# Sonahar Village, Sheosagar, Rohtas (Bihar) – PIN Code, Facilities & Population > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/bihar/rohtas/sheosagar/sonahar/ Village · Sheosagar, Rohtas # Sonahar Sonahar is a village in Sheosagar sub-district of Rohtas district, Bihar. The 2011 Census counted **4,839 people in 731 households**, the 3rd largest of 153 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 73.7%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 71.8%. - 4,839people (2011) - 731households - 73.7%literacy - 971females per 1,000 males ## Sonahar PIN code and other codes Sonahar falls in Sheosagar sub-district, Rohtas district, Bihar. - Gram panchayatSonhar - Community development blockSheosagar - Census village code252247 Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## How far is Sonahar from nearby towns? - Sheosagar (sub-district HQ)4 km by road - Sasaram (district HQ)14 km by road - Sasaram (nearest town)14 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 Sonahar? 23 services counted by the Census are inside Sonahar; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Middle schoolIn village · 2 private - ●Mobile phone coverageIn village - ●Internet / Common Service CentreIn village - ●Public bus serviceIn village - ●Private bus serviceIn village - ●National highwayIn village - ●State highwayIn village - ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village - ●All-weather roadIn village - ●ATMIn village - ●Commercial bankIn village - ●Cooperative bankIn village - ●Agricultural credit societyIn village - ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village - ●Mandi / regular marketIn village - ●Weekly haatIn village - ●Anganwadi centreIn village - ●ASHA health workerIn village - ●Community centreIn village - ●Sports fieldIn village - ●Public libraryIn village - ●Polling stationIn village ### Nearest outside - ○Senior secondary school10+ km · Sasaram - ○Degree college10+ km · Raj Pur - ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Gaya - ○Primary health centre10+ km - ○Allopathic hospital10+ km - ○Dispensary10+ km - ○Post office10+ km - ○Railway station10+ km ### Water and power - Drinking waterhand pumps - Electricity (2011)4 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 Sonahar known for? The main crops are **paddy**. About 78% of the 486 hectares of village land is sown, and 35 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 Sonahar Of every 100 households in Sonahar in 2011, 13 had electricity, 21 a toilet at home and 2 cooked with LPG; 67 had a mobile phone, 10 a two-wheeler and 3 a car. ■ Sonahar · ■ Sheosagar rural average Electricity for lighting ****13%** **14% Toilet within the home ****21%** **18% No toilet (open defecation) ****74%** **81% Tap water ****13%** **4% Drinking water within premises ****68%** **71% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****2%** **2% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****97%** **96% Use banking services ****77%** **53% Television ****23%** **17% Mobile phone ****67%** **59% Computer with internet ****0%** **0% Two-wheeler ****10%** **8% Car / jeep / van ****3%** **2% None of these assets ****24%** **27% 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 Sonahar? ■ Sonahar · ■ Sheosagar rural average Literacy (age 7+) ****73.7%** **71.8% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****971** **929 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****924** **953 Working population ****33.3%** **34.1% ### Women and men Literacy is 82.5% for men and 64.7% for women. 46% of men and 20% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ********** **■** Cultivators 333 (21%) · **■** Farm labourers 406 (25%) · **■** Household industry 5 (0%) · **■** Other work 135 (8%) · **■** Marginal 734 (46%) 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 Sheosagar - Alampur8,453 people - Chor6,473 people - Konar4,396 people - Kirihiri3,890 people - Bisrampur3,270 people - Malwar3,103 people [All 199 villages in Sheosagar](https://wherepedia.org/india/bihar/rohtas/sheosagar/villages/) ## Quick answers - How far is Sonahar from Sasaram?14 km by road - What is the population of Sonahar?4,839 (Census 2011) - Which district is Sonahar in?Rohtas district (Sheosagar sub-district), Bihar - What is the literacy rate of Sonahar?73.7% (Census 2011)