# Sonagora Village, Potka, Purbi Singhbhum (Jharkhand)

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Village · Potka, Purbi Singhbhum 

# Sonagora

Sonagora is a village in Potka sub-district of Purbi Singhbhum district, Jharkhand, PIN code **832102**. The 2011 Census counted **137 people in 28 households**, the 258th largest of 283 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 42.0%, below the sub-district's rural average of 63.3%.

- 137people (2011)
- 28households
- 42.0%literacy
- 832102PIN code

## Sonagora PIN code and other codes

**The PIN code of Sonagora is 832102.** Sonagora falls in Potka sub-district, Purbi Singhbhum district, Jharkhand.

- PIN code832102
- Gram panchayatPoratetal
- Community development blockPotka
- Census village code363788

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

## How far is Sonagora from nearby towns?

- Potka (sub-district HQ)18 km by road
- Jamshedpur (district HQ)48 km by road
- Jugsalai (nearest town)46 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 Sonagora?

10 services counted by the Census are inside Sonagora; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Pucca (black-topped) 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 school10+ km · Hesal
- ○Degree college10+ km · Jamshedpur
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Jamshedpur
- ○Primary health centre10+ km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensary10+ km
- ○Post office10+ km
- ○Public bus service10+ km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Commercial bank10+ km
- ○Public library10+ km

### Water and power

- Drinking waterhand pumps and tube wells / boreholes
- Electricity (2011)8 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 Sonagora known for?

The main crops are **rice**. About 70% of the 129 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 Sonagora

Of every 100 households in Sonagora in 2011, 67 had electricity, 4 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 7 had a mobile phone, 4 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Sonagora · ■ Potka rural average

Electricity for lighting ****67%**

**72%

Toilet within the home ****4%**

**8%

No toilet (open defecation) ****96%**

**92%

Tap water ****0%**

**6%

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

**9%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****0%**

**3%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****100%**

**83%

Use banking services ****30%**

**34%

Television ****7%**

**21%

Mobile phone ****7%**

**31%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****4%**

**13%

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

**1%

None of these assets ****11%**

**16%

Own their home ****100%**

**96%

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 Sonagora?

■ Sonagora · ■ Potka rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****42.0%**

**63.3%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1210**

**999

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****2000**

**949

Working population ****32.8%**

**40.0%

### Women and men

Literacy is 60.7% for men and 25.4% for women. 63% of men and 8% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

******

**■** Cultivators 7 (16%) · **■** Other work 5 (11%) · **■** Marginal 33 (73%)

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 Potka

- Chhota Ramgarh147 people
- Jambani145 people
- Atijhari144 people
- Baliyachuya143 people
- Indasai134 people
- Kashidi128 people
- Harua Dauli122 people
- Baraghutusigra118 people

[All 291 villages in Potka](https://wherepedia.org/india/jharkhand/purbi-singhbhum/potka/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Sonagora?832102
- How far is Sonagora from Jamshedpur?48 km by road
- What is the population of Sonagora?137 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Sonagora in?Purbi Singhbhum district (Potka sub-district), Jharkhand
- What is the literacy rate of Sonagora?42.0% (Census 2011)