# Sonbe Village, Pipra, Palamu (Jharkhand) – PIN Code, Facilities & Population

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Village · Pipra, Palamu 

# Sonbe

Sonbe is a village in Pipra sub-district of Palamu district, Jharkhand, PIN code **824119**. The 2011 Census counted **667 people in 124 households**, the 21st largest of 63 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 69.3%, above the sub-district's rural average of 61.3%.

- 667people (2011)
- 124households
- 69.3%literacy
- 824119PIN code

## Sonbe PIN code and other codes

**The PIN code of Sonbe is 824119.** Sonbe falls in Pipra sub-district, Palamu district, Jharkhand.

- PIN code824119
- Gram panchayatBabhandi
- Community development blockPipra
- Census village code365411

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

## How far is Sonbe from nearby towns?

- Pipra (sub-district HQ)3 km by road
- Medininagar (district HQ)65 km by road
- Aurangabad (nearest town)15 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 Sonbe?

8 services counted by the Census are inside Sonbe; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

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

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school10+ km · Kawakhoh
- ○Degree college10+ km · Aurangabad
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Daltonganj
- ○Primary health centre5–10 km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensary10+ km
- ○Post office10+ km
- ○Railway station5–10 km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Commercial bank10+ km
- ○Ration (PDS) shop5–10 km
- ○Mandi / regular market10+ km
- ○Public library5–10 km

### Water and power

- Drinking waterhand pumps and canal / river
- Electricity (2011)2 h summer · 2 h winter

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 Sonbe known for?

The main crops are **rice**. Products made here include gur. About 96% of the 39 hectares of village land is sown, and 24 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 Sonbe

Of every 100 households in Sonbe in 2011, 1 had electricity, 9 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 42 had a mobile phone, 1 a two-wheeler and 9 a car.

■ Sonbe · ■ Pipra rural average

Electricity for lighting ****1%**

**2%

Toilet within the home ****9%**

**6%

No toilet (open defecation) ****91%**

**94%

Tap water ****2%**

**4%

Drinking water within premises ****79%**

**43%

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

**0%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****99%**

**99%

Use banking services ****47%**

**52%

Television ****5%**

**5%

Mobile phone ****42%**

**40%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****1%**

**4%

Car / jeep / van ****9%**

**2%

None of these assets ****37%**

**37%

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 Sonbe?

■ Sonbe · ■ Pipra rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****69.3%**

**61.3%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1027**

**936

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1228**

**946

Working population ****43.0%**

**32.9%

### Women and men

Literacy is 81.6% for men and 56.7% for women. 50% of men and 37% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

********

**■** Cultivators 6 (2%) · **■** Farm labourers 71 (25%) · **■** Other work 23 (8%) · **■** Marginal 187 (65%)

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 Pipra

- Dihria777 people
- Damwa751 people
- Mahugain Alias Jadudih690 people
- Banahi679 people
- Tendudih617 people
- Tarwan Kalan607 people
- Jitpur561 people
- Pithoura532 people

[All 83 villages in Pipra](https://wherepedia.org/india/jharkhand/palamu/pipra/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Sonbe?824119
- How far is Sonbe from Medininagar?65 km by road
- What is the population of Sonbe?667 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Sonbe in?Palamu district (Pipra sub-district), Jharkhand
- What is the literacy rate of Sonbe?69.3% (Census 2011)