# Sonagara Village, Musabani, Purbi Singhbhum (Jharkhand) > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/jharkhand/purbi-singhbhum/musabani/sonagara/ Village · Musabani, Purbi Singhbhum # Sonagara Sonagara is a village in Musabani sub-district of Purbi Singhbhum district, Jharkhand, PIN code **831002**. The 2011 Census counted **1,309 people in 244 households**, the 20th largest of 43 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 49.4%, below the sub-district's rural average of 61.9%. - 1,309people (2011) - 244households - 49.4%literacy - 831002PIN code ## Sonagara PIN code and other codes **The PIN code of Sonagara is 831002.** Sonagara falls in Musabani sub-district, Purbi Singhbhum district, Jharkhand. - PIN code831002 - Gram panchayatMediya - Community development blockMusabani - Census village code363932 Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## How far is Sonagara from nearby towns? - Musabani (sub-district HQ)6 km by road - Jamshedpur (district HQ)50 km by road - Jugsalai (nearest town)48 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 Sonagara? 11 services counted by the Census are inside Sonagara; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Mobile phone coverageIn village - ●All-weather roadIn village - ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village - ●Mandi / regular marketIn village - ●Weekly haatIn village - ●Anganwadi centreIn village - ●ASHA health workerIn village - ●Community centreIn village - ●Sports fieldIn village - ●Polling stationIn village ### Nearest outside - ○Senior secondary school5–10 km · Musabani - ○Degree college10+ km · Ghatshila - ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Ghatshila - ○Primary health centre10+ km - ○Allopathic hospital10+ km - ○Dispensary10+ km - ○Post office5–10 km - ○Public bus service5–10 km - ○Railway station10+ km - ○ATMunder 5 km - ○Commercial bankunder 5 km - ○Public library10+ km ### Water and power - Drinking waterhand pumps, canal / river and tanks / ponds - Electricity (2011)5 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 Sonagara known for? The main crops are **rice**. About 32% of the 521 hectares of village land is sown, and 122 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 Sonagara Of every 100 households in Sonagara in 2011, 64 had electricity, 0 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 28 had a mobile phone, 9 a two-wheeler and 0 a car. ■ Sonagara · ■ Musabani rural average Electricity for lighting ****64%** **80% Toilet within the home ****0%** **16% No toilet (open defecation) ****100%** **84% Tap water ****0%** **7% Drinking water within premises ****0%** **12% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****0%** **4% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****100%** **95% Use banking services ****32%** **60% Television ****17%** **28% Mobile phone ****28%** **35% Computer with internet ****0%** **0% Two-wheeler ****9%** **14% Car / jeep / van ****0%** **0% None of these assets ****12%** **21% Own their home ****99%** **95% 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 Sonagara? ■ Sonagara · ■ Musabani rural average Literacy (age 7+) ****49.4%** **61.9% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****998** **1006 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1000** **976 Working population ****36.5%** **41.8% ### Women and men Literacy is 61.6% for men and 37.2% for women. 57% of men and 16% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ******** **■** Cultivators 12 (3%) · **■** Farm labourers 3 (1%) · **■** Other work 30 (6%) · **■** Marginal 433 (91%) 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 Musabani - Tilabani1,440 people - Surda1,432 people - Shsoaspur1,403 people - Bikrampur Alias Mainjhariya1,381 people - Bakra1,256 people - Kakdaha1,233 people - Panduaboro Alias Bhandarboro1,183 people - Upar Banda1,136 people [All 43 villages in Musabani](https://wherepedia.org/india/jharkhand/purbi-singhbhum/musabani/villages/) ## Quick answers - What is the PIN code of Sonagara?831002 - How far is Sonagara from Jamshedpur?50 km by road - What is the population of Sonagara?1,309 (Census 2011) - Which district is Sonagara in?Purbi Singhbhum district (Musabani sub-district), Jharkhand - What is the literacy rate of Sonagara?49.4% (Census 2011)