# Bara Sonakar Village, Barharwa, Sahibganj (Jharkhand) > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/jharkhand/sahibganj/barharwa/bara-sonakar-359722/ Village · Barharwa, Sahibganj # Bara Sonakar Bara Sonakar is a village in Barharwa sub-district of Sahibganj district, Jharkhand, PIN code **816105**. The 2011 Census counted **2,911 people in 541 households**, the 10th largest of 162 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 46.1%, below the sub-district's rural average of 56.9%. - 2,911people (2011) - 541households - 46.1%literacy - 816105PIN code ## Bara Sonakar PIN code and other codes **The PIN code of Bara Sonakar is 816105.** Bara Sonakar falls in Barharwa sub-district, Sahibganj district, Jharkhand. - PIN code816105 - Gram panchayatBarasonkar - Community development blockBarharwa - Census village code359722 Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## How far is Bara Sonakar from nearby towns? - Batharwa (sub-district HQ)18 km by road - Sahibganj (district HQ)83 km by road - Sahibganj (nearest town)83 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 Bara Sonakar? 5 services counted by the Census are inside Bara Sonakar; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ●Health sub-centreIn village · 1 - ●Mobile phone coverageIn village - ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village - ●Anganwadi centreIn village - ●ASHA health workerIn village ### Nearest outside - ○Primary schoolunder 5 km · Bijaypur - ○Senior secondary schoolunder 5 km · Kotalpokhar - ○Degree college10+ km · Pakur - ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Sahibganj - ○Primary health centreunder 5 km - ○Allopathic hospitalunder 5 km - ○Dispensary5–10 km - ○Post office10+ km - ○Public bus service10+ km - ○Railway stationunder 5 km - ○ATM10+ km - ○Commercial bank10+ km - ○Ration (PDS) shopunder 5 km - ○Mandi / regular market5–10 km - ○Public library10+ km ### Water and power - Drinking waterhand pumps and tanks / ponds 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 Bara Sonakar known for? The main crops are **rice**. Products made here include bidi and rope. About 96% of the 93 hectares of village land is sown, and 11 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 Bara Sonakar Of every 100 households in Bara Sonakar in 2011, 0 had electricity, 9 a toilet at home and 2 cooked with LPG; 29 had a mobile phone, 7 a two-wheeler and 0 a car. ■ Bara Sonakar · ■ Barharwa rural average Electricity for lighting ****0%** **8% Toilet within the home ****9%** **15% No toilet (open defecation) ****91%** **85% Tap water ****0%** **3% Drinking water within premises ****19%** **12% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****2%** **3% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****92%** **85% Use banking services ****23%** **38% Television ****19%** **8% Mobile phone ****29%** **32% Computer with internet ****0%** **0% Two-wheeler ****7%** **5% Car / jeep / van ****0%** **0% None of these assets ****23%** **33% Own their home ****100%** **98% 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 Bara Sonakar? ■ Bara Sonakar · ■ Barharwa rural average Literacy (age 7+) ****46.1%** **56.9% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1006** **963 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1004** **961 Working population ****29.6%** **42.8% ### Women and men Literacy is 57.0% for men and 35.2% for women. 47% of men and 13% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ********** **■** Cultivators 228 (26%) · **■** Farm labourers 121 (14%) · **■** Household industry 6 (1%) · **■** Other work 366 (43%) · **■** Marginal 140 (16%) 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 Barharwa - Autgram3,832 people - Srikunth3,709 people - Ratanpur3,414 people - Agloi3,133 people - Juhibana2,864 people - Kotal Pukur2,818 people - Madhuapara2,766 people - Maharajpur2,666 people [All 240 villages in Barharwa](https://wherepedia.org/india/jharkhand/sahibganj/barharwa/villages/) ## Quick answers - What is the PIN code of Bara Sonakar?816105 - How far is Bara Sonakar from Sahibganj?83 km by road - What is the population of Bara Sonakar?2,911 (Census 2011) - Which district is Bara Sonakar in?Sahibganj district (Barharwa sub-district), Jharkhand - What is the literacy rate of Bara Sonakar?46.1% (Census 2011)