# Sonepur, Saran (Bihar) – Villages List, Towns & Population

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Sub-district · Saran, Bihar 

# Sonepur

Sonepur is a sub-district of Saran district, Bihar. At the 2011 Census it had **270,116 people**, 1 town and 98 villages (73 inhabited). The largest village is Sabalpur (27,262 people).

- 270,116people (2011)
- 98villages
- 1towns
- 66.9%literacy

## Population of Sonepur compared with Saran

■ Sonepur · ■ Saran district

Literacy (age 7+) ****66.9%**

**66.0%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****890**

**954

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****905**

**926

Working population ****26.2%**

**26.3%

Source: [Census of India 2011, Primary Census Abstract (town, village and ward level), all districts](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

## Homes and amenities in Sonepur

Of every 100 households in Sonepur in 2011, 33 had electricity, 31 a toilet at home and 16 cooked with LPG; 58 had a mobile phone, 10 a two-wheeler and 1 a car.

■ Sonepur · ■ Saran district

Electricity for lighting ****33%**

**15%

Toilet within the home ****31%**

**21%

No toilet (open defecation) ****68%**

**77%

Tap water ****8%**

**4%

Drinking water within premises ****55%**

**60%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****16%**

**8%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****82%**

**90%

Use banking services ****60%**

**61%

Television ****32%**

**20%

Mobile phone ****58%**

**64%

Computer with internet ****1%**

**1%

Two-wheeler ****10%**

**11%

Car / jeep / van ****1%**

**2%

None of these assets ****18%**

**14%

Own their home ****96%**

**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).

## Towns in Sonepur

- Sonepur37,776 people

## Largest villages in Sonepur

- Sabalpur · 27,262 people
- Shahpur · 13,547 people
- Kharika · 8,716 people
- Naya Ganw · 8,575 people
- Dumari Buzurg · 7,899 people
- Saidpur · 7,757 people
- Nazarmira · 7,720 people
- Shikarpur · 6,973 people
- Kasmar · 6,620 people
- Gopalpur · 6,070 people
- Parmanandpur · 6,029 people
- Bharanpura · 5,543 people
- Chaturpur · 5,054 people
- Rasulpur · 4,999 people
- Dudhaila · 4,548 people
- Badurahi · 4,436 people

[All 98 villages in Sonepur →](https://wherepedia.org/india/bihar/saran/sonepur/villages/)

## Quick answers

- How many villages are in Sonepur?98 (73 inhabited, Census 2011)
- Which district is Sonepur in?Saran district, Bihar
- What is the population of Sonepur?270,116 (Census 2011)