# Sonbad Village, Dhanwar, Giridih (Jharkhand) – PIN Code

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Village · Dhanwar, Giridih 

# Sonbad

Sonbad is a village in Dhanwar sub-district of Giridih district, Jharkhand, PIN code **825412**. The 2011 Census counted **291 people in 49 households**, the 229th largest of 279 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 63.0%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 64.8%.

- 291people (2011)
- 49households
- 63.0%literacy
- 825412PIN code

## Sonbad PIN code and other codes

**The PIN code of Sonbad is 825412.** Sonbad falls in Dhanwar sub-district, Giridih district, Jharkhand.

- PIN code825412
- Gram panchayatGalwanti
- Community development blockDhanwar
- Census village code350950

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

## How far is Sonbad from nearby towns?

- Dhanwar (sub-district HQ)13 km by road
- Giridih (nearest town)80 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 Sonbad?

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

### In the village

- ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt · 1 private
- ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●Mandi / regular marketIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school10+ km · Dhanwar
- ○Degree college10+ km · Dhanwar
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Hazaribagh
- ○Primary health centre10+ km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensary5–10 km
- ○Post office10+ km
- ○Public bus service10+ km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Commercial bank5–10 km
- ○Ration (PDS) shopunder 5 km
- ○Public library10+ km

### Water and power

- Drinking waterhand pumps and tanks / ponds

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 Sonbad known for?

The main crops are **rice**. About 14% of the 102 hectares of village land is sown, and 1 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 Sonbad

Of every 100 households in Sonbad in 2011, 0 had electricity, 0 a toilet at home and 6 cooked with LPG; 76 had a mobile phone, 26 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Sonbad · ■ Dhanwar rural average

Electricity for lighting ****0%**

**18%

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

**6%

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

**93%

Tap water ****0%**

**2%

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

**10%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****6%**

**2%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****94%**

**88%

Use banking services ****61%**

**57%

Television ****20%**

**9%

Mobile phone ****76%**

**70%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****26%**

**15%

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

**2%

None of these assets ****12%**

**13%

Own their home ****100%**

**99%

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 Sonbad?

■ Sonbad · ■ Dhanwar rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****63.0%**

**64.8%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****940**

**932

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****750**

**946

Working population ****61.2%**

**46.8%

### Women and men

Literacy is 74.6% for men and 51.3% for women. 59% of men and 63% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

********

**■** Cultivators 13 (7%) · **■** Farm labourers 14 (8%) · **■** Other work 25 (14%) · **■** Marginal 126 (71%)

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 Dhanwar

- Jhalbad307 people
- Mahthasar307 people
- Karu Raidih297 people
- Nawadih294 people
- Pathaldiha289 people
- Dughara283 people
- Naitanr283 people
- Dumargarha281 people

[All 297 villages in Dhanwar](https://wherepedia.org/india/jharkhand/giridih/dhanwar/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Sonbad?825412
- What is the population of Sonbad?291 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Sonbad in?Giridih district (Dhanwar sub-district), Jharkhand
- What is the literacy rate of Sonbad?63.0% (Census 2011)