# Sonuan Village, Sonua, Pashchimi Singhbhum (Jharkhand)

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Village · Sonua, Pashchimi Singhbhum 

# Sonuan

Sonuan is a village in Sonua sub-district of Pashchimi Singhbhum district, Jharkhand, PIN code **833102**. The 2011 Census counted **1,480 people in 331 households**, the 12th largest of 100 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 79.5%, above the sub-district's rural average of 59.2%.

- 1,480people (2011)
- 331households
- 79.5%literacy
- 833102PIN code

## Sonuan PIN code and other codes

**The PIN code of Sonuan is 833102.** Sonuan falls in Sonua sub-district, Pashchimi Singhbhum district, Jharkhand.

- PIN code833102
- Gram panchayatSonapos
- Community development blockSonua
- Census village code376882

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

## How far is Sonuan from nearby towns?

- Sonuan (sub-district HQ)0 km by road
- P.Singhbhum (district HQ)48 km by road
- Chakradharpur (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 Sonuan?

13 services counted by the Census are inside Sonuan; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 1 private
- ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Primary health centreIn village · 1 · 2 doctors
- ●Health sub-centreIn village · 1
- ●Sub post officeIn village
- ●Public bus serviceIn village
- ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●Commercial bankIn village
- ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school10+ km · Chakardharpur
- ○Degree college10+ km · Chakardharpur
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Chaibasa
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensary5–10 km
- ○Post officeunder 5 km
- ○Railway station5–10 km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Mandi / regular marketunder 5 km
- ○Public library10+ km

### Water and power

- Drinking waterhand pumps and tanks / ponds
- Electricity (2011)6 h summer · 7 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 Sonuan known for?

The main crops are **rice**. About 28% of the 11 hectares of village land is sown, and 2 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 Sonuan

Of every 100 households in Sonuan in 2011, 85 had electricity, 40 a toilet at home and 2 cooked with LPG; 29 had a mobile phone, 13 a two-wheeler and 2 a car.

■ Sonuan · ■ Sonua rural average

Electricity for lighting ****85%**

**54%

Toilet within the home ****40%**

**4%

No toilet (open defecation) ****60%**

**94%

Tap water ****0%**

**1%

Drinking water within premises ****7%**

**4%

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

**1%

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

**98%

Use banking services ****62%**

**47%

Television ****35%**

**10%

Mobile phone ****29%**

**18%

Computer with internet ****1%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****13%**

**6%

Car / jeep / van ****2%**

**0%

None of these assets ****25%**

**31%

Own their home ****94%**

**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 Sonuan?

■ Sonuan · ■ Sonua rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****79.5%**

**59.2%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****997**

**1012

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****816**

**992

Working population ****48.2%**

**53.1%

### Women and men

Literacy is 89.3% for men and 70.0% for women. 58% of men and 38% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 78 (11%) · **■** Farm labourers 11 (2%) · **■** Household industry 88 (12%) · **■** Other work 345 (48%) · **■** Marginal 192 (27%)

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 Sonua

- Lonjo1,892 people
- Sonapos1,692 people
- Punipada1,575 people
- Kankoa1,565 people
- Brindaban1,397 people
- Kachapur1,390 people
- Baikera1,369 people
- Asantaliya1,363 people

[All 107 villages in Sonua](https://wherepedia.org/india/jharkhand/pashchimi-singhbhum/sonua/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Sonuan?833102
- How far is Sonuan from P.Singhbhum?48 km by road
- What is the population of Sonuan?1,480 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Sonuan in?Pashchimi Singhbhum district (Sonua sub-district), Jharkhand
- What is the literacy rate of Sonuan?79.5% (Census 2011)