Sonkhar is a revenue village in Ramnagar block, Pashchim Champaran district, Bihar. It had a population of 3,330 in 622 households (Census 2011).
Ramnagar block, Pashchim Champaran district, Bihar.
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Sonkhar is a village in Ramnagar block, Pashchim Champaran district, Bihar. At the 2011 Census it had 3,330 people in 622 households, with a literacy rate of 54.8%. It is administered by the Sonkhar gram panchayat. Its postal pincode is 845106.
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Sonkhar is in the Sonkhar (सोनखर) gram panchayat.
Source: Local Government Directory (LGD), 2026-10-21.
By population, Sonkhar ranks #12 of 125 inhabited villages in Ramnagar block.
Source: Census of India 2011 (village PCA; mandal and district totals of inhabited villages). Literacy = literates ÷ people aged 7+.
Census 2011 Village Directory — conditions may have changed since.
Sonkhar is a village of 3,330 people in 622 households (Census 2011) in Ramnagar block, Pashchim Champaran district, Bihar, the 12th of 125 inhabited villages in Ramnagar block by population. Literacy is 54.8%, 2.1 points above the block figure of 52.7%, and the sex ratio is 946 women per 1,000 men. The pincode is 845106; the LGD village code is 216298. The population is estimated at about 4,230 in 2026 (+27.1% since 2011; scaled from Census 2011 by the state's official RGI projection, not a census count).
Gram panchayat: Sonkhar →
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Estimate for 2026 (scaled from Census 2011 by the state's official RGI projection; not a census count)
Method: the Census 2011 count × Bihar's projected population growth from 2011 to 2026 (+27.1%), from the official projections of the Technical Group on Population Projections (National Commission on Population, MoHFW, with the Registrar General of India), Table 21. The report projects no households, so households use the same ratio. Rounded; a single village can differ widely from its state's average. The next Census will replace these figures.
Population Projections for India and States 2011–2036 (nhm.gov.in, PDF) · Table 21 · checked on 2026-10-26
Source: Office of the Registrar General & Census Commissioner, India — Census 2011 Primary Census Abstract.
District factsheet values published by the Ministry of Health and Family Welfare and the International Institute for Population Sciences. Survey estimates for the whole district, not a census.
These are district-level figures for Pashchim Champaran district, not figures for Sonkhar.
Central-government dashboards · sourced from data.gov.in · refreshed when the ministry publishes
These are district-level figures for Pashchim Champaran district, not figures for Sonkhar.
4,64,630 of 5,55,682 rural households have a tap connection
Method: Sum of 4,364 habitation rows in 18 block resources published on data.gov.in by the Department of Drinking Water and Sanitation (households; households with a tap connection).
Source: Households with Piped Water Supply (PWS) under Jal Jeevan Mission (JJM), per-block resources · retrieved 29 Oct 2026
household toilets built, 5,83,889 households listed · coverage 100.0%
Source: District-wise Coverage of Individual Household Latrine (IHHL) as on date · retrieved 29 Oct 2026
PMAY-G (rural houses) is not shown: the ministry publishes no district-wise bulk dataset.
The pin is an approximate location, within about 15 km, from the mapped villages of its mandal — not the exact site of Sonkhar. Exact coordinates come from OpenStreetMap once the village is mapped there.
Sonkhar · 27.4030° N, 84.1155° E
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Bank · No map location — listed by district
GROUND FLOOR VINDHYAWASI MARKET, LAURIYA RAMNAGAR MAIN ROAD, NEAR HARINAGAR SUGAR MILL, PO PS RAMNAGAR HARINAGAR
Bank · No map location — listed by district
FIRST FLOOR, RAILY BAZAR, OPPOSITE BLOCK OFFICE ,WARD NO-21, RAMNAGAR ,DIST.-WEST CHAMPARAN,BIHAR -845106.
Bank · No map location — listed by district
GRD FLOOR ADITYA MARKET NR HARINAGAR SUGAR MILL GOLA BAZAR RAMNAGAR HARINAGAR RAMNAGAR BIHAR 845106
Bank · No map location — listed by district
ICICI BANK LTD., MAIN ROAD, NARAINAPUR, WARD NO 10, BRM COMPLEX, RAMNAGAR, DIST WEST CHAMPARAN, BIHAR 845106
Bank · No map location — listed by district
BAKHARI BAZAR PO, RAMNAGAR VIA, WEST CHAMPARAN DIST 845106
Bank · No map location — listed by district
BO RAMNAGARBHAGAT SINGH CHOWK DIST WEST CHAMPARAN BIHAR WESTC 845106
All banks, atms & post offices in Pashchim Champaran district
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Sonkhar is a village in Ramnagar block of Pashchim Champaran district, Bihar, India.
Sonkhar is in Pashchim Champaran district of Bihar.
Sonkhar comes under the Sonkhar gram panchayat.
The pincode of Sonkhar, Ramnagar, Pashchim Champaran is 845106.
As per the 2011 Census, Sonkhar had a population of 3,330 (1,711 males and 1,619 females).
Sonkhar had 622 households at the 2011 Census.
Sonkhar covers about 185 hectares.
The literacy rate of Sonkhar was 54.8% at the 2011 Census (share of people aged 7 and above who are literate).
Sonkhar had 946 females per 1,000 males at the 2011 Census.
Sonkhar is in the Valmiki Nagar Lok Sabha constituency.
Sunil Kumar (Janata Dal (United)) won the Valmiki Nagar Lok Sabha seat, which includes Sonkhar, in 2024.
Sonkhar is in the Ramnagar assembly (Vidhan Sabha) constituency.
Nand Kishor Ram (Bharatiya Janata Party) won the Ramnagar assembly seat, which includes Sonkhar, in 2025.
Sonkhar is in the Ramnagar (रामनगर) development block (Local Government Directory).
The Local Government Directory (LGD) code of Sonkhar is 216298 and its Census 2011 village code is 216298.
Villages near Sonkhar include Naurangia (within ~15 km), Naurangiya (within ~15 km), Sidhawa (about 20 km), Madanpur (about 23 km).
No census has been taken since 2011. Scaling Sonkhar's Census 2011 population of 3,330 by Bihar's official RGI projection (+27.1% from 2011 to 2026) gives an estimate of about 4,230 people in 2026. This is an estimate, not a census count; the next Census will replace it.
The sarpanch of Sonkhar has not yet been verified on VoiceOfVillage. We publish a sarpanch's name only after they verify with an election certificate; until then the elected sarpanch is listed on the eGramSwaraj portal, by the State Election Commission and at the panchayat or block office.
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Pacific Ocean status (NOAA, 8 Oct 2026): El Niño Advisory
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District climate page →No market in Pashchim Champaran district has reported prices in the last 14 days. Nearest mandi reports: Anandnagar APMC, Nautnava APMC, Gadaura APMC, Mahrajganj district — about 54 km away, straight-line.
Last reported 21 Oct 2026 — no newer prices from markets in Mahrajganj. Prices in ₹ per quintal.
| Commodity | Market | Min | Max | Modal | Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Paddy(Common) · Common | Anandnagar APMC | 2,200 | 2,380 | 2,246 | 21 Oct 2026 |
| Paddy(Common) · Common | Nautnava APMC | 2,200 | 2,550 | 2,215 | 21 Oct 2026 |
| Paddy(Common) · Common | Gadaura APMC | 2,300 | 2,300 | 2,300 | 21 Oct 2026 |
| Wheat · Dara | Anandnagar APMC | 2,400 | 2,430 | 2,406 | 21 Oct 2026 |
| Wheat · Dara | Gadaura APMC | 2,500 | 2,500 | 2,500 | 21 Oct 2026 |
| Paddy(Common) · Common | Partaval APMC | 2,200 | 2,200 | 2,200 | 20 Oct 2026 |
| Rice · Common | Partaval APMC | 2,400 | 2,400 | 2,400 | 20 Oct 2026 |
| Wheat · Dara | Nautnava APMC | 2,400 | 2,400 | 2,400 | 20 Oct 2026 |
Source: AGMARKNET, Directorate of Marketing & Inspection, via data.gov.in (Government Open Data Licence – India). All markets →
These are wholesale mandi (APMC) prices in ₹ per quintal as reported to AGMARKNET — not the retail price in Sonkhar's shops. Best mandi price near Sonkhar →
Distances are approximate (the mapped villages of its mandal).
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Income support of ₹6,000 a year, paid in three equal instalments, to land-holding farmer families.
At least 100 days of guaranteed wage employment a year for rural households whose adults volunteer for unskilled manual work.
Assistance to build a house for eligible rural households.
Health cover for hospital treatment for eligible families.
Subsidised food grains through the public distribution system for eligible households.
Old-age pension for BPL persons aged 60 and above: ₹200 a month up to age 79 and ₹500 after; widow and disability pensions too.
Assured pension of ₹3,000 a month at age 60 for unorganised workers who join and contribute.
Atal Pension Yojana and low-cost life and accident insurance schemes, opened through your bank.
Loans up to ₹10 lakh for non-farm small and micro enterprises (₹20 lakh after repaying an earlier Tarun loan).
Bank loans between ₹10 lakh and ₹1 crore for SC/ST and women entrepreneurs setting up a new enterprise.
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