# Gonram Village, Sonbarsa, Saharsa (Bihar) – PIN Code, Facilities & Population

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Village · Sonbarsa, Saharsa 

# Gonram

Gonram is a village in Sonbarsa sub-district of Saharsa district, Bihar. The 2011 Census counted **4,783 people in 987 households**, the 17th largest of 59 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 48.9%, below the sub-district's rural average of 52.4%.

- 4,783people (2011)
- 987households
- 48.9%literacy
- 876females per 1,000 males

## Gonram PIN code and other codes

Gonram falls in Sonbarsa sub-district, Saharsa district, Bihar.

- Gram panchayatRaghunathpur
- Community development blockSonbarsa
- Census village code226577

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

## How far is Gonram from nearby towns?

- Sonbarsa (sub-district HQ)10 km by road
- Saharsa (district HQ)43 km by road
- Saharasa (nearest town)43 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 Gonram?

10 services counted by the Census are inside Gonram; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Middle schoolIn village · 2 govt
- ●State highwayIn village
- ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village
- ●Mandi / regular marketIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school5–10 km · Sonbarsa
- ○Degree college10+ km · Saharsa
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Saharsa
- ○Primary health centreunder 5 km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensaryunder 5 km
- ○Post officeunder 5 km
- ○Public bus service5–10 km
- ○Railway station5–10 km
- ○ATM5–10 km
- ○Commercial bank5–10 km
- ○Public library5–10 km

### Water and power

- Drinking waterhand pumps, canal / river and tanks / ponds
- Electricity (2011)4 h summer · 4 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 Gonram known for?

The main crops are **paddy**. About 76% of the 363 hectares of village land is sown, and 155 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 Gonram

Of every 100 households in Gonram in 2011, 0 had electricity, 3 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 64 had a mobile phone, 4 a two-wheeler and 2 a car.

■ Gonram · ■ Sonbarsa rural average

Electricity for lighting ****0%**

**3%

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

**11%

No toilet (open defecation) ****96%**

**88%

Tap water ****0%**

**1%

Drinking water within premises ****42%**

**54%

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

**2%

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

**97%

Use banking services ****30%**

**44%

Television ****4%**

**4%

Mobile phone ****64%**

**44%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****4%**

**4%

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

**1%

None of these assets ****27%**

**40%

Own their home ****100%**

**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 Gonram?

■ Gonram · ■ Sonbarsa rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****48.9%**

**52.4%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****876**

**916

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****918**

**937

Working population ****43.9%**

**33.4%

### Women and men

Literacy is 61.0% for men and 34.8% for women. 48% of men and 39% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 102 (5%) · **■** Farm labourers 1,401 (67%) · **■** Household industry 18 (1%) · **■** Other work 59 (3%) · **■** Marginal 522 (25%)

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 Sonbarsa

- Barsam5,089 people
- Atlakha5,056 people
- Dahad4,996 people
- Behta4,852 people
- Barahi4,768 people
- Amirta4,722 people
- Mahua patti Dakhin wari4,649 people
- Manguar4,606 people

[All 59 villages in Sonbarsa](https://wherepedia.org/india/bihar/saharsa/sonbarsa/villages/)

## Quick answers

- How far is Gonram from Saharsa?43 km by road
- What is the population of Gonram?4,783 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Gonram in?Saharsa district (Sonbarsa sub-district), Bihar
- What is the literacy rate of Gonram?48.9% (Census 2011)