# Sonar Chak Village, Rajmahal, Sahibganj (Jharkhand) – PIN Code

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Village · Rajmahal, Sahibganj 

# Sonar Chak

Sonar Chak is a village in Rajmahal sub-district of Sahibganj district, Jharkhand, PIN code **816129**. The 2011 Census counted **172 people in 41 households**, the 83rd largest of 101 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 61.4%, above the sub-district's rural average of 50.2%.

- 172people (2011)
- 41households
- 61.4%literacy
- 816129PIN code

## Sonar Chak PIN code and other codes

**The PIN code of Sonar Chak is 816129.** Sonar Chak falls in Rajmahal sub-district, Sahibganj district, Jharkhand.

- PIN code816129
- Gram panchayatGunihari
- Community development blockRajmahal
- Census village code359125

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

## How far is Sonar Chak from nearby towns?

- Rajmahal (sub-district HQ)8 km by road
- Sahibganj (district HQ)40 km by road
- Rajmahal (nearest town)8 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 Sonar Chak?

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

### In the village

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

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary schoolunder 5 km · Murli
- ○Degree college10+ km · Barkha
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Sahibganj
- ○Primary health centre10+ km
- ○Allopathic hospitalunder 5 km
- ○Dispensary5–10 km
- ○Post officeunder 5 km
- ○Public bus serviceunder 5 km
- ○Railway stationunder 5 km
- ○ATM5–10 km
- ○Commercial bank10+ km
- ○Ration (PDS) shopunder 5 km
- ○Mandi / regular marketunder 5 km
- ○Public library10+ km

### Water and power

- Drinking waterhand pumps
- Electricity (2011)3 h summer · 5 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 Sonar Chak known for?

The main crops are **rice**. Products made here include pot of paper. About 36% of the 45 hectares of village land is sown, and 50 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 Sonar Chak

Of every 100 households in Sonar Chak in 2011, 54 had electricity, 10 a toilet at home and 2 cooked with LPG; 46 had a mobile phone, 20 a two-wheeler and 2 a car.

■ Sonar Chak · ■ Rajmahal rural average

Electricity for lighting ****54%**

**18%

Toilet within the home ****10%**

**13%

No toilet (open defecation) ****90%**

**86%

Tap water ****14%**

**6%

Drinking water within premises ****10%**

**26%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****2%**

**2%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****98%**

**95%

Use banking services ****34%**

**38%

Television ****20%**

**11%

Mobile phone ****46%**

**38%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****20%**

**4%

Car / jeep / van ****2%**

**0%

None of these assets ****38%**

**32%

Own their home ****100%**

**99%

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 Sonar Chak?

■ Sonar Chak · ■ Rajmahal rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****61.4%**

**50.2%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1024**

**942

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1286**

**944

Working population ****24.4%**

**45.0%

### Women and men

Literacy is 70.4% for men and 52.2% for women. 45% of men and 5% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

********

**■** Cultivators 6 (14%) · **■** Farm labourers 1 (2%) · **■** Other work 32 (76%) · **■** Marginal 3 (7%)

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 Rajmahal

- Mehdipur199 people
- Bara Harchandpur197 people
- Bhawda Chak189 people
- Milik Mahasingpur187 people
- Bara Kartikdanga162 people
- Kazi Bagh161 people
- Jabonis Chinta143 people
- Gidarmari140 people

[All 146 villages in Rajmahal](https://wherepedia.org/india/jharkhand/sahibganj/rajmahal/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Sonar Chak?816129
- How far is Sonar Chak from Sahibganj?40 km by road
- What is the population of Sonar Chak?172 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Sonar Chak in?Sahibganj district (Rajmahal sub-district), Jharkhand
- What is the literacy rate of Sonar Chak?61.4% (Census 2011)