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

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Village · Bhawanipur, Purnia 

# Sondip

Sondip is a village in Bhawanipur sub-district of Purnia district, Bihar. The 2011 Census counted **1,914 people in 329 households**, the 27th largest of 66 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 39.1%, below the sub-district's rural average of 47.7%.

- 1,914people (2011)
- 329households
- 39.1%literacy
- 856females per 1,000 males

## Sondip PIN code and other codes

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

- Gram panchayatSondip Milik
- Community development blockBhawanipur
- Census village code223187

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

## How far is Sondip from nearby towns?

- Bhawanipur (sub-district HQ)7 km by road
- Purnia (district HQ)54 km by road
- Purnia (nearest town)54 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 Sondip?

11 services counted by the Census are inside Sondip; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Post officeIn village
- ●Sub post officeIn village
- ●Private bus serviceIn village
- ●Commercial bankIn 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 · Bhawanipur
- ○Degree college5–10 km · Madhavnagar
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Purnia
- ○Primary health centre5–10 km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensary5–10 km
- ○Public bus service5–10 km
- ○Railway station5–10 km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Public libraryunder 5 km

### Water and power

- Drinking waterhand pumps, tube wells / boreholes and canal / river
- Electricity (2011)6 h summer · 6 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 Sondip known for?

The main crops are **paddy**. About 65% of the 361 hectares of village land is sown, and 128 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 Sondip

Of every 100 households in Sondip in 2011, 2 had electricity, 8 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 38 had a mobile phone, 2 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Sondip · ■ Bhawanipur rural average

Electricity for lighting ****2%**

**2%

Toilet within the home ****8%**

**11%

No toilet (open defecation) ****92%**

**88%

Tap water ****0%**

**1%

Drinking water within premises ****34%**

**50%

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

**2%

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

**97%

Use banking services ****43%**

**26%

Television ****9%**

**6%

Mobile phone ****38%**

**46%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****2%**

**5%

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

**1%

None of these assets ****43%**

**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 Sondip?

■ Sondip · ■ Bhawanipur rural average

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

**47.7%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****856**

**923

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****792**

**967

Working population ****46.7%**

**37.0%

### Women and men

Literacy is 47.0% for men and 30.1% for women. 46% of men and 48% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 140 (16%) · **■** Farm labourers 281 (31%) · **■** Household industry 7 (1%) · **■** Other work 20 (2%) · **■** Marginal 445 (50%)

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

- Chandaili Karmchand2,319 people
- Sahgaura2,241 people
- Basmanpur urf. Baksand2,092 people
- Bishunpur Tulsi2,020 people
- Madhopur1,903 people
- Sonua1,832 people
- Soraiti1,830 people
- Kusaha Milik1,818 people

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

## Quick answers

- How far is Sondip from Purnia?54 km by road
- What is the population of Sondip?1,914 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Sondip in?Purnia district (Bhawanipur sub-district), Bihar
- What is the literacy rate of Sondip?39.1% (Census 2011)