# Sonkurthua Village, Mahishi, Saharsa (Bihar) – PIN Code

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Village · Mahishi, Saharsa 

# Sonkurthua

Sonkurthua is a village in Mahishi sub-district of Saharsa district, Bihar, PIN code **852216**. The 2011 Census counted **1,276 people in 229 households**, the 46th largest of 73 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 50.4%, above the sub-district's rural average of 48.4%.

- 1,276people (2011)
- 229households
- 50.4%literacy
- 852216PIN code

## Sonkurthua PIN code and other codes

**The PIN code of Sonkurthua is 852216.** Sonkurthua falls in Mahishi sub-district, Saharsa district, Bihar.

- PIN code852216
- Gram panchayatGhoghepur
- Community development blockMahishi
- Census village code226351

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

## How far is Sonkurthua from nearby towns?

- Mahishi (sub-district HQ)16 km by road
- Saharsa (district HQ)32 km by road
- Saharsa (nearest town)32 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 Sonkurthua?

4 services counted by the Census are inside Sonkurthua; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary schoolunder 5 km · Gandaul
- ○Degree college10+ km · Saharsa
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Supaul
- ○Primary health centre10+ km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensary10+ km
- ○Post office10+ km
- ○Public bus service10+ km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Commercial bank10+ km
- ○Mandi / regular marketunder 5 km
- ○Public library10+ km

### Water and power

- Drinking waterhand pumps

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 Sonkurthua known for?

The main crops are **paddy**. About 77% of the 172 hectares of village land is sown, and 46 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 Sonkurthua

Of every 100 households in Sonkurthua in 2011, 0 had electricity, 3 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 49 had a mobile phone, 2 a two-wheeler and 2 a car.

■ Sonkurthua · ■ Mahishi rural average

Electricity for lighting ****0%**

**5%

Toilet within the home ****3%**

**9%

No toilet (open defecation) ****97%**

**90%

Tap water ****0%**

**1%

Drinking water within premises ****28%**

**38%

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

**1%

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

**98%

Use banking services ****23%**

**22%

Television ****1%**

**3%

Mobile phone ****49%**

**33%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****2%**

**3%

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

**0%

None of these assets ****44%**

**52%

Own their home ****99%**

**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 Sonkurthua?

■ Sonkurthua · ■ Mahishi rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****50.4%**

**48.4%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****855**

**907

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****780**

**924

Working population ****34.4%**

**36.5%

### Women and men

Literacy is 68.6% for men and 29.5% for women. 43% of men and 24% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

********

**■** Cultivators 132 (30%) · **■** Farm labourers 21 (5%) · **■** Other work 3 (1%) · **■** Marginal 283 (64%)

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 Mahishi

- Sapaita1,487 people
- Baghaud1,336 people
- Rakhti1,318 people
- Amahi1,298 people
- Balia1,272 people
- Bhanthi1,220 people
- Gangauni1,219 people
- Baghwa1,151 people

[All 81 villages in Mahishi](https://wherepedia.org/india/bihar/saharsa/mahishi/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Sonkurthua?852216
- How far is Sonkurthua from Saharsa?32 km by road
- What is the population of Sonkurthua?1,276 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Sonkurthua in?Saharsa district (Mahishi sub-district), Bihar
- What is the literacy rate of Sonkurthua?50.4% (Census 2011)