○Post office5–10 km
- ○Public bus service5–10 km
- ○Railway station5–10 km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Commercial bank5–10 km
- ○Public libraryunder 5 km

### Water and power

- Drinking waterhand pumps and tube wells / boreholes
- Electricity (2011)8 h summer · 5 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 Sonapur known for?

The main crops are **paddy**. About 94% of the 121 hectares of village land is sown, and 80 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 Sonapur

Of every 100 households in Sonapur in 2011, 0 had electricity, 7 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 42 had a mobile phone, 7 a two-wheeler and 1 a car.

■ Sonapur · ■ Amour rural average

Electricity for lighting ****0%**

**3%

Toilet within the home ****7%**

**5%

No toilet (open defecation) ****93%**

**94%

Tap water ****0%**

**1%

Drinking water within premises ****51%**

**21%

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

**0%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****100%**

**99%

Use banking services ****11%**

**16%

Television ****0%**

**2%

Mobile phone ****42%**

**33%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****7%**

**4%

Car / jeep / van ****1%**

**0%

None of these assets ****40%**

**41%

Own their home ****97%**

**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 Sonapur?

■ Sonapur · ■ Amour rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****55.3%**

**45.2%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****964**

**917

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1176**

**946

Working population ****26.6%**

**30.3%

### Women and men

Literacy is 61.3% for men and 48.7% for women. 47% of men and 5% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 55 (20%) · **■** Farm labourers 178 (64%) · **■** Household industry 1 (0%) · **■** Other work 27 (10%) · **■** Marginal 19 (7%)

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 Amour

- Batua1,193 people
- Kanharia1,119 people
- Khamela1,085 people
- Majhua1,075 people
- Terdahi1,051 people
- Kochaili1,049 people
- Majhua Nankar1,024 people
- Jamira1,012 people

[All 162 villages in Amour](https://wherepedia.org/india/bihar/purnia/amour/villages/)

## Quick answers

- How far is Sonapur from Purnia?45 km by road
- What is the population of Sonapur?1,051 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Sonapur in?Purnia district (Amour sub-district), Bihar
- What is the literacy rate of Sonapur?55.3% (Census 2011)