# Sonar Village, Riga, Sitamarhi (Bihar) – PIN Code, Facilities & Population

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Village · Riga, Sitamarhi 

# Sonar

Sonar is a village in Riga sub-district of Sitamarhi district, Bihar, PIN code **843327**. The 2011 Census counted **4,956 people in 1,060 households**, the 18th largest of 39 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 49.3%, below the sub-district's rural average of 54.2%.

- 4,956people (2011)
- 1,060households
- 49.3%literacy
- 843327PIN code

## Sonar PIN code and other codes

**The PIN code of Sonar is 843327.** Sonar falls in Riga sub-district, Sitamarhi district, Bihar.

- PIN code843327
- Gram panchayatBulakipur
- Community development blockRiga
- Census village code219354

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

## How far is Sonar from nearby towns?

- Riga (sub-district HQ)5 km by road
- Sitamarhi (district HQ)13 km by road
- Sitamarhi (nearest town)13 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 Sonar?

13 services counted by the Census are inside Sonar; 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 · 2 doctors
- ●Maternity & child welfare centreIn village · 1 · 1 doctors
- ●Family welfare centreIn village · 1 · 1 doctors
- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●Agricultural credit societyIn village
- ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village
- ●Mandi / regular marketIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school10+ km · Majhaulia
- ○Degree college10+ km · Sitamarhi
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Sitamarhi
- ○Primary health centre5–10 km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensary10+ km
- ○Post office5–10 km
- ○Public bus service5–10 km
- ○Railway station5–10 km
- ○ATM5–10 km
- ○Commercial bank5–10 km
- ○Public library10+ km

### Water and power

- Drinking waterhand pumps and canal / river
- Electricity (2011)4 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 Sonar known for?

The main crops are **paddy**. About 81% of the 417 hectares of village land is sown, and 94 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 Sonar

Of every 100 households in Sonar in 2011, 7 had electricity, 11 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 53 had a mobile phone, 4 a two-wheeler and 1 a car.

■ Sonar · ■ Riga rural average

Electricity for lighting ****7%**

**7%

Toilet within the home ****11%**

**19%

No toilet (open defecation) ****89%**

**80%

Tap water ****1%**

**1%

Drinking water within premises ****36%**

**35%

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

**4%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****99%**

**95%

Use banking services ****27%**

**35%

Television ****6%**

**8%

Mobile phone ****53%**

**47%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****4%**

**5%

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

**1%

None of these assets ****22%**

**28%

Own their home ****100%**

**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 Sonar?

■ Sonar · ■ Riga rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****49.3%**

**54.2%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****901**

**894

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1023**

**937

Working population ****29.1%**

**28.6%

### Women and men

Literacy is 55.8% for men and 41.9% for women. 49% of men and 7% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 342 (24%) · **■** Farm labourers 678 (47%) · **■** Household industry 28 (2%) · **■** Other work 121 (8%) · **■** Marginal 273 (19%)

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 Riga

- Bhagwanpur5,519 people
- Mahesia5,301 people
- Kusumari5,270 people
- Kharsan5,056 people
- Bhawanipur4,937 people
- Anhari Ujiari4,229 people
- Bhorha3,752 people
- Bulakipur3,606 people

[All 42 villages in Riga](https://wherepedia.org/india/bihar/sitamarhi/riga/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Sonar?843327
- How far is Sonar from Sitamarhi?13 km by road
- What is the population of Sonar?4,956 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Sonar in?Sitamarhi district (Riga sub-district), Bihar
- What is the literacy rate of Sonar?49.3% (Census 2011)