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

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Village · Manjhi, Saran 

# Sonia

Sonia is a village in Manjhi sub-district of Saran district, Bihar. The 2011 Census counted **969 people in 142 households**, the 83rd largest of 110 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 74.2%, above the sub-district's rural average of 70.5%.

- 969people (2011)
- 142households
- 74.2%literacy
- 1,097females per 1,000 males

## Sonia PIN code and other codes

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

- Gram panchayatLejuar
- Community development blockManjhi
- Census village code233436

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?

- Manjhi (sub-district HQ)7 km by road
- Chhapra (district HQ)20 km by road
- Chapra (nearest town)20 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?

10 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
- ●State highwayIn village
- ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●Cooperative bankIn village
- ●Agricultural credit societyIn village
- ●Weekly haatIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary schoolunder 5 km · Daudpur
- ○Degree college10+ km · Jaitpur
- ○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
- ○Ration (PDS) shopunder 5 km
- ○Mandi / regular market5–10 km
- ○Public library5–10 km

### Water and power

- Drinking waterhand pumps and canal / river
- Electricity (2011)10 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 Sonia known for?

The main crops are **paddy**. About 94% of the 88 hectares of village land is sown, and 65 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, 5 had electricity, 14 a toilet at home and 4 cooked with LPG; 84 had a mobile phone, 24 a two-wheeler and 3 a car.

■ Sonia · ■ Manjhi rural average

Electricity for lighting ****5%**

**4%

Toilet within the home ****14%**

**20%

No toilet (open defecation) ****86%**

**80%

Tap water ****0%**

**4%

Drinking water within premises ****88%**

**70%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****4%**

**5%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****95%**

**93%

Use banking services ****78%**

**71%

Television ****22%**

**15%

Mobile phone ****84%**

**71%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**1%

Two-wheeler ****24%**

**10%

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

**2%

None of these assets ****3%**

**12%

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 Sonia?

■ Sonia · ■ Manjhi rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****74.2%**

**70.5%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1097**

**964

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1167**

**925

Working population ****23.1%**

**26.5%

### Women and men

Literacy is 88.1% for men and 61.4% for women. 34% of men and 14% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 15 (7%) · **■** Farm labourers 5 (2%) · **■** Household industry 3 (1%) · **■** Other work 50 (22%) · **■** Marginal 151 (67%)

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 Manjhi

- Lalpur1,011 people
- Natwar Gopi1,006 people
- Narwan1,005 people
- Babhanaulia972 people
- Rasidpur911 people
- Salimpatti869 people
- Karailia806 people
- Natwar Birbal797 people

[All 133 villages in Manjhi](https://wherepedia.org/india/bihar/saran/manjhi/villages/)

## Quick answers

- How far is Sonia from Chhapra?20 km by road
- What is the population of Sonia?969 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Sonia in?Saran district (Manjhi sub-district), Bihar
- What is the literacy rate of Sonia?74.2% (Census 2011)