# Sonahara Village, Chakulia, Purbi Singhbhum (Jharkhand)

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Village · Chakulia, Purbi Singhbhum 

# Sonahara

Sonahara is a village in Chakulia sub-district of Purbi Singhbhum district, Jharkhand, PIN code **832101**. The 2011 Census counted **396 people in 98 households**, the 113th largest of 257 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 55.2%, below the sub-district's rural average of 64.3%.

- 396people (2011)
- 98households
- 55.2%literacy
- 832101PIN code

## Sonahara PIN code and other codes

**The PIN code of Sonahara is 832101.** Sonahara falls in Chakulia sub-district, Purbi Singhbhum district, Jharkhand.

- PIN code832101
- Gram panchayatJugitopa
- Community development blockChakulia
- Census village code364352

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

## How far is Sonahara from nearby towns?

- Chakulia (sub-district HQ)10 km by road
- Jamshedpur (district HQ)80 km by road
- Chakulia (nearest town)10 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 Sonahara?

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

### In the village

- ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 private
- ●Post officeIn village
- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●Internet / Common Service CentreIn village
- ●Public bus serviceIn village
- ●Private bus serviceIn village
- ●Railway stationIn village
- ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village
- ●Mandi / regular marketIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school5–10 km · Chakulia
- ○Degree college10+ km · Ghatshila
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Jamshedpur
- ○Primary health centre5–10 km
- ○Allopathic hospital5–10 km
- ○Dispensary5–10 km
- ○ATM5–10 km
- ○Commercial bank5–10 km
- ○Ration (PDS) shop5–10 km
- ○Public library10+ km

### Water and power

- Drinking waterhand pumps
- Electricity (2011)6 h summer · 10 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 Sonahara known for?

The main crops are **rice**. About 17% of the 77 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 Sonahara

Of every 100 households in Sonahara in 2011, 62 had electricity, 0 a toilet at home and 1 cooked with LPG; 26 had a mobile phone, 4 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Sonahara · ■ Chakulia rural average

Electricity for lighting ****62%**

**65%

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

**7%

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

**93%

Tap water ****0%**

**2%

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

**8%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****1%**

**1%

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

**99%

Use banking services ****66%**

**47%

Television ****4%**

**10%

Mobile phone ****26%**

**25%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****4%**

**7%

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

**0%

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

**16%

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 Sonahara?

■ Sonahara · ■ Chakulia rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****55.2%**

**64.3%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****990**

**980

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1261**

**959

Working population ****67.2%**

**48.2%

### Women and men

Literacy is 66.5% for men and 43.5% for women. 67% of men and 67% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 7 (3%) · **■** Farm labourers 149 (56%) · **■** Household industry 53 (20%) · **■** Other work 9 (3%) · **■** Marginal 48 (18%)

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 Chakulia

- Dumurdiha402 people
- Narsinhpur401 people
- Raghunathpur400 people
- Buyangdi396 people
- Kuldiha394 people
- Bagdiha393 people
- Dewtanala391 people
- Raghunathpur391 people

[All 269 villages in Chakulia](https://wherepedia.org/india/jharkhand/purbi-singhbhum/chakulia/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Sonahara?832101
- How far is Sonahara from Jamshedpur?80 km by road
- What is the population of Sonahara?396 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Sonahara in?Purbi Singhbhum district (Chakulia sub-district), Jharkhand
- What is the literacy rate of Sonahara?55.2% (Census 2011)