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

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Village · Baisi, Purnia 

# Sonapur

Sonapur is a village in Baisi sub-district of Purnia district, Bihar. The 2011 Census counted **674 people in 141 households**, the 85th largest of 112 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 41.5%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 41.4%.

- 674people (2011)
- 141households
- 41.5%literacy
- 802females per 1,000 males

## Sonapur PIN code and other codes

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

- Gram panchayatPuranganj
- Community development blockBaisi
- Census village code224081

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?

- Baisi (sub-district HQ)15 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?

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

### In the village

- ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Health sub-centreIn village · 1 · 1 doctors
- ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village
- ●Mandi / regular marketIn village
- ●Weekly haatIn village
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school10+ km · Biasi
- ○Degree college10+ km · Purnia
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Purnia
- ○Primary health centre5–10 km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensary5–10 km
- ○Post officeunder 5 km
- ○Public bus service5–10 km
- ○Railway station5–10 km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Commercial bank5–10 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 Sonapur known for?

The main crops are **paddy**. About 92% of the 41 hectares of village land is sown, and 29 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; 44 had a mobile phone, 6 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Sonapur · ■ Baisi rural average

Electricity for lighting ****0%**

**6%

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

**8%

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

**92%

Tap water ****0%**

**1%

Drinking water within premises ****1%**

**32%

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

**1%

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

**98%

Use banking services ****41%**

**20%

Television ****1%**

**3%

Mobile phone ****44%**

**37%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****6%**

**4%

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

**0%

None of these assets ****51%**

**44%

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 · ■ Baisi rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****41.5%**

**41.4%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****802**

**935

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****612**

**956

Working population ****23.3%**

**28.3%

### Women and men

Literacy is 50.0% for men and 31.7% for women. 41% of men and 2% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

********

**■** Cultivators 25 (16%) · **■** Farm labourers 115 (73%) · **■** Other work 14 (9%) · **■** Marginal 3 (2%)

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 Baisi

- Jalal Pundale763 people
- Benibari749 people
- Kauanagar734 people
- Masnadpur732 people
- Gothphar641 people
- Gobindpur635 people
- Ainthi631 people
- Pastura617 people

[All 130 villages in Baisi](https://wherepedia.org/india/bihar/purnia/baisi/villages/)

## Quick answers

- How far is Sonapur from Purnia?45 km by road
- What is the population of Sonapur?674 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Sonapur in?Purnia district (Baisi sub-district), Bihar
- What is the literacy rate of Sonapur?41.5% (Census 2011)