# Sonpura Village, Simri Bakhtiarpur, Saharsa (Bihar) – PIN Code > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/bihar/saharsa/simri-bakhtiarpur/sonpura/ Village · Simri Bakhtiarpur, Saharsa # Sonpura Sonpura is a village in Simri Bakhtiarpur sub-district of Saharsa district, Bihar, PIN code **852127**. The 2011 Census counted **3,630 people in 632 households**, the 27th largest of 58 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 51.7%, above the sub-district's rural average of 48.8%. - 3,630people (2011) - 632households - 51.7%literacy - 852127PIN code ## Sonpura PIN code and other codes **The PIN code of Sonpura is 852127.** Sonpura falls in Simri Bakhtiarpur sub-district, Saharsa district, Bihar. - PIN code852127 - Gram panchayatSonpura - Community development blockSimri Bakhtiarpur - Census village code226627 Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## How far is Sonpura from nearby towns? - Simri Bakhtiarpur (sub-district HQ)7 km by road - Saharsa (district HQ)29 km by road - Saharsa (nearest town)29 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 Sonpura? 14 services counted by the Census are inside Sonpura; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ●Primary schoolIn village · 2 govt · 1 private - ●Middle schoolIn village · 2 govt - ●Health sub-centreIn village · 1 · 2 doctors - ●Post officeIn village - ●Public bus serviceIn village - ●State highwayIn village - ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village - ●All-weather roadIn village - ●Commercial bankIn village - ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village - ●Anganwadi centreIn village - ●ASHA health workerIn village - ●Sports fieldIn village - ●Polling stationIn village ### Nearest outside - ○Senior secondary school10+ km · Saharsa - ○Degree college10+ km · Saharsa - ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Saharsa - ○Primary health centre5–10 km - ○Allopathic hospital10+ km - ○Dispensary5–10 km - ○Railway station5–10 km - ○ATM5–10 km - ○Mandi / regular market5–10 km - ○Public library10+ km ### Water and power - Drinking waterhand pumps, canal / river and tanks / ponds - 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 Sonpura known for? The main crops are **paddy**. About 64% of the 304 hectares of village land is sown, and 173 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 Sonpura Of every 100 households in Sonpura in 2011, 12 had electricity, 15 a toilet at home and 4 cooked with LPG; 61 had a mobile phone, 4 a two-wheeler and 5 a car. ■ Sonpura · ■ Simri Bakhtiarpur rural average Electricity for lighting ****12%** **12% Toilet within the home ****15%** **14% No toilet (open defecation) ****83%** **84% Tap water ****4%** **1% Drinking water within premises ****66%** **43% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****4%** **4% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****88%** **95% Use banking services ****72%** **32% Television ****15%** **8% Mobile phone ****61%** **44% Computer with internet ****1%** **0% Two-wheeler ****4%** **4% Car / jeep / van ****5%** **1% None of these assets ****26%** **38% Own their home ****98%** **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 Sonpura? ■ Sonpura · ■ Simri Bakhtiarpur rural average Literacy (age 7+) ****51.7%** **48.8% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****887** **901 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****898** **931 Working population ****29.8%** **31.7% ### Women and men Literacy is 63.2% for men and 38.7% for women. 46% of men and 12% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ********** **■** Cultivators 71 (7%) · **■** Farm labourers 214 (20%) · **■** Household industry 21 (2%) · **■** Other work 119 (11%) · **■** Marginal 657 (61%) 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 Simri Bakhtiarpur - Kantho4,031 people - Bhauara3,916 people - Mahammad pur3,806 people - Balhampur3,803 people - Sardiha3,569 people - Balthi3,554 people - Basatpur3,416 people - Tilanthi3,045 people [All 60 villages in Simri Bakhtiarpur](https://wherepedia.org/india/bihar/saharsa/simri-bakhtiarpur/villages/) ## Quick answers - What is the PIN code of Sonpura?852127 - How far is Sonpura from Saharsa?29 km by road - What is the population of Sonpura?3,630 (Census 2011) - Which district is Sonpura in?Saharsa district (Simri Bakhtiarpur sub-district), Bihar - What is the literacy rate of Sonpura?51.7% (Census 2011)