# Sonaha Village, Amnour, Saran (Bihar) – PIN Code, Facilities & Population

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Village · Amnour, Saran 

# Sonaha

Sonaha is a village in Amnour sub-district of Saran district, Bihar. The 2011 Census counted **2,002 people in 323 households**, the 36th largest of 118 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 60.4%, below the sub-district's rural average of 63.8%.

- 2,002people (2011)
- 323households
- 60.4%literacy
- 916females per 1,000 males

## Sonaha PIN code and other codes

Sonaha falls in Amnour sub-district, Saran district, Bihar.

- Gram panchayatDhorhlahi
- Community development blockAmnour
- Census village code233960

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

## How far is Sonaha from nearby towns?

- Amnour (sub-district HQ)11 km by road
- Chhapra (district HQ)40 km by road
- Chapra (nearest town)34 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 Sonaha?

17 services counted by the Census are inside Sonaha; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Primary schoolIn village · 2 govt
- ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Health sub-centreIn village · 1
- ●Post officeIn village
- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●Public bus serviceIn village
- ●Private bus serviceIn village
- ●State highwayIn village
- ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village
- ●Mandi / regular marketIn village
- ●Weekly haatIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village
- ●Sports fieldIn village
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school5–10 km · Amnour
- ○Degree college5–10 km · Amnour
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Marhaura
- ○Primary health centre10+ km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensary10+ km
- ○Railway stationunder 5 km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Commercial bank10+ km
- ○Public library10+ km

### Water and power

- Drinking waterhand pumps and canal / river

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 Sonaha known for?

The main crops are **paddy**. About 73% of the 157 hectares of village land is sown, and 107 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 Sonaha

Of every 100 households in Sonaha in 2011, 11 had electricity, 21 a toilet at home and 9 cooked with LPG; 53 had a mobile phone, 9 a two-wheeler and 3 a car.

■ Sonaha · ■ Amnour rural average

Electricity for lighting ****11%**

**7%

Toilet within the home ****21%**

**15%

No toilet (open defecation) ****79%**

**84%

Tap water ****1%**

**4%

Drinking water within premises ****54%**

**55%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****9%**

**3%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****90%**

**96%

Use banking services ****49%**

**57%

Television ****19%**

**15%

Mobile phone ****53%**

**62%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****9%**

**10%

Car / jeep / van ****3%**

**2%

None of these assets ****29%**

**14%

Own their home ****98%**

**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 Sonaha?

■ Sonaha · ■ Amnour rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****60.4%**

**63.8%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****916**

**968

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****978**

**919

Working population ****27.6%**

**27.8%

### Women and men

Literacy is 70.2% for men and 49.6% for women. 43% of men and 11% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 12 (2%) · **■** Farm labourers 122 (22%) · **■** Household industry 14 (3%) · **■** Other work 42 (8%) · **■** Marginal 363 (66%)

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 Amnour

- Parasrampur2,099 people
- Pakri Mahammad2,086 people
- Baldiha2,072 people
- Jalalpur2,013 people
- Pakri1,989 people
- Kewari Kalan1,977 people
- Kuari1,938 people
- Rajupur1,907 people

[All 118 villages in Amnour](https://wherepedia.org/india/bihar/saran/amnour/villages/)

## Quick answers

- How far is Sonaha from Chhapra?40 km by road
- What is the population of Sonaha?2,002 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Sonaha in?Saran district (Amnour sub-district), Bihar
- What is the literacy rate of Sonaha?60.4% (Census 2011)