# Chhota Sonakar Village, Barharwa, Sahibganj (Jharkhand) (2)

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Village · Barharwa, Sahibganj 

# Chhota Sonakar

Chhota Sonakar is a village in Barharwa sub-district of Sahibganj district, Jharkhand, PIN code **816105**. The 2011 Census counted **209 people in 40 households**, the 134th largest of 162 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 39.1%, below the sub-district's rural average of 56.9%.

- 209people (2011)
- 40households
- 39.1%literacy
- 816105PIN code

## Chhota Sonakar PIN code and other codes

**The PIN code of Chhota Sonakar is 816105.** Chhota Sonakar falls in Barharwa sub-district, Sahibganj district, Jharkhand.

- PIN code816105
- Community development blockBarharwa
- Census village code359730

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

## How far is Chhota Sonakar from nearby towns?

- Pakur (nearest town)11 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 Chhota Sonakar?

5 services counted by the Census are inside Chhota Sonakar; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school10+ km · Barharwa
- ○Degree college10+ km · Pakur
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Sahibganj
- ○Primary health centreunder 5 km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensary5–10 km
- ○Post officeunder 5 km
- ○Public bus serviceunder 5 km
- ○Railway stationunder 5 km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Commercial bank10+ km
- ○Ration (PDS) shopunder 5 km
- ○Mandi / regular market10+ km
- ○Public library5–10 km

### Water and power

- Drinking waterhand pumps

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 Chhota Sonakar known for?

The main crops are **rice**. Products made here include bidi and rope. 

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

## Homes and amenities in Chhota Sonakar

Of every 100 households in Chhota Sonakar in 2011, 28 had electricity, 0 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 32 had a mobile phone, 0 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Chhota Sonakar · ■ Barharwa rural average

Electricity for lighting ****28%**

**8%

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

**15%

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

**85%

Tap water ****0%**

**3%

Drinking water within premises ****12%**

**12%

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

**3%

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

**85%

Use banking services ****10%**

**38%

Television ****2%**

**8%

Mobile phone ****32%**

**32%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****0%**

**5%

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

**0%

None of these assets ****35%**

**33%

Own their home ****98%**

**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 Chhota Sonakar?

■ Chhota Sonakar · ■ Barharwa rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****39.1%**

**56.9%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****866**

**963

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****714**

**961

Working population ****39.2%**

**42.8%

### Women and men

Literacy is 44.0% for men and 33.8% for women. 46% of men and 31% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 1 (1%) · **■** Farm labourers 4 (5%) · **■** Household industry 1 (1%) · **■** Other work 20 (24%) · **■** Marginal 56 (68%)

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

- Chhota Asila246 people
- Bara Asila232 people
- Bara Sonakar223 people
- Nijol218 people
- Garjanpara199 people
- Kesabpur187 people
- Nischintapur184 people
- Milik Goalkhor183 people

[All 240 villages in Barharwa](https://wherepedia.org/india/jharkhand/sahibganj/barharwa/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Chhota Sonakar?816105
- What is the population of Chhota Sonakar?209 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Chhota Sonakar in?Sahibganj district (Barharwa sub-district), Jharkhand
- What is the literacy rate of Chhota Sonakar?39.1% (Census 2011)