# Sonapur Village, Basantpur, Supaul (Bihar) – PIN Code, Facilities & Population

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Village · Basantpur, Supaul 

# Sonapur

Sonapur is a village in Basantpur sub-district of Supaul district, Bihar. The 2011 Census counted **303 people in 61 households**, the 77th largest of 87 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 71.2%, above the sub-district's rural average of 56.8%.

- 303people (2011)
- 61households
- 71.2%literacy
- 814females per 1,000 males

## Sonapur PIN code and other codes

Sonapur falls in Basantpur sub-district, Supaul district, Bihar.

- Gram panchayatRatanpur
- Community development blockBasantpur
- Census village code220994

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

## How far is Sonapur from nearby towns?

- Basantpur (sub-district HQ)17 km by road
- Supaul (district HQ)60 km by road
- Birpur (nearest town)22 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 Sonapur?

3 services counted by the Census are inside Sonapur; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 private
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school10+ km · Bishunpur
- ○Degree college10+ km · Birpur
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Supaul
- ○Primary health centre5–10 km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensary5–10 km
- ○Post office5–10 km
- ○Public bus service5–10 km
- ○Railway station5–10 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

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 Sonapur known for?

The main crops are **paddy**. About 92% of the 144 hectares of village land is sown, and 62 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 Sonapur

Of every 100 households in Sonapur in 2011, 2 had electricity, 2 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 41 had a mobile phone, 2 a two-wheeler and 3 a car.

■ Sonapur · ■ Basantpur rural average

Electricity for lighting ****2%**

**20%

Toilet within the home ****2%**

**8%

No toilet (open defecation) ****98%**

**90%

Tap water ****3%**

**1%

Drinking water within premises ****87%**

**75%

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

**2%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****100%**

**97%

Use banking services ****30%**

**50%

Television ****3%**

**6%

Mobile phone ****41%**

**41%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**1%

Two-wheeler ****2%**

**5%

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

**1%

None of these assets ****30%**

**29%

Own their home ****98%**

**97%

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 Sonapur?

■ Sonapur · ■ Basantpur rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****71.2%**

**56.8%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****814**

**931

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****615**

**949

Working population ****40.9%**

**33.1%

### Women and men

Literacy is 85.9% for men and 54.5% for women. 39% of men and 43% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

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**■** Cultivators 15 (12%) · **■** Farm labourers 76 (61%) · **■** Other work 25 (20%) · **■** Marginal 8 (6%)

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 Basantpur

- Parsa Kalan443 people
- Garhaua422 people
- Madhora374 people
- Sahajpur330 people
- Chhitauni296 people
- Dharhapatti Az Rakbe Chandip284 people
- Kamat Arazi274 people
- Dhansipatti255 people

[All 94 villages in Basantpur](https://wherepedia.org/india/bihar/supaul/basantpur/villages/)

## Quick answers

- How far is Sonapur from Supaul?60 km by road
- What is the population of Sonapur?303 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Sonapur in?Supaul district (Basantpur sub-district), Bihar
- What is the literacy rate of Sonapur?71.2% (Census 2011)