# Sonar Chak Village, Pathargama, Godda (Jharkhand) – PIN Code, Facilities & Population

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Village · Pathargama, Godda 

# Sonar Chak

Sonar Chak is a village in Pathargama sub-district of Godda district, Jharkhand, PIN code **814147**. The 2011 Census counted **2,021 people in 394 households**, the 9th largest of 146 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 81.1%, above the sub-district's rural average of 61.3%.

- 2,021people (2011)
- 394households
- 81.1%literacy
- 814147PIN code

## Sonar Chak PIN code and other codes

**The PIN code of Sonar Chak is 814147.** Sonar Chak falls in Pathargama sub-district, Godda district, Jharkhand.

- PIN code814147
- Gram panchayatSonar Chak
- Community development blockPathargama
- Census village code356887

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

## How far is Sonar Chak from nearby towns?

- Godda (district HQ)13 km by road
- Godda (nearest town)13 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 Sonar Chak?

7 services counted by the Census are inside Sonar Chak; 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
- ●Internet / Common Service CentreIn village
- ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary schoolunder 5 km · Varkope
- ○Degree collegeunder 5 km · Pathargama
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Godda
- ○Primary health centreunder 5 km
- ○Allopathic hospital5–10 km
- ○Dispensary5–10 km
- ○Post office5–10 km
- ○Public bus service10+ km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Commercial bankunder 5 km
- ○Ration (PDS) shopunder 5 km
- ○Mandi / regular market5–10 km
- ○Public library5–10 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 Sonar Chak known for?

The main crops are **rice**. About 95% of the 88 hectares of village land is sown, and 3 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 Sonar Chak

Of every 100 households in Sonar Chak in 2011, 58 had electricity, 23 a toilet at home and 5 cooked with LPG; 58 had a mobile phone, 8 a two-wheeler and 1 a car.

■ Sonar Chak · ■ Pathargama rural average

Electricity for lighting ****58%**

**21%

Toilet within the home ****23%**

**10%

No toilet (open defecation) ****77%**

**89%

Tap water ****5%**

**2%

Drinking water within premises ****43%**

**14%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****5%**

**1%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****23%**

**76%

Use banking services ****50%**

**37%

Television ****23%**

**10%

Mobile phone ****58%**

**32%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****8%**

**7%

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

**0%

None of these assets ****9%**

**29%

Own their home ****97%**

**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 Sonar Chak?

■ Sonar Chak · ■ Pathargama rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****81.1%**

**61.3%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****831**

**935

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1013**

**957

Working population ****29.5%**

**44.0%

### Women and men

Literacy is 89.6% for men and 70.4% for women. 48% of men and 7% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 105 (18%) · **■** Farm labourers 73 (12%) · **■** Household industry 48 (8%) · **■** Other work 318 (53%) · **■** Marginal 52 (9%)

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 Pathargama

- Pipra2,744 people
- Ghatkurwa2,509 people
- Chilkara Gobind2,321 people
- Parua2,288 people
- Korkaghat1,994 people
- Paraspani1,958 people
- Beltikri1,887 people
- Kasturiya1,726 people

[All 198 villages in Pathargama](https://wherepedia.org/india/jharkhand/godda/pathargama/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Sonar Chak?814147
- How far is Sonar Chak from Godda?13 km by road
- What is the population of Sonar Chak?2,021 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Sonar Chak in?Godda district (Pathargama sub-district), Jharkhand
- What is the literacy rate of Sonar Chak?81.1% (Census 2011)