# Sonpurwa Village, Ranka, Garhwa (Jharkhand) – PIN Code

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Village · Ranka, Garhwa 

# Sonpurwa

Sonpurwa is a village in Ranka sub-district of Garhwa district, Jharkhand, PIN code **822125**. The 2011 Census counted **1,603 people in 304 households**, the 19th largest of 78 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 55.0%, below the sub-district's rural average of 56.8%.

- 1,603people (2011)
- 304households
- 55.0%literacy
- 822125PIN code

## Sonpurwa PIN code and other codes

**The PIN code of Sonpurwa is 822125.** Sonpurwa falls in Ranka sub-district, Garhwa district, Jharkhand.

- PIN code822125
- Gram panchayatKhapro
- Community development blockRanka
- Census village code347888

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

## How far is Sonpurwa from nearby towns?

- Ranka (sub-district HQ)3 km by road
- Garhwa (district HQ)25 km by road
- Garhwa (nearest town)25 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 Sonpurwa?

9 services counted by the Census are inside Sonpurwa; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village
- ●Community centreIn village
- ●Sports fieldIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school5–10 km · Ranka
- ○Degree college5–10 km · Ranka
- ○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 bank5–10 km
- ○Ration (PDS) shopunder 5 km
- ○Mandi / regular market10+ km
- ○Public library10+ km

### Water and power

- Drinking watertube wells / boreholes
- Electricity (2011)8 h summer · 10 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 Sonpurwa known for?

The main crops are **rice**. About 94% of the 257 hectares of village land is sown, and 87 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 Sonpurwa

Of every 100 households in Sonpurwa in 2011, 82 had electricity, 0 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 20 had a mobile phone, 2 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Sonpurwa · ■ Ranka rural average

Electricity for lighting ****82%**

**16%

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

**7%

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

**93%

Tap water ****0%**

**4%

Drinking water within premises ****5%**

**5%

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

**1%

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

**99%

Use banking services ****9%**

**34%

Television ****0%**

**6%

Mobile phone ****20%**

**25%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****2%**

**4%

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

**1%

None of these assets ****55%**

**52%

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 Sonpurwa?

■ Sonpurwa · ■ Ranka rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****55.0%**

**56.8%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****955**

**976

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****936**

**991

Working population ****52.7%**

**51.8%

### Women and men

Literacy is 69.4% for men and 39.9% for women. 53% of men and 52% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 12 (1%) · **■** Farm labourers 91 (11%) · **■** Household industry 1 (0%) · **■** Other work 12 (1%) · **■** Marginal 728 (86%)

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 Ranka

- Siroi Kalan1,750 people
- Katra1,745 people
- Dudhwal1,725 people
- Hurdag1,694 people
- Karri1,554 people
- Bohahara1,533 people
- Gasedag1,514 people
- Uchri1,412 people

[All 81 villages in Ranka](https://wherepedia.org/india/jharkhand/garhwa/ranka/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Sonpurwa?822125
- How far is Sonpurwa from Garhwa?25 km by road
- What is the population of Sonpurwa?1,603 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Sonpurwa in?Garhwa district (Ranka sub-district), Jharkhand
- What is the literacy rate of Sonpurwa?55.0% (Census 2011)