# Sonaura Village, Tilouthu, Rohtas (Bihar) – PIN Code, Facilities & Population

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Village · Tilouthu, Rohtas 

# Sonaura

Sonaura is a village in Tilouthu sub-district of Rohtas district, Bihar. The 2011 Census counted **1,170 people in 169 households**, the 27th largest of 57 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 80.5%, above the sub-district's rural average of 71.2%.

- 1,170people (2011)
- 169households
- 80.5%literacy
- 866females per 1,000 males

## Sonaura PIN code and other codes

Sonaura falls in Tilouthu sub-district, Rohtas district, Bihar.

- Gram panchayatTilouthu West
- Community development blockTilouthu
- Census village code252612

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

## How far is Sonaura from nearby towns?

- Tilouthu (sub-district HQ)2 km by road
- Sasaram (district HQ)20 km by road
- Dehri (nearest town)18 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 Sonaura?

16 services counted by the Census are inside Sonaura; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●DispensaryIn village · 1 · 1 doctors
- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●Public bus serviceIn village
- ●Private bus serviceIn village
- ●State highwayIn village
- ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village
- ●All-weather roadIn 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 · Tilauthu
- ○Degree college5–10 km · Tilauthu
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Gaya
- ○Primary health centre5–10 km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Post office5–10 km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM5–10 km
- ○Commercial bank5–10 km
- ○Ration (PDS) shop5–10 km
- ○Mandi / regular market5–10 km

### Water and power

- Drinking waterhand pumps and tube wells / boreholes
- Electricity (2011)5 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 Sonaura known for?

The main crops are **paddy, wheat and pulse**. Products made here include rice mills. About 92% of the 57 hectares of village land is sown, and 52 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 Sonaura

Of every 100 households in Sonaura in 2011, 8 had electricity, 15 a toilet at home and 1 cooked with LPG; 83 had a mobile phone, 8 a two-wheeler and 1 a car.

■ Sonaura · ■ Tilouthu rural average

Electricity for lighting ****8%**

**34%

Toilet within the home ****15%**

**20%

No toilet (open defecation) ****85%**

**79%

Tap water ****1%**

**3%

Drinking water within premises ****85%**

**76%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****1%**

**4%

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

**94%

Use banking services ****99%**

**71%

Television ****26%**

**23%

Mobile phone ****83%**

**71%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****8%**

**10%

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

**2%

None of these assets ****13%**

**14%

Own their home ****100%**

**97%

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 Sonaura?

■ Sonaura · ■ Tilouthu rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****80.5%**

**71.2%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****866**

**913

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****855**

**935

Working population ****36.8%**

**32.6%

### Women and men

Literacy is 90.8% for men and 68.6% for women. 47% of men and 25% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 102 (24%) · **■** Farm labourers 158 (37%) · **■** Household industry 4 (1%) · **■** Other work 42 (10%) · **■** Marginal 124 (29%)

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 Tilouthu

- Dehri1,516 people
- Lewara1,413 people
- Renria1,233 people
- Jainagra1,186 people
- Chorkap1,158 people
- Harnachiti1,156 people
- Rakian Bigha1,151 people
- Bhisra1,146 people

[All 65 villages in Tilouthu](https://wherepedia.org/india/bihar/rohtas/tilouthu/villages/)

## Quick answers

- How far is Sonaura from Sasaram?20 km by road
- What is the population of Sonaura?1,170 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Sonaura in?Rohtas district (Tilouthu sub-district), Bihar
- What is the literacy rate of Sonaura?80.5% (Census 2011)