# Sondiha Village, Bhawanipur, Purnia (Bihar) – PIN Code

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Village · Bhawanipur, Purnia 

# Sondiha

Sondiha is a village in Bhawanipur sub-district of Purnia district, Bihar. The 2011 Census counted **4,021 people in 786 households**, the 10th largest of 66 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 39.1%, below the sub-district's rural average of 47.7%.

- 4,021people (2011)
- 786households
- 39.1%literacy
- 960females per 1,000 males

## Sondiha PIN code and other codes

Sondiha falls in Bhawanipur sub-district, Purnia district, Bihar.

- Gram panchayatLathi
- Community development blockBhawanipur
- Census village code223225

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

## How far is Sondiha from nearby towns?

- Bhawanipur (sub-district HQ)12 km by road
- Purnia (district HQ)51 km by road
- Purnia (nearest town)51 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 Sondiha?

6 services counted by the Census are inside Sondiha; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●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 · Madhavnagar
- ○Degree college5–10 km · Madhavnagar
- ○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
- ○ATM5–10 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 Sondiha known for?

The main crops are **paddy**. About 86% of the 641 hectares of village land is sown, and 286 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 Sondiha

Of every 100 households in Sondiha in 2011, 0 had electricity, 4 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 57 had a mobile phone, 7 a two-wheeler and 1 a car.

■ Sondiha · ■ Bhawanipur rural average

Electricity for lighting ****0%**

**2%

Toilet within the home ****4%**

**11%

No toilet (open defecation) ****96%**

**88%

Tap water ****1%**

**1%

Drinking water within premises ****60%**

**50%

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

**2%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****99%**

**97%

Use banking services ****19%**

**26%

Television ****3%**

**6%

Mobile phone ****57%**

**46%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****7%**

**5%

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

**1%

None of these assets ****24%**

**30%

Own their home ****99%**

**98%

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 Sondiha?

■ Sondiha · ■ Bhawanipur rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****39.1%**

**47.7%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****960**

**923

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1103**

**967

Working population ****47.4%**

**37.0%

### Women and men

Literacy is 47.0% for men and 30.6% for women. 49% of men and 46% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 248 (13%) · **■** Farm labourers 682 (36%) · **■** Household industry 25 (1%) · **■** Other work 59 (3%) · **■** Marginal 892 (47%)

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 Bhawanipur

- Akbarpur5,894 people
- Shekhpura5,228 people
- Basantpur Chintamanuska Bari5,134 people
- Bhandsar Milik4,256 people
- Supaili3,974 people
- Raghunathpur3,902 people
- Sondip Milik3,680 people
- Barhari3,607 people

[All 88 villages in Bhawanipur](https://wherepedia.org/india/bihar/purnia/bhawanipur/villages/)

## Quick answers

- How far is Sondiha from Purnia?51 km by road
- What is the population of Sondiha?4,021 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Sondiha in?Purnia district (Bhawanipur sub-district), Bihar
- What is the literacy rate of Sondiha?39.1% (Census 2011)