# Sonpurwa Village, Runisaidpur, Sitamarhi (Bihar) – PIN Code

> Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/bihar/sitamarhi/runisaidpur/sonpurwa/

Village · Runisaidpur, Sitamarhi 

# Sonpurwa

Sonpurwa is a village in Runisaidpur sub-district of Sitamarhi district, Bihar. The 2011 Census counted **2,092 people in 469 households**, the 52nd largest of 100 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 33.5%, below the sub-district's rural average of 52.7%.

- 2,092people (2011)
- 469households
- 33.5%literacy
- 957females per 1,000 males

## Sonpurwa PIN code and other codes

Sonpurwa falls in Runisaidpur sub-district, Sitamarhi district, Bihar.

- Gram panchayatSirkhiriya
- Community development blockRunisaidpur
- Census village code219499

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

## How far is Sonpurwa from nearby towns?

- Runisaidpur (sub-district HQ)10 km by road
- Sitamarhi (district HQ)40 km by road
- Sitamarhi (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 Sonpurwa?

6 services counted by the Census are inside Sonpurwa; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school5–10 km · Runisaidpur
- ○Degree college10+ km · Sitamarhi
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Sitamarhi
- ○Primary health centreunder 5 km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensary10+ km
- ○Post officeunder 5 km
- ○Public bus service10+ km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Commercial bank5–10 km
- ○Mandi / regular market5–10 km
- ○Public library5–10 km

### Water and power

- Drinking waterhand pumps, tube wells / boreholes and canal / river

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 Sonpurwa known for?

The main crops are **paddy**. About 52% of the 143 hectares of village land is sown, and 36 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 Sonpurwa

Of every 100 households in Sonpurwa in 2011, 0 had electricity, 5 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 9 had a mobile phone, 0 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Sonpurwa · ■ Runisaidpur rural average

Electricity for lighting ****0%**

**9%

Toilet within the home ****5%**

**20%

No toilet (open defecation) ****95%**

**79%

Tap water ****1%**

**1%

Drinking water within premises ****9%**

**32%

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

**3%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****98%**

**94%

Use banking services ****8%**

**36%

Television ****0%**

**8%

Mobile phone ****9%**

**45%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****0%**

**4%

Car / jeep / van ****0%**

**1%

None of these assets ****47%**

**34%

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 Sonpurwa?

■ Sonpurwa · ■ Runisaidpur rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****33.5%**

**52.7%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****957**

**885

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1259**

**928

Working population ****44.0%**

**32.2%

### Women and men

Literacy is 39.7% for men and 26.6% for women. 52% of men and 35% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 37 (4%) · **■** Farm labourers 80 (9%) · **■** Household industry 22 (2%) · **■** Other work 10 (1%) · **■** Marginal 772 (84%)

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 Runisaidpur

- Korlahi Haranarayan2,431 people
- Rupauli2,389 people
- Bhapura Bhimpur2,351 people
- Samaul Shahpur2,139 people
- Kuahi2,084 people
- Hajipur Basantpur2,072 people
- Baghauni2,023 people
- Ibrahimpur2,014 people

[All 102 villages in Runisaidpur](https://wherepedia.org/india/bihar/sitamarhi/runisaidpur/villages/)

## Quick answers

- How far is Sonpurwa from Sitamarhi?40 km by road
- What is the population of Sonpurwa?2,092 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Sonpurwa in?Sitamarhi district (Runisaidpur sub-district), Bihar
- What is the literacy rate of Sonpurwa?33.5% (Census 2011)