# Sonia Village, Lahladpur, Saran (Bihar) – PIN Code, Facilities & Population

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Village · Lahladpur, Saran 

# Sonia

Sonia is a village in Lahladpur sub-district of Saran district, Bihar. The 2011 Census counted **1,133 people in 178 households**, the 23rd largest of 36 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 77.8%, above the sub-district's rural average of 69.1%.

- 1,133people (2011)
- 178households
- 77.8%literacy
- 1,075females per 1,000 males

## Sonia PIN code and other codes

Sonia falls in Lahladpur sub-district, Saran district, Bihar.

- Gram panchayatKishunpur Laua
- Community development blockLahladpur
- Census village code233232

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

## How far is Sonia from nearby towns?

- Lahladpur (sub-district HQ)7 km by road
- Chhapra (district HQ)40 km by road
- Chapra (nearest town)44 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 Sonia?

13 services counted by the Census are inside Sonia; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Mobile phone coverageIn 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
- ●Community centreIn village
- ●Sports fieldIn village
- ●Public libraryIn village
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school10+ km · Lahladpur
- ○Degree college5–10 km · Chapra
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Maraurah
- ○Primary health centre5–10 km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensary10+ km
- ○Post office5–10 km
- ○Public bus serviceunder 5 km
- ○Railway stationunder 5 km
- ○ATM5–10 km
- ○Commercial bank5–10 km

### Water and power

- Drinking waterhand pumps, canal / river and tanks / ponds
- Electricity (2011)6 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 Sonia known for?

The main crops are **paddy**. About 92% of the 89 hectares of village land is sown, and 31 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 Sonia

Of every 100 households in Sonia in 2011, 0 had electricity, 9 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 82 had a mobile phone, 9 a two-wheeler and 2 a car.

■ Sonia · ■ Lahladpur rural average

Electricity for lighting ****0%**

**11%

Toilet within the home ****9%**

**18%

No toilet (open defecation) ****91%**

**81%

Tap water ****1%**

**2%

Drinking water within premises ****37%**

**66%

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

**3%

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

**97%

Use banking services ****74%**

**71%

Television ****6%**

**14%

Mobile phone ****82%**

**76%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****9%**

**11%

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

**2%

None of these assets ****7%**

**9%

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 Sonia?

■ Sonia · ■ Lahladpur rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****77.8%**

**69.1%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1075**

**1074

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****861**

**958

Working population ****18.5%**

**22.5%

### Women and men

Literacy is 85.4% for men and 71.1% for women. 36% of men and 2% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

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**■** Cultivators 29 (14%) · **■** Farm labourers 6 (3%) · **■** Other work 13 (6%) · **■** Marginal 162 (77%)

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 Lahladpur

- Bhatwalia1,676 people
- Tamanpura1,547 people
- Chakdeh1,454 people
- Chak Hafiz1,140 people
- Jalalpur1,093 people
- Saran1,081 people
- Banpur Latif1,013 people
- Khedu Chhapra979 people

[All 39 villages in Lahladpur](https://wherepedia.org/india/bihar/saran/lahladpur/villages/)

## Quick answers

- How far is Sonia from Chhapra?40 km by road
- What is the population of Sonia?1,133 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Sonia in?Saran district (Lahladpur sub-district), Bihar
- What is the literacy rate of Sonia?77.8% (Census 2011)