# Soni Village, Karakat, Rohtas (Bihar) – PIN Code, Facilities & Population

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Village · Karakat, Rohtas 

# Soni

Soni is a village in Karakat sub-district of Rohtas district, Bihar, PIN code **821309**. The 2011 Census counted **568 people in 89 households**, the 115th largest of 128 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 72.3%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 73.9%.

- 568people (2011)
- 89households
- 72.3%literacy
- 821309PIN code

## Soni PIN code and other codes

**The PIN code of Soni is 821309.** Soni falls in Karakat sub-district, Rohtas district, Bihar.

- PIN code821309
- Gram panchayatDanwar
- Community development blockKarakat
- Census village code251338

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

## How far is Soni from nearby towns?

- Karakat (sub-district HQ)8 km by road
- Sasaram (district HQ)75 km by road
- Bikramganj (nearest town)16 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 Soni?

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

### In the village

- ●Post officeIn village
- ●Private bus serviceIn village
- ●State highwayIn village
- ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Primary school5–10 km · Motha
- ○Senior secondary school10+ km · Kopa
- ○Degree college10+ km · Aara
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Gaya
- ○Primary health centre5–10 km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensary10+ km
- ○Public bus serviceunder 5 km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Commercial bank5–10 km
- ○Ration (PDS) shop5–10 km
- ○Mandi / regular market5–10 km
- ○Public library5–10 km

### Water and power

- Drinking waterhand pumps 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 Soni known for?

The main crops are **paddy**. About 99% of the 146 hectares of village land is sown, and 145 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 Soni

Of every 100 households in Soni in 2011, 2 had electricity, 11 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 59 had a mobile phone, 7 a two-wheeler and 2 a car.

■ Soni · ■ Karakat rural average

Electricity for lighting ****2%**

**14%

Toilet within the home ****11%**

**21%

No toilet (open defecation) ****89%**

**78%

Tap water ****3%**

**3%

Drinking water within premises ****79%**

**84%

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

**4%

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

**93%

Use banking services ****46%**

**66%

Television ****3%**

**19%

Mobile phone ****59%**

**67%

Computer with internet ****3%**

**1%

Two-wheeler ****7%**

**9%

Car / jeep / van ****2%**

**2%

None of these assets ****28%**

**18%

Own their home ****98%**

**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 Soni?

■ Soni · ■ Karakat rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****72.3%**

**73.9%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****965**

**920

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****759**

**926

Working population ****19.7%**

**32.7%

### Women and men

Literacy is 88.3% for men and 56.6% for women. 37% of men and 2% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

********

**■** Cultivators 20 (18%) · **■** Farm labourers 80 (71%) · **■** Other work 11 (10%) · **■** Marginal 1 (1%)

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 Karakat

- Karma640 people
- Nok Parasi594 people
- Barmadih582 people
- Titho570 people
- Sikaria English528 people
- Mahuari518 people
- Gopalpur453 people
- Ahan418 people

[All 150 villages in Karakat](https://wherepedia.org/india/bihar/rohtas/karakat/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Soni?821309
- How far is Soni from Sasaram?75 km by road
- What is the population of Soni?568 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Soni in?Rohtas district (Karakat sub-district), Bihar
- What is the literacy rate of Soni?72.3% (Census 2011)