# Sonauli Village, Mashrakh, Saran (Bihar) – PIN Code, Facilities & Population

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Village · Mashrakh, Saran 

# Sonauli

Sonauli is a village in Mashrakh sub-district of Saran district, Bihar. The 2011 Census counted **4,077 people in 739 households**, the 9th largest of 67 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 68.1%, above the sub-district's rural average of 64.7%.

- 4,077people (2011)
- 739households
- 68.1%literacy
- 1,002females per 1,000 males

## Sonauli PIN code and other codes

Sonauli falls in Mashrakh sub-district, Saran district, Bihar.

- Gram panchayatSonauli
- Community development blockMashrakh
- Census village code232867

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

## How far is Sonauli from nearby towns?

- Mashrakh (sub-district HQ)11 km by road
- Chhapra (district HQ)38 km by road
- Chapra (nearest town)40 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 Sonauli?

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

### In the village

- ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 2 private
- ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt · 1 private
- ●Middle schoolIn village · 2 govt
- ●Post officeIn 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 schoolunder 5 km · Barahimpur Gopi
- ○Degree college5–10 km · Mashrakh
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Marhaura
- ○Primary health centre10+ km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensary10+ km
- ○Public bus service5–10 km
- ○Railway station5–10 km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Commercial bank10+ km
- ○Public library10+ km

### Water and power

- Drinking waterhand pumps
- Electricity (2011)2 h summer · 2 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 Sonauli known for?

The main crops are **paddy**. About 80% of the 261 hectares of village land is sown, and 97 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 Sonauli

Of every 100 households in Sonauli in 2011, 7 had electricity, 35 a toilet at home and 8 cooked with LPG; 74 had a mobile phone, 13 a two-wheeler and 2 a car.

■ Sonauli · ■ Mashrakh rural average

Electricity for lighting ****7%**

**4%

Toilet within the home ****35%**

**20%

No toilet (open defecation) ****65%**

**78%

Tap water ****3%**

**3%

Drinking water within premises ****64%**

**52%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****8%**

**4%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****92%**

**94%

Use banking services ****76%**

**58%

Television ****20%**

**14%

Mobile phone ****74%**

**70%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**1%

Two-wheeler ****13%**

**11%

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

**2%

None of these assets ****5%**

**11%

Own their home ****97%**

**98%

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 Sonauli?

■ Sonauli · ■ Mashrakh rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****68.1%**

**64.7%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1002**

**978

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1042**

**965

Working population ****21.1%**

**27.3%

### Women and men

Literacy is 78.5% for men and 57.7% for women. 39% of men and 4% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 172 (20%) · **■** Farm labourers 299 (35%) · **■** Household industry 22 (3%) · **■** Other work 74 (9%) · **■** Marginal 293 (34%)

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 Mashrakh

- Bangra6,906 people
- Chand Kudaria5,952 people
- Harpur Jan5,507 people
- Dumarsan4,465 people
- Jajauli3,964 people
- Kawalpura3,918 people
- Ghogia3,665 people
- Semri3,622 people

[All 68 villages in Mashrakh](https://wherepedia.org/india/bihar/saran/mashrakh/villages/)

## Quick answers

- How far is Sonauli from Chhapra?38 km by road
- What is the population of Sonauli?4,077 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Sonauli in?Saran district (Mashrakh sub-district), Bihar
- What is the literacy rate of Sonauli?68.1% (Census 2011)