# Sonaria Village, Gobindpur, Dhanbad (Jharkhand) – PIN Code, Facilities & Population

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Village · Gobindpur, Dhanbad 

# Sonaria

Sonaria is a village in Gobindpur sub-district of Dhanbad district, Jharkhand. The 2011 Census counted **632 people in 116 households**, the 120th largest of 213 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 56.4%, below the sub-district's rural average of 67.6%.

- 632people (2011)
- 116households
- 56.4%literacy
- 909females per 1,000 males

## Sonaria PIN code and other codes

Sonaria falls in Gobindpur sub-district, Dhanbad district, Jharkhand.

- Gram panchayatAsanbani
- Community development blockGobindpur
- Census village code361682

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

## How far is Sonaria from nearby towns?

- Gobindpur (sub-district HQ)16 km by road
- Dhanbad (district HQ)20 km by road
- Dhanbad (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 Sonaria?

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

### In the village

- ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village
- ●Cooperative bankIn village
- ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school5–10 km · Maharajganj
- ○Degree college10+ km · Golmara
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Dhanbad
- ○Primary health centre10+ km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensary10+ km
- ○Post officeunder 5 km
- ○Public bus service10+ km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM5–10 km
- ○Commercial bank10+ km
- ○Mandi / regular market5–10 km
- ○Public library5–10 km

### Water and power

- Drinking waterhand pumps, canal / river and tanks / ponds
- Electricity (2011)8 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 Sonaria known for?

The main crops are **rice**. 

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

## Homes and amenities in Sonaria

Of every 100 households in Sonaria in 2011, 94 had electricity, 0 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 27 had a mobile phone, 9 a two-wheeler and 3 a car.

■ Sonaria · ■ Gobindpur rural average

Electricity for lighting ****94%**

**81%

Toilet within the home ****0%**

**10%

No toilet (open defecation) ****100%**

**89%

Tap water ****0%**

**4%

Drinking water within premises ****16%**

**17%

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

**3%

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

**48%

Use banking services ****50%**

**54%

Television ****28%**

**37%

Mobile phone ****27%**

**51%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****9%**

**18%

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

**2%

None of these assets ****8%**

**14%

Own their home ****100%**

**96%

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 Sonaria?

■ Sonaria · ■ Gobindpur rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****56.4%**

**67.6%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****909**

**933

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****850**

**918

Working population ****27.2%**

**40.8%

### Women and men

Literacy is 72.3% for men and 39.2% for women. 47% of men and 5% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

****

**■** Other work 9 (5%) · **■** Marginal 163 (95%)

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 Gobindpur

- Bantor655 people
- Majhiladi654 people
- Gahira646 people
- Manaidi641 people
- Tentuliatanr630 people
- Kurua622 people
- Saharjori615 people
- Ratra609 people

[All 220 villages in Gobindpur](https://wherepedia.org/india/jharkhand/dhanbad/gobindpur/villages/)

## Quick answers

- How far is Sonaria from Dhanbad?20 km by road
- What is the population of Sonaria?632 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Sonaria in?Dhanbad district (Gobindpur sub-district), Jharkhand
- What is the literacy rate of Sonaria?56.4% (Census 2011)