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Sonkhar is a village in Ramnagar mandal, Pashchim Champaran district, Bihar, with a population of 3,330 across 622 households. It has a literacy rate of 44.5% and is located at 26.514°N, 85.293°E with PIN code 845106.
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Sarpanch · Gram Panchayat
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- LGD code
- 216298
- Pincode
- 845106
- Post office
- Ramnagar (West Champaran)
- Population
- 3,330
- Households
- 622
- Literacy rate
- 44.5%
- Sex ratio
- 946 ♀/1000♂
- Workers
- 1,118
- Distance to district centre
- 36 km
- Distance to mandal centre
- 2 km
- Distance to Patna
- 103 km
- Distance to Kolkata
- 537 km
- Nearest railway station
- Riga · 20 km
- Nearest hospital / PHC
- Sadar Hospital, Sheohar · <1 km
২০১১ জনগণনা · তুলনায়
Sonkhar তুলনায়
By population, Sonkhar ranks #12 of 152 villages in Ramnagar mandal.
Literacy rate
%
44.5%
+2.2% vs mandal average
- Sonkhar
- 44.5%
- Ramnagar mandal
- 42.3%
- Pashchim Champaran district
- 44.7%
Sex ratio
♀ per 1000 ♂
946
+17 vs mandal average
- Sonkhar
- 946
- Ramnagar mandal
- 929
Household size
people per home
5.4
Same as the mandal average
- Sonkhar
- 5.4
- Ramnagar mandal
- 5.4
Source: Census of India 2011 (village PCA; mandal and district aggregates).
Sonkhar এক নজরে
Sonkhar Bihar-এর Pashchim Champaran জেলার Ramnagar ব্লক-এ 3,330 জনসংখ্যা 622 পরিবারে (২০১১ জনগণনা) বিশিষ্ট একটি গ্রাম, Ramnagar ব্লক-এর 152 গ্রামের মধ্যে 12তম বৃহত্তম। সাক্ষরতা 45%, ব্লক গড় 42% থেকে 2 পয়েন্ট বেশি এবং লিঙ্গ অনুপাত প্রতি ১,০০০ পুরুষে 946 নারী। এটি Pashchim Champaran জেলা সদর থেকে 36 কিমি, নিকটতম শহর Balua থেকে 18 কিমি, Riga রেলস্টেশন থেকে 20 কিমি অবস্থিত (সরলরেখা দূরত্ব)। পিনকোড 845106, Ramnagar (West Champaran) ডাকঘরের অধীনে; এলজিডি গ্রাম কোড 216298। নিকটতম হাসপাতাল Sadar Hospital, Sheohar, <1 কিমি দূরে। প্রধান RAMITA DEVI; গ্রামটি Sheohar বিধানসভা কেন্দ্রে, বিধায়ক Shweta Gupta। ২০২৬-এ আনুমানিক জনসংখ্যা 3,926, ২০১১ থেকে 18% বেশি।
গ্রাম পঞ্চায়েত: Sonkhar →
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Amenities · Census 2011 village directory · Sonkhar
- Treated tap water
- No
- Untreated tap water
- No
- Well water
- No
- Hand pump
- Yes
- Tube well / borewell
- Yes
- Electricity for homes
- Yes
- Electricity for farms
- No
- Power hours (summer)
- 4
- Power hours (winter)
- 3
- Primary school
- 1
- Middle school
- 1
- Secondary school
- 0
- Senior secondary
- 0
- Degree college
- 0
- Primary health centre
- 0
- Health sub-centre
- 1
- Community health centre
- 0
- Dispensary
- 0
- Veterinary hospital
- 0
- Post office
- No
- Sub post office
- No
- Commercial bank
- No
- Cooperative bank
- No
- ATM
- No
- Public bus service
- No
- Private bus service
- No
- Railway station
- No
- Pucca (paved) road
- Yes
- Anganwadi centre
- Yes
- ASHA worker
- Yes
- Fair-price shop
- Yes
- Mandi / regular market
- Yes
- Weekly haat
- No
- Nearest statutory town
- RAMNAGAR
- Distance to nearest town (km)
- 9
- Distance to district HQ (km)
- 50
- Distance to sub-district HQ (km)
- 2
- All-weather road
- Yes
- Gram panchayat (2011)
- Sonkhar
- Total area (ha)
- 185
- Irrigated area (ha)
- 95
- Forest area (ha)
- 0
Source: Census of India 2011, Village Directory. Facilities may have changed since.
Notice board · Sonkhar
No notices this weekWater supply timings, gram sabha dates, camps and drives — residents post them here and they expire on their own.
মূল তথ্য — Sonkhar
- LGD code
- 216298
- Pincode
- 845106
- Post office
- Ramnagar (West Champaran)
- Population (Census 2011)
- 3,330
- Population (projected 2026)
- 3,926
- Households
- 622
- Sex ratio (per 1,000 males)
- 946
- Literacy rate
- 44.5%
- Coordinates
- 26.51398°N, 85.29299°E
- Lok Sabha constituency
- Sheohar
- Vidhan Sabha constituency
- Sheohar
- Member of Parliament
- Lovely Anand
- Member of Legislative Assembly
- Shweta Gupta
- Sarpanch / Gram Pradhan
- RAMITA DEVI
- Block / Mandal
- Ramnagar
যাওয়ার পথ
Sonkhar কীভাবে যাবেন
শহর থেকে দূরত্ব · সরলরেখা
- Patna103 kmcapital
- Kolkata537 km
- Delhi830 km
- Hyderabad1234 km
ধরন অনুযায়ী নিকটতম · অঞ্চলের যেকোনো জায়গায়
- Railway stationRiga20 km
- Hospital / PHCSadar Hospital, Sheohar<1 km
- ATM / bankSBI27 km
- Petrol pumpIndian Oil Petrol Pump30 km
- CollegeBalara polytechnic institute (CTEVT)30 km
- Police stationBalara30 km
একই পিনকোড
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Sonkhar-এর কাছের গ্রাম
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View all 60+ →Sources & freshness
- Population, literacy, households: Census 2011 (PCA)
- Village directory: Local Government Directory, record updated 2026-05-09
- Sarpanch: state panchayat-raj records
- Weather: OpenWeatherMap / Open-Meteo, live
- Places nearby: OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL)