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- LGD code
- 245681
- Pincode
- 801102
- Post office
- Belhauri
- Population
- 1,698
- Households
- 282
- Literacy rate
- 41.4%
- Sex ratio
- 949 ♀/1000♂
- Workers
- 773
Census 2011 · in context
How Soniawan compares
By population, Soniawan ranks #30 of 54 villages in Dulhin Bazar mandal.
Literacy rate
%
41.4%
−12.3% vs mandal average
- Soniawan
- 41.4%
- Dulhin Bazar mandal
- 53.7%
- Patna district
- 59.3%
Sex ratio
♀ per 1000 ♂
949
+18 vs mandal average
- Soniawan
- 949
- Dulhin Bazar mandal
- 931
Household size
people per home
6.0
−0.1 vs mandal average
- Soniawan
- 6.0
- Dulhin Bazar mandal
- 6.1
Source: Census of India 2011 (village PCA; mandal and district aggregates).
Soniawan at a glance
Soniawan is a village of 1,698 people in 282 households (Census 2011) in Dulhin Bazar block, Patna district, Bihar, the 30th-largest of 54 villages in Dulhin Bazar block. Literacy is 41%, 12 points below the block average of 54% and the sex ratio is 949 women per 1,000 men. The pincode is 801102, served by Belhauri post office; the LGD village code is 245681. The village votes in Bakhri assembly constituency, represented by MLA Sanjay Kumar. The population is estimated at 2,002 in 2026, up 18% since the 2011 Census.
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Amenities · Census 2011 village directory · Soniawan
- 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
- Yes
- Power hours (summer)
- 5
- Power hours (winter)
- 5
- Primary school
- 1
- Middle school
- 1
- Secondary school
- 1
- 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
- Yes
- Anganwadi centre
- Yes
- ASHA worker
- Yes
- Fair-price shop
- No
- Mandi / regular market
- No
- Weekly haat
- No
- Nearest statutory town
- MASAURHI
- Distance to nearest town (km)
- 13
- Distance to district HQ (km)
- 50
- Distance to sub-district HQ (km)
- 10
- All-weather road
- No
- Gram panchayat (2011)
- SONIYAWAN
- Total area (ha)
- 183
- Irrigated area (ha)
- 96
- Forest area (ha)
- 0
Source: Census of India 2011, Village Directory. Facilities may have changed since.
Notice board · Soniawan
No notices this weekWater supply timings, gram sabha dates, camps and drives — residents post them here and they expire on their own.
Key facts — Soniawan
- LGD code
- 245681
- Pincode
- 801102
- Post office
- Belhauri
- Population (Census 2011)
- 1,698
- Population (projected 2026)
- 2,002
- Households
- 282
- Sex ratio (per 1,000 males)
- 949
- Literacy rate
- 41.4%
- Lok Sabha constituency
- Begusarai
- Vidhan Sabha constituency
- Bakhri
- Member of Parliament
- Giriraj Singh
- Member of Legislative Assembly
- Sanjay Kumar
- Block / Mandal
- Dulhin Bazar
Same pincode
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- BharathpuraDulhin Bazar mandal5,075 pop
- Bhimni ChakDulhin Bazar mandal4,773 pop
- SadaweDulhin Bazar mandal4,762 pop
- RajipurDulhin Bazar mandal4,509 pop
- KopaDulhin Bazar mandal4,061 pop
- SilhouriDulhin Bazar mandal4,051 pop
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- Population, literacy, households: Census 2011 (PCA)
- Village directory: Local Government Directory, record updated 2026-05-09
- Weather: OpenWeatherMap / Open-Meteo, live
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