# Sonupur Village, Rosera, Samastipur (Bihar) – PIN Code, Facilities & Population > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/bihar/samastipur/rosera/sonupur/ Village · Rosera, Samastipur # Sonupur Sonupur is a village in Rosera sub-district of Samastipur district, Bihar. The 2011 Census counted **11,014 people in 2,323 households**, the 4th largest of 40 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 58.4%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 58.7%. - 11,014people (2011) - 2,323households - 58.4%literacy - 897females per 1,000 males ## Sonupur PIN code and other codes Sonupur falls in Rosera sub-district, Samastipur district, Bihar. - Gram panchayatSonupur North, Sonupur South - Community development blockRosera - Census village code237177 Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## How far is Sonupur from nearby towns? - Rosera (sub-district HQ)7 km by road - Samastipur (district HQ)30 km by road - Rosera (nearest town)7 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 Sonupur? 12 services counted by the Census are inside Sonupur; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 1 private - ●Primary schoolIn village · 2 govt · 4 private - ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Post officeIn village - ●Mobile phone coverageIn village - ●Private bus serviceIn village - ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village - ●All-weather roadIn village - ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village - ●Anganwadi centreIn village - ●ASHA health workerIn village - ●Polling stationIn village ### Nearest outside - ○Senior secondary school5–10 km · Rosera - ○Degree college5–10 km · Rosera - ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Samastipur - ○Primary health centre5–10 km - ○Allopathic hospital5–10 km - ○Dispensary5–10 km - ○Public bus service5–10 km - ○Railway station5–10 km - ○ATM5–10 km - ○Commercial bank10+ km - ○Mandi / regular market5–10 km - ○Public library5–10 km ### Water and power - Drinking waterhand pumps, tube wells / boreholes and tanks / ponds - Electricity (2011)2 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 Sonupur known for? The main crops are **paddy**. About 86% of the 724 hectares of village land is sown, and 500 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 Sonupur Of every 100 households in Sonupur in 2011, 5 had electricity, 11 a toilet at home and 2 cooked with LPG; 44 had a mobile phone, 4 a two-wheeler and 1 a car. ■ Sonupur · ■ Rosera rural average Electricity for lighting ****5%** **4% Toilet within the home ****11%** **16% No toilet (open defecation) ****89%** **84% Tap water ****1%** **1% Drinking water within premises ****39%** **43% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****2%** **2% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****87%** **95% Use banking services ****31%** **40% Television ****5%** **6% Mobile phone ****44%** **47% Computer with internet ****0%** **1% Two-wheeler ****4%** **5% Car / jeep / van ****1%** **1% None of these assets ****21%** **25% 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 Sonupur? ■ Sonupur · ■ Rosera rural average Literacy (age 7+) ****58.4%** **58.7% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****897** **910 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****915** **934 Working population ****31.6%** **31.6% ### Women and men Literacy is 68.0% for men and 47.6% for women. 48% of men and 14% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ********** **■** Cultivators 395 (11%) · **■** Farm labourers 1,447 (42%) · **■** Household industry 57 (2%) · **■** Other work 378 (11%) · **■** Marginal 1,207 (35%) 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 Rosera - Mohiuddi Nagar21,157 people - Bhiraha20,000 people - Jahangirpur19,898 people - Chak That9,259 people - Thahar Basarhia9,217 people - Motipur8,959 people - Bharwari7,456 people [All 45 villages in Rosera](https://wherepedia.org/india/bihar/samastipur/rosera/villages/) ## Quick answers - How far is Sonupur from Samastipur?30 km by road - What is the population of Sonupur?11,014 (Census 2011) - Which district is Sonupur in?Samastipur district (Rosera sub-district), Bihar - What is the literacy rate of Sonupur?58.4% (Census 2011)