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

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Village · Bhawanipur, Purnia 

# Sonua

Sonua is a village in Bhawanipur sub-district of Purnia district, Bihar. The 2011 Census counted **1,832 people in 332 households**, the 29th largest of 66 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 44.3%, below the sub-district's rural average of 47.7%.

- 1,832people (2011)
- 332households
- 44.3%literacy
- 930females per 1,000 males

## Sonua PIN code and other codes

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

- Gram panchayatSonua
- Community development blockBhawanipur
- Census village code223235

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

## How far is Sonua from nearby towns?

- Bhawanipur (sub-district HQ)12 km by road
- Purnia (district HQ)65 km by road
- Purnia (nearest town)65 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 Sonua?

14 services counted by the Census are inside Sonua; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Degree collegeIn village · 1 govt
- ●National highwayIn village
- ●State highwayIn village
- ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●Agricultural credit societyIn village
- ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village
- ●Mandi / regular marketIn village
- ●Weekly haatIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school10+ km · Bhawanipur
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Purnia
- ○Primary health centre5–10 km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensaryunder 5 km
- ○Post office5–10 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 canal / river

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 Sonua known for?

The main crops are **paddy**. About 86% of the 273 hectares of village land is sown, and 98 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 Sonua

Of every 100 households in Sonua in 2011, 0 had electricity, 2 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 26 had a mobile phone, 3 a two-wheeler and 1 a car.

■ Sonua · ■ Bhawanipur rural average

Electricity for lighting ****0%**

**2%

Toilet within the home ****2%**

**11%

No toilet (open defecation) ****98%**

**88%

Tap water ****0%**

**1%

Drinking water within premises ****45%**

**50%

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

**2%

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

**97%

Use banking services ****23%**

**26%

Television ****0%**

**6%

Mobile phone ****26%**

**46%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****3%**

**5%

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

**1%

None of these assets ****34%**

**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 Sonua?

■ Sonua · ■ Bhawanipur rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****44.3%**

**47.7%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****930**

**923

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****963**

**967

Working population ****36.4%**

**37.0%

### Women and men

Literacy is 52.0% for men and 35.9% for women. 49% of men and 23% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 185 (28%) · **■** Farm labourers 6 (1%) · **■** Household industry 4 (1%) · **■** Other work 10 (2%) · **■** Marginal 461 (69%)

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

- Basmanpur urf. Baksand2,092 people
- Bishunpur Tulsi2,020 people
- Sondip1,914 people
- Madhopur1,903 people
- Soraiti1,830 people
- Kusaha Milik1,818 people
- Lathi1,703 people
- Singhia Sundar Milik1,570 people

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

## Quick answers

- How far is Sonua from Purnia?65 km by road
- What is the population of Sonua?1,832 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Sonua in?Purnia district (Bhawanipur sub-district), Bihar
- What is the literacy rate of Sonua?44.3% (Census 2011)