# Sonhar Village, Kasmar, Bokaro (Jharkhand) – PIN Code, Facilities & Population

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Village · Kasmar, Bokaro 

# Sonhar

Sonhar is a village in Kasmar sub-district of Bokaro district, Jharkhand, PIN code **829121**. The 2011 Census counted **489 people in 105 households**, the 53rd largest of 66 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 61.5%, below the sub-district's rural average of 65.3%.

- 489people (2011)
- 105households
- 61.5%literacy
- 829121PIN code

## Sonhar PIN code and other codes

**The PIN code of Sonhar is 829121.** Sonhar falls in Kasmar sub-district, Bokaro district, Jharkhand.

- PIN code829121
- Gram panchayatSonpura
- Community development blockKasmar
- Census village code362490

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

## How far is Sonhar from nearby towns?

- Kasmar (sub-district HQ)28 km by road
- Bokaro (district HQ)40 km by road
- Chas (nearest town)20 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 Sonhar?

4 services counted by the Census are inside Sonhar; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Primary schoolIn village · 2 govt
- ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school5–10 km · Bahadurpur
- ○Degree college10+ km · Bokaro
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Chas
- ○Primary health centre5–10 km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensary10+ km
- ○Post office10+ km
- ○Public bus service10+ km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Commercial bank10+ km
- ○Ration (PDS) shopunder 5 km
- ○Mandi / regular market10+ km
- ○Public library10+ km

### Water and power

- Drinking waterhand pumps and tanks / ponds
- Electricity (2011)8 h summer · 8 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 Sonhar known for?

The main crops are **rice**. About 19% of the 209 hectares of village land is sown, and 0 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 Sonhar

Of every 100 households in Sonhar in 2011, 0 had electricity, 1 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 17 had a mobile phone, 9 a two-wheeler and 4 a car.

■ Sonhar · ■ Kasmar rural average

Electricity for lighting ****0%**

**58%

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

**7%

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

**93%

Tap water ****0%**

**3%

Drinking water within premises ****0%**

**14%

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

**1%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****64%**

**65%

Use banking services ****16%**

**57%

Television ****5%**

**16%

Mobile phone ****17%**

**37%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****9%**

**8%

Car / jeep / van ****4%**

**2%

None of these assets ****3%**

**24%

Own their home ****99%**

**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 Sonhar?

■ Sonhar · ■ Kasmar rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****61.5%**

**65.3%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****866**

**958

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****870**

**924

Working population ****30.1%**

**44.1%

### Women and men

Literacy is 81.0% for men and 39.0% for women. 53% of men and 4% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

********

**■** Cultivators 49 (33%) · **■** Farm labourers 2 (1%) · **■** Other work 43 (29%) · **■** Marginal 53 (36%)

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 Kasmar

- Raghunathpur719 people
- Kotogara617 people
- Bhawanipur592 people
- Meramhara516 people
- Karkata Kalan471 people
- Pari420 people
- Khuta391 people
- Merha372 people

[All 68 villages in Kasmar](https://wherepedia.org/india/jharkhand/bokaro/kasmar/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Sonhar?829121
- How far is Sonhar from Bokaro?40 km by road
- What is the population of Sonhar?489 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Sonhar in?Bokaro district (Kasmar sub-district), Jharkhand
- What is the literacy rate of Sonhar?61.5% (Census 2011)