Village · Baharagora, Purbi Singhbhum # Sonakara Sonakara is a village in Baharagora sub-district of Purbi Singhbhum district, Jharkhand, PIN code 832301. The 2011 Census counted 365 people in 97 households, the 149th largest of 359 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 59.4%, below the sub-district's rural average of 64.5%. - 365 people (2011) - 97 households - 59.4% literacy - 832301 PIN code ## Sonakara PIN code and other codes The PIN code of Sonakara is 832301. Sonakara falls in Baharagora sub-district, Purbi Singhbhum district, Jharkhand. - PIN code 832301 - Gram panchayat Manushmuria - Community development block Baharagora - Census village code 364527 Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory. ## How far is Sonakara from nearby towns? - Chakulia (nearest town) 18 km by road Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory. ## What facilities are there in Sonakara? 6 services counted by the Census are inside Sonakara; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ● Pre-primary school In village · 1 private - ● Primary school In village · 1 private - ● Pucca (black-topped) road In village - ● All-weather road In village - ● ASHA health worker In village - ● Sports field In village ### Nearest outside - ○ Senior secondary school 10+ km · Bahragora - ○ Degree college 10+ km · Jamshedpur - ○ ITI / vocational school 10+ km · Bahragora - ○ Primary health centre under 5 km - ○ Allopathic hospital 10+ km - ○ Dispensary 10+ km - ○ Post office 10+ km - ○ Public bus service under 5 km - ○ Railway station 10+ km - ○ ATM 10+ km - ○ Commercial bank 10+ km - ○ Ration (PDS) shop under 5 km - ○ Mandi / regular market 5–10 km - ○ Public library 10+ km ### Water and power - Drinking water hand pumps and canal / river - Electricity (2011) 9 h summer · 8 h winter Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory. Surveyed for the 2011 Census; facilities may have changed. ## What is Sonakara known for? The main crops are rice. About 31% of the 53 hectares of village land is sown, and 0 hectares are irrigated. Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory. ## Homes and amenities in Sonakara Of every 100 households in Sonakara in 2011, 84 had electricity, 0 a toilet at home and 2 cooked with LPG; 3 had a mobile phone, 2 a two-wheeler and 0 a car. ■ Sonakara · ■ Baharagora rural average - Electricity for lighting 84% 78% - Toilet within the home 0% 15% - No toilet (open defecation) 100% 84% - Tap water 0% 3% - Drinking water within premises 2% 21% - Cooking with LPG / PNG 2% 5% - Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue 98% 92% - Use banking services 56% 57% - Television 1% 18% - Mobile phone 3% 29% - Computer with internet 0% 0% - Two-wheeler 2% 10% - Car / jeep / van 0% 1% - None of these assets 16% 20% - Own their home 96% 98% Source: Census of India 2011, Houselisting and Housing Census – households by amenities and assets (HH-14). ## What is the population of Sonakara? ■ Sonakara · ■ Baharagora rural average - Literacy (age 7+) 59.4% 64.5% - Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) 962 960 - Child sex ratio (0–6) 826 944 - Working population 60.8% 44.2% ### Women and men Literacy is 67.5% for men and 51.2% for women. 63% of men and 59% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ■ Cultivators 3 (1%) · ■ Farm labourers 62 (28%) · ■ Other work 7 (3%) · ■ Marginal 150 (68%) Source: Census of India 2011, Primary Census Abstract (town, village and ward level), all districts. ## Other villages of similar size in Baharagora - Kuldiha 375 people - Arang 370 people - Baghakuli 370 people - Bhaduya 369 people - Chandrapur 361 people - Chandoya 359 people - Buridahi 357 people - Asti 353 people All 451 villages in Baharagora ## Quick answers - What is the PIN code of Sonakara? 832301 - What is the population of Sonakara? 365 (Census 2011) - Which district is Sonakara in? Purbi Singhbhum district (Baharagora sub-district), Jharkhand - What is the literacy rate of Sonakara? 59.4% (Census 2011) --- Canonical: https://wherepedia.org/india/jharkhand/purbi-singhbhum/baharagora/sonakara/ · Updated 2026-11-02 · Data: national censuses and statistics offices (sources named in each section); © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL); Overture Maps; GeoNames; NASA POWER.