# Sonakhun Village, Dhalbhumgarh, Purbi Singhbhum (Jharkhand)

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Village · Dhalbhumgarh, Purbi Singhbhum 

# Sonakhun

Sonakhun is a village in Dhalbhumgarh sub-district of Purbi Singhbhum district, Jharkhand. The 2011 Census counted **252 people in 73 households**, the 77th largest of 103 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 73.9%, above the sub-district's rural average of 62.8%.

- 252people (2011)
- 73households
- 73.9%literacy
- 826females per 1,000 males

## Sonakhun PIN code and other codes

Sonakhun falls in Dhalbhumgarh sub-district, Purbi Singhbhum district, Jharkhand.

- Gram panchayatMaudasholi
- Community development blockDhalbhumgarh
- Census village code364091

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

## How far is Sonakhun from nearby towns?

- Ghatsila (sub-district HQ)6 km by road
- Jamshedpur (district HQ)50 km by road
- Jamshedpur (nearest town)50 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 Sonakhun?

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

### In the village

- ●Public bus serviceIn village
- ●Private bus serviceIn village
- ●National highwayIn village
- ●State highwayIn village
- ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Primary schoolunder 5 km · Manda Alias Bhardih
- ○Senior secondary school5–10 km · Ghatsila
- ○Degree college10+ km · Jamshedpur
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Jamshedpur
- ○Primary health centre5–10 km
- ○Allopathic hospital5–10 km
- ○Dispensary5–10 km
- ○Post office5–10 km
- ○Railway station5–10 km
- ○ATM5–10 km
- ○Commercial bank5–10 km
- ○Mandi / regular marketunder 5 km
- ○Public library10+ km

### Water and power

- Drinking watertreated tap water, untreated tap water, hand pumps, tube wells / boreholes and tanks / ponds
- Electricity (2011)4 h summer · 4 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 Sonakhun known for?

The main crops are **rice**. Products made here include iron impliments. About 19% of the 50 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 Sonakhun

Of every 100 households in Sonakhun in 2011, 75 had electricity, 16 a toilet at home and 11 cooked with LPG; 34 had a mobile phone, 11 a two-wheeler and 1 a car.

■ Sonakhun · ■ Dhalbhumgarh rural average

Electricity for lighting ****75%**

**75%

Toilet within the home ****16%**

**16%

No toilet (open defecation) ****84%**

**82%

Tap water ****7%**

**10%

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

**13%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****11%**

**5%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****86%**

**94%

Use banking services ****65%**

**59%

Television ****32%**

**21%

Mobile phone ****34%**

**32%

Computer with internet ****1%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****11%**

**9%

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

**1%

None of these assets ****27%**

**19%

Own their home ****82%**

**97%

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 Sonakhun?

■ Sonakhun · ■ Dhalbhumgarh rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****73.9%**

**62.8%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****826**

**978

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1571**

**967

Working population ****58.3%**

**42.6%

### Women and men

Literacy is 86.3% for men and 58.3% for women. 70% of men and 45% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

********

**■** Cultivators 7 (5%) · **■** Farm labourers 1 (1%) · **■** Other work 80 (54%) · **■** Marginal 59 (40%)

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 Dhalbhumgarh

- Ghoradhua282 people
- Ghoratoriya254 people
- Bamnishol252 people
- Jamuya252 people
- Pattanayakshol241 people
- Nuyagaon232 people
- Kanimahuli229 people
- Duliya Para216 people

[All 109 villages in Dhalbhumgarh](https://wherepedia.org/india/jharkhand/purbi-singhbhum/dhalbhumgarh/villages/)

## Quick answers

- How far is Sonakhun from Jamshedpur?50 km by road
- What is the population of Sonakhun?252 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Sonakhun in?Purbi Singhbhum district (Dhalbhumgarh sub-district), Jharkhand
- What is the literacy rate of Sonakhun?73.9% (Census 2011)