# Sonpura Village, Kandi, Garhwa (Jharkhand) – PIN Code

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Village · Kandi, Garhwa 

# Sonpura

Sonpura is a village in Kandi sub-district of Garhwa district, Jharkhand, PIN code **822120**. The 2011 Census counted **807 people in 172 households**, the 41st largest of 76 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 68.1%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 67.4%.

- 807people (2011)
- 172households
- 68.1%literacy
- 822120PIN code

## Sonpura PIN code and other codes

**The PIN code of Sonpura is 822120.** Sonpura falls in Kandi sub-district, Garhwa district, Jharkhand.

- PIN code822120
- Gram panchayatShivpur
- Community development blockKandi
- Census village code347253

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

## How far is Sonpura from nearby towns?

- Kandi (sub-district HQ)15 km by road
- Garhwa (district HQ)38 km by road
- Majhiaon (nearest town)18 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 Sonpura?

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

### In the village

- ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary schoolunder 5 km · Majhiaon
- ○Degree college5–10 km · Majhiaon
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Garhwa
- ○Primary health centre10+ km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensary10+ km
- ○Post office10+ km
- ○Public bus service10+ km
- ○Railway station5–10 km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Commercial bank10+ km
- ○Ration (PDS) shop5–10 km
- ○Mandi / regular market10+ km
- ○Public library10+ 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 Sonpura known for?

The main crops are **rice**. About 9% of the 483 hectares of village land is sown.

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

## Homes and amenities in Sonpura

Of every 100 households in Sonpura in 2011, 0 had electricity, 0 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 51 had a mobile phone, 1 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Sonpura · ■ Kandi rural average

Electricity for lighting ****0%**

**0%

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

**4%

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

**94%

Tap water ****0%**

**1%

Drinking water within premises ****72%**

**42%

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

**0%

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

**99%

Use banking services ****59%**

**42%

Television ****1%**

**2%

Mobile phone ****51%**

**53%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****1%**

**6%

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

**1%

None of these assets ****33%**

**32%

Own their home ****100%**

**100%

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 Sonpura?

■ Sonpura · ■ Kandi rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****68.1%**

**67.4%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****935**

**916

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1111**

**956

Working population ****46.2%**

**39.5%

### Women and men

Literacy is 82.3% for men and 52.3% for women. 51% of men and 41% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

********

**■** Cultivators 9 (2%) · **■** Farm labourers 7 (2%) · **■** Other work 7 (2%) · **■** Marginal 350 (94%)

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 Kandi

- Kusha881 people
- Sonpurwa858 people
- Deodih844 people
- Jatra824 people
- Baherwa805 people
- Adhaura787 people
- Sanni775 people
- Rambandh718 people

[All 93 villages in Kandi](https://wherepedia.org/india/jharkhand/garhwa/kandi/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Sonpura?822120
- How far is Sonpura from Garhwa?38 km by road
- What is the population of Sonpura?807 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Sonpura in?Garhwa district (Kandi sub-district), Jharkhand
- What is the literacy rate of Sonpura?68.1% (Census 2011)