# Sonamani Village, Baisa, Purnia (Bihar) – PIN Code, Facilities & Population

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Village · Baisa, Purnia 

# Sonamani

Sonamani is a village in Baisa sub-district of Purnia district, Bihar. The 2011 Census counted **1,732 people in 343 households**, the 46th largest of 118 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 49.6%, above the sub-district's rural average of 43.3%.

- 1,732people (2011)
- 343households
- 49.6%literacy
- 800females per 1,000 males

## Sonamani PIN code and other codes

Sonamani falls in Baisa sub-district, Purnia district, Bihar.

- Gram panchayatNandania
- Community development blockBaisa
- Census village code223918

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

## How far is Sonamani from nearby towns?

- Baisa (sub-district HQ)14 km by road
- Purnia (district HQ)67 km by road
- Purnia (nearest town)67 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 Sonamani?

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

### In the village

- ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village
- ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village
- ●Mandi / regular marketIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school5–10 km · Kankai
- ○Degree college10+ km · Kishanganj
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Purnia
- ○Primary health centreunder 5 km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensary10+ km
- ○Post officeunder 5 km
- ○Public bus service5–10 km
- ○Railway station5–10 km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Commercial bankunder 5 km
- ○Public library5–10 km

### Water and power

- Drinking waterhand pumps and tube wells / boreholes

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 Sonamani known for?

The main crops are **paddy**. About 54% of the 42 hectares of village land is sown, and 15 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 Sonamani

Of every 100 households in Sonamani in 2011, 0 had electricity, 0 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 16 had a mobile phone, 3 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Sonamani · ■ Baisa rural average

Electricity for lighting ****0%**

**1%

Toilet within the home ****0%**

**5%

No toilet (open defecation) ****100%**

**94%

Tap water ****0%**

**0%

Drinking water within premises ****23%**

**20%

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

**0%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****94%**

**96%

Use banking services ****5%**

**14%

Television ****0%**

**2%

Mobile phone ****16%**

**30%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****3%**

**4%

Car / jeep / van ****0%**

**1%

None of these assets ****53%**

**40%

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 Sonamani?

■ Sonamani · ■ Baisa rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****49.6%**

**43.3%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****800**

**928

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****826**

**950

Working population ****29.7%**

**28.3%

### Women and men

Literacy is 60.7% for men and 35.6% for women. 50% of men and 5% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

********

**■** Cultivators 55 (11%) · **■** Farm labourers 391 (76%) · **■** Other work 12 (2%) · **■** Marginal 57 (11%)

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 Baisa

- Parapurnia1,866 people
- Nikandaha1,784 people
- Kilpara Khurd1,773 people
- Jairampur1,753 people
- Rahua1,715 people
- Dighaunch1,709 people
- Kanphulia1,699 people
- Pokharia1,671 people

[All 132 villages in Baisa](https://wherepedia.org/india/bihar/purnia/baisa/villages/)

## Quick answers

- How far is Sonamani from Purnia?67 km by road
- What is the population of Sonamani?1,732 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Sonamani in?Purnia district (Baisa sub-district), Bihar
- What is the literacy rate of Sonamani?49.6% (Census 2011)