# Sonarpara Village, Maheshpur, Pakur (Jharkhand) – PIN Code

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Village · Maheshpur, Pakur 

# Sonarpara

Sonarpara is a village in Maheshpur sub-district of Pakur district, Jharkhand, PIN code **816106**. The 2011 Census counted **970 people in 206 households**, the 56th largest of 322 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 55.6%, above the sub-district's rural average of 52.3%.

- 970people (2011)
- 206households
- 55.6%literacy
- 816106PIN code

## Sonarpara PIN code and other codes

**The PIN code of Sonarpara is 816106.** Sonarpara falls in Maheshpur sub-district, Pakur district, Jharkhand.

- PIN code816106
- Gram panchayatKanijhara
- Community development blockMaheshpur
- Census village code360779

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

## How far is Sonarpara from nearby towns?

- Maheshpur (sub-district HQ)5 km by road
- Pakur (district HQ)33 km by road
- Pakur (nearest town)37 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 Sonarpara?

7 services counted by the Census are inside Sonarpara; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 1 private
- ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●State highwayIn village
- ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school5–10 km · Maheshpur
- ○Degree college10+ km · Dumka
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Dumka
- ○Primary health centre5–10 km
- ○Allopathic hospital5–10 km
- ○Dispensary5–10 km
- ○Post officeunder 5 km
- ○Public bus service5–10 km
- ○Railway station5–10 km
- ○ATM5–10 km
- ○Commercial bank5–10 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 Sonarpara known for?

The main crops are **rice**. About 3% of the 71 hectares of village land is sown.

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

## Homes and amenities in Sonarpara

Of every 100 households in Sonarpara in 2011, 18 had electricity, 28 a toilet at home and 2 cooked with LPG; 38 had a mobile phone, 4 a two-wheeler and 1 a car.

■ Sonarpara · ■ Maheshpur rural average

Electricity for lighting ****18%**

**8%

Toilet within the home ****28%**

**8%

No toilet (open defecation) ****72%**

**91%

Tap water ****0%**

**2%

Drinking water within premises ****16%**

**5%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****2%**

**2%

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

**86%

Use banking services ****67%**

**22%

Television ****17%**

**8%

Mobile phone ****38%**

**20%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****4%**

**5%

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

**0%

None of these assets ****29%**

**28%

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 Sonarpara?

■ Sonarpara · ■ Maheshpur rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****55.6%**

**52.3%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1025**

**989

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****867**

**987

Working population ****33.7%**

**42.8%

### Women and men

Literacy is 58.4% for men and 53.0% for women. 56% of men and 12% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 49 (15%) · **■** Farm labourers 141 (43%) · **■** Household industry 1 (0%) · **■** Other work 66 (20%) · **■** Marginal 70 (21%)

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 Maheshpur

- Sahebnagar1,010 people
- Sahargaon985 people
- Doniabandh983 people
- Barakindua982 people
- Tulsipur960 people
- Chhotakindua951 people
- Ramnathpur941 people
- Kagajpur939 people

[All 345 villages in Maheshpur](https://wherepedia.org/india/jharkhand/pakur/maheshpur/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Sonarpara?816106
- How far is Sonarpara from Pakur?33 km by road
- What is the population of Sonarpara?970 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Sonarpara in?Pakur district (Maheshpur sub-district), Jharkhand
- What is the literacy rate of Sonarpara?55.6% (Census 2011)