# Sonapur Village, Thakurgangti, Godda (Jharkhand) – PIN Code

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Village · Thakurgangti, Godda 

# Sonapur

Sonapur is a village in Thakurgangti sub-district of Godda district, Jharkhand. The 2011 Census counted **317 people in 53 households**, the 88th largest of 146 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 61.1%, above the sub-district's rural average of 56.6%.

- 317people (2011)
- 53households
- 61.1%literacy
- 822females per 1,000 males

## Sonapur PIN code and other codes

Sonapur falls in Thakurgangti sub-district, Godda district, Jharkhand.

- Gram panchayatPulbharia
- Community development blockThakurgangti
- Census village code355878

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

## How far is Sonapur from nearby towns?

- Thakurgangti (sub-district HQ)6 km by road
- Godda (district HQ)67 km by road
- Sahibganj (nearest town)40 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 Sonapur?

11 services counted by the Census are inside Sonapur; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Sub post officeIn village
- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village
- ●Mandi / regular marketIn village
- ●Weekly haatIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village
- ●Community centreIn village
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school5–10 km · Kharkhodia
- ○Degree college10+ km · Bhagalpur
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Sahibganj
- ○Allopathic hospital5–10 km
- ○Dispensary5–10 km
- ○Public bus service10+ km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Commercial bank5–10 km
- ○Public library5–10 km

### Water and power

- Drinking waterhand pumps, canal / river 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 Sonapur known for?

About 76% of the 62 hectares of village land is sown, and 18 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 Sonapur

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

■ Sonapur · ■ Thakurgangti rural average

Electricity for lighting ****0%**

**5%

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

**9%

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

**89%

Tap water ****0%**

**2%

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

**13%

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

**1%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****98%**

**82%

Use banking services ****92%**

**48%

Television ****0%**

**7%

Mobile phone ****0%**

**33%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****2%**

**5%

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

**0%

None of these assets ****77%**

**44%

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 Sonapur?

■ Sonapur · ■ Thakurgangti rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****61.1%**

**56.6%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****822**

**922

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****405**

**949

Working population ****24.9%**

**41.8%

### Women and men

Literacy is 72.3% for men and 49.2% for women. 42% of men and 4% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

******

**■** Cultivators 63 (80%) · **■** Other work 9 (11%) · **■** Marginal 7 (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 Thakurgangti

- Niamat Chak331 people
- Birahim Kita326 people
- Kali Kita325 people
- Gopalpur Karan Tola322 people
- Mukeri Chak307 people
- Jadu Kita305 people
- Diara295 people
- Paharpur286 people

[All 203 villages in Thakurgangti](https://wherepedia.org/india/jharkhand/godda/thakurgangti/villages/)

## Quick answers

- How far is Sonapur from Godda?67 km by road
- What is the population of Sonapur?317 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Sonapur in?Godda district (Thakurgangti sub-district), Jharkhand
- What is the literacy rate of Sonapur?61.1% (Census 2011)