# Sonpataha Village, Saraigarh Bhaptiyahi, Supaul (Bihar)

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Village · Saraigarh Bhaptiyahi, Supaul 

# Sonpataha

Sonpataha is a village in Saraigarh Bhaptiyahi sub-district of Supaul district, Bihar. The 2011 Census counted **2,232 people in 434 households**, the 18th largest of 39 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 48.3%, below the sub-district's rural average of 58.2%.

- 2,232people (2011)
- 434households
- 48.3%literacy
- 934females per 1,000 males

## Sonpataha PIN code and other codes

Sonpataha falls in Saraigarh Bhaptiyahi sub-district, Supaul district, Bihar.

- Gram panchayatBnainiya
- Community development blockSaraigarh Bhaptiyahi
- Census village code221193

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

## How far is Sonpataha from nearby towns?

- Saraigarh Bhaptiyahi (sub-district HQ)15 km by road
- Supaul (district HQ)40 km by road
- Supaul (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 Sonpataha?

5 services counted by the Census are inside Sonpataha; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 1 private
- ●Primary schoolIn village · 2 govt
- ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Weekly haatIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary schoolunder 5 km · Sarai
- ○Degree college10+ km · Radhopur
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Supaul
- ○Primary health centre10+ km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensary5–10 km
- ○Post office10+ km
- ○Public bus service5–10 km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Commercial bank5–10 km
- ○Ration (PDS) shopunder 5 km
- ○Mandi / regular market10+ 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 Sonpataha known for?

The main crops are **paddy, wheat and jute**. About 47% of the 473 hectares of village land is sown, and 201 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 Sonpataha

Of every 100 households in Sonpataha in 2011, 1 had electricity, 1 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 38 had a mobile phone, 4 a two-wheeler and 1 a car.

■ Sonpataha · ■ Saraigarh Bhaptiyahi rural average

Electricity for lighting ****1%**

**2%

Toilet within the home ****1%**

**6%

No toilet (open defecation) ****99%**

**94%

Tap water ****0%**

**2%

Drinking water within premises ****41%**

**62%

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

**0%

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

**98%

Use banking services ****38%**

**35%

Television ****1%**

**3%

Mobile phone ****38%**

**47%

Computer with internet ****1%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****4%**

**5%

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

**1%

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

**30%

Own their home ****100%**

**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 Sonpataha?

■ Sonpataha · ■ Saraigarh Bhaptiyahi rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****48.3%**

**58.2%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****934**

**941

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****968**

**945

Working population ****39.5%**

**40.6%

### Women and men

Literacy is 58.1% for men and 37.7% for women. 45% of men and 33% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 195 (22%) · **■** Farm labourers 473 (54%) · **■** Household industry 2 (0%) · **■** Other work 16 (2%) · **■** Marginal 195 (22%)

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 Saraigarh Bhaptiyahi

- Kaleanpur3,225 people
- Bhabtiahi3,119 people
- Banainia3,105 people
- Gopalpur2,305 people
- Dhadi2,092 people
- Simri2,013 people
- Korhali1,774 people
- Aurahi1,700 people

[All 39 villages in Saraigarh Bhaptiyahi](https://wherepedia.org/india/bihar/supaul/saraigarh-bhaptiyahi/villages/)

## Quick answers

- How far is Sonpataha from Supaul?40 km by road
- What is the population of Sonpataha?2,232 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Sonpataha in?Supaul district (Saraigarh Bhaptiyahi sub-district), Bihar
- What is the literacy rate of Sonpataha?48.3% (Census 2011)