# 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 **629 people in 83 households**, the 144th largest of 279 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 67.3%, above the sub-district's rural average of 64.8%.

- 629people (2011)
- 83households
- 67.3%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 panchayatHemrodih
- Community development blockDhanwar
- Census village code351132

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)15 km by road
- Giridih (district HQ)64 km by road
- Giridih (nearest town)64 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 · 2 govt
- ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●Mandi / regular marketIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school10+ km · Dhanwar
- ○Degree college5–10 km · Gangapur
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Dhanbad
- ○Primary health centre10+ km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensary10+ km
- ○Post office10+ km
- ○Public bus service5–10 km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Commercial bank10+ 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 24% of the 93 hectares of village land is sown, and 5 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 0 cooked with LPG; 47 had a mobile phone, 17 a two-wheeler and 1 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 ****0%**

**2%

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

**88%

Use banking services ****28%**

**57%

Television ****1%**

**9%

Mobile phone ****47%**

**70%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****17%**

**15%

Car / jeep / van ****1%**

**2%

None of these assets ****10%**

**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+) ****67.3%**

**64.8%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****777**

**932

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****600**

**946

Working population ****73.8%**

**46.8%

### Women and men

Literacy is 82.7% for men and 48.5% for women. 74% of men and 73% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 54 (12%) · **■** Farm labourers 8 (2%) · **■** Household industry 2 (0%) · **■** Other work 43 (9%) · **■** Marginal 357 (77%)

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

- Khesarma657 people
- Pandnatanr647 people
- Katharatanr632 people
- Saharpura631 people
- Korwadih621 people
- Aitochanch614 people
- Dhab613 people
- Monodih613 people

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

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Sonbad?825412
- How far is Sonbad from Giridih?64 km by road
- What is the population of Sonbad?629 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Sonbad in?Giridih district (Dhanwar sub-district), Jharkhand
- What is the literacy rate of Sonbad?67.3% (Census 2011)