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Quick panchayat-at-a-glance
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Sarpanch · Gram Panchayat
SANTOSH KUMAR MEHTA
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- LGD code
- 220994
- Pincode
- 854340
- Post office
- Birpur (Supaul)
- Population
- 303
- Households
- 61
- Literacy rate
- 56.4%
- Sex ratio
- 814 ♀/1000♂
- Workers
- 124
- Distance to district centre
- 158 km
- Distance to mandal centre
- 105 km
- Distance to Patna
- 274 km
- Distance to Kolkata
- 384 km
- Nearest railway station
- Kanki · 3 km
- Nearest hospital / PHC
- Chakulia Rural Hospital · 11 km
जनगणना 2011 · तुलना में
सोनापुर की तुलना
By population, Sonapur ranks #77 of 94 villages in Basantpur mandal.
Literacy rate
%
56.4%
+11.6% vs mandal average
Sonapur56.4%
Basantpur mandal44.8%
Supaul district46.4%
Sex ratio
♀ per 1000 ♂
814
−117 vs mandal average
Sonapur814
Basantpur mandal931
Household size
people per home
5.0
Same as the mandal average
Sonapur5.0
Basantpur mandal5.0
Source: Census of India 2011 (village PCA; mandal and district aggregates).
सोनापुर एक नज़र में
सोनापुर बिहार के सुपौल जिले के बसंतपुर ब्लॉक में 303 लोगों 61 परिवारों में (जनगणना 2011) का एक गांव है, जो बसंतपुर ब्लॉक के 94 गांवों में 77वां सबसे बड़ा है। साक्षरता 56% है, जो ब्लॉक औसत 45% से 12 अंक अधिक है और लिंगानुपात प्रति 1,000 पुरुषों पर 814 महिलाएं। यह सुपौल जिला मुख्यालय से 158 किमी, निकटतम कस्बे Sonapur से 0 किमी, Kanki रेलवे स्टेशन से 3 किमी स्थित है (सीधी रेखा दूरी)। पिनकोड 854340 है, Birpur (Supaul) डाकघर द्वारा सेवित; एलजीडी गांव कोड 220994 है। निकटतम अस्पताल या स्वास्थ्य केंद्र Chakulia Rural Hospital है, 11 किमी दूर। सरपंच SANTOSH KUMAR MEHTA हैं, और गांव Pipra विधानसभा क्षेत्र में आता है, जिसके विधायक Rambilash Kamat हैं।
ग्राम पंचायत: Ratanpur →
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Amenities · Census 2011 village directory · सोनापुर
- Treated tap water
- No
- Untreated tap water
- No
- Well water
- No
- Hand pump
- Yes
- Tube well / borewell
- No
- Electricity for homes
- No
- Electricity for farms
- No
- Power hours (summer)
- 0
- Power hours (winter)
- 0
- Primary school
- 0
- Middle school
- 0
- Secondary school
- 0
- Senior secondary
- 0
- Degree college
- 0
- Primary health centre
- 0
- Health sub-centre
- 0
- 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
- No
- Anganwadi centre
- Yes
- ASHA worker
- Yes
- Fair-price shop
- No
- Mandi / regular market
- No
- Weekly haat
- No
- Nearest statutory town
- BIRPUR
- Distance to nearest town (km)
- 22
- Distance to district HQ (km)
- 60
- Distance to sub-district HQ (km)
- 17
- All-weather road
- No
- Gram panchayat (2011)
- RATANPUR
- Total area (ha)
- 144
- Irrigated area (ha)
- 62
- Forest area (ha)
- 0
Source: Census of India 2011, Village Directory. Facilities may have changed since.
Notice board · सोनापुर
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मुख्य तथ्य — सोनापुर
- LGD code
- 220994
- Pincode
- 854340
- Post office
- Birpur (Supaul)
- Population (Census 2011)
- 303
- Population (projected 2026)
- 0
- Households
- 61
- Sex ratio (per 1,000 males)
- 814
- Literacy rate
- 56.4%
- Coordinates
- 25.98893°N, 87.84183°E
- Lok Sabha constituency
- Supaul
- Vidhan Sabha constituency
- Pipra
- Member of Parliament
- Dileshwar Kamait
- Member of Legislative Assembly
- Rambilash Kamat
- Sarpanch / Gram Pradhan
- SANTOSH KUMAR MEHTA
- Block / Mandal
- Basantpur
पहुंचने का रास्ता
सोनापुर कैसे पहुंचें
शहरों से दूरी · सीधी रेखा
- Patna274 kmcapital
- Kolkata384 km
- Delhi1090 km
- Hyderabad1359 km
प्रकार अनुसार निकटतम · क्षेत्र में कहीं भी
- Railway stationKanki3 km
- Hospital / PHCChakulia Rural Hospital11 km
- Petrol pumpIndian Oil10 km
- Collegecollege ground17 km
- Police stationRailway Police Force RPF16 km
एक ही पिनकोड
Villages sharing pincode 854340
- KataiaBasantpur mandal6,971 pop
- KusaharBasantpur mandal5,905 pop
- KochgawanBasantpur mandal5,396 pop
- BasantpurBasantpur mandal5,143 pop
- Hirde NagarBasantpur mandal5,118 pop
- Banaili PattiBasantpur mandal4,853 pop
- PiprahigotBasantpur mandal4,787 pop
- NirmaliBasantpur mandal4,774 pop
- BalbhadarpurBasantpur mandal4,623 pop
एक नाम, अलग जगह
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बसंतपुर मंडल के अन्य गांव
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- Kataia
- Kusahar
- Kochgawan
- Basantpur
- Hirde Nagar
- Banaili Patti
- Piprahigot
- Nirmali
- Balbhadarpur
- Sitapur
- Bahtunia Urf Satan Patti
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- Kamatpur
- Ratanpur
- Lalpur
- Parmanandpur
- Parsa
- Derbandhe
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- Bishunpur Shiwaram
- Lalpurgot
- Bauraha
- Shankarpur
- Bishunpur Chaudhary
- Saheban
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Sources & freshness
- Population, literacy, households: Census 2011 (PCA)
- Village directory: Local Government Directory, record updated 2026-05-07
- Sarpanch: state panchayat-raj records
- Mandi prices: Agmarknet via data.gov.in, 2026-09-25
- Weather: OpenWeatherMap / Open-Meteo, live
- Places nearby: OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL)