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Sonauli is a village in Mashrakh block, Saran district, Bihar. At the 2011 Census it had 4,077 people in 739 households, with a literacy rate of 68.1%. It is administered by the Sonauli gram panchayat. Its postal pincode is 841418.
Census 2011 Village Directory — conditions may have changed since.
Sonauli at a glance
Sonauli is a village of 4,077 people in 739 households (Census 2011) in Mashrakh block, Saran district, Bihar, the 9th of 67 inhabited villages in Mashrakh block by population. Literacy is 68.1%, 3.4 points above the block figure of 64.7%, and the sex ratio is 1,002 women per 1,000 men. The pincode is 841418; the LGD village code is 232867. The population is estimated at about 5,180 in 2026 (+27.1% since 2011; scaled from Census 2011 by the state's official RGI projection, not a census count).
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.
India's last full Census was in 2011; these are its village-level counts (Primary Census Abstract). The 2026 figures above are labelled estimates, not census counts.
Population
Population
4,077Census 2011
Male / female
2,036 / 2,041
Households
739
People per home
5.5
Education
Literacy rate
68.1%literates ÷ people aged 7+
Work
Workers
860
Work participation
21.1%workers ÷ population
Source: Office of the Registrar General & Census Commissioner, India — Census 2011 Primary Census Abstract.
Health & sanitation — Saran district (NFHS-5, 2019–21)
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 Saran district, not figures for Sonauli.
Sex ratio at birth
779 ♀/1000♂
Children born in the last 5 years, females per 1,000 males
Female literacy
65.6%
Women age 15–49 who are literate
Electricity
93.6%
Population living in households with electricity
Improved sanitation
37.2%
Population living in households that use an improved sanitation facility
Children vaccinated
72.0%
Children age 12–23 months fully vaccinated (card or mother's recall)
Anaemia (women)
62.8%
All women age 15–49 who are anaemic
Institutional births
73.0%
Births in a health facility, in the 5 years before the survey
Stunting
39.7%
Children under 5 who are stunted (height-for-age)
Improved drinking water
99.7%
Population living in households with an improved drinking-water source
Clean cooking fuel
36.8%
Households using clean fuel for cooking
Health insurance
9.4%
Households with any usual member covered by a health insurance or financing scheme
Post-2011 updates
Scheme progress — Saran district
Central-government dashboards · sourced from data.gov.in · refreshed when the ministry publishes
These are district-level figures for Saran district, not figures for Sonauli.
Tap water at home
district level
91.5%
3,80,335 of 4,15,458 rural households have a tap connection
Jal Jeevan Mission · as of 7 Jun 2024 · Saran
Method: Sum of 3,591 habitation rows in 20 block resources published on data.gov.in by the Department of Drinking Water and Sanitation (households; households with a tap connection).
PMAY-G (rural houses) is not shown: the ministry publishes no district-wise bulk dataset.
Approximate location
Sonauli on the map
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Sonauli is a village in Mashrakh block of Saran district, Bihar, India.
Q2
Which district is Sonauli in?
Sonauli is in Saran district of Bihar.
Q3
Which gram panchayat does Sonauli belong to?
Sonauli comes under the Sonauli gram panchayat.
Q4
What is the pincode of Sonauli?
The pincode of Sonauli, Mashrakh, Saran is 841418.
Q5
What is the population of Sonauli?
As per the 2011 Census, Sonauli had a population of 4,077 (2,036 males and 2,041 females).
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How many households are there in Sonauli?
Sonauli had 739 households at the 2011 Census.
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What is the area of Sonauli?
Sonauli covers about 261 hectares.
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What is the literacy rate of Sonauli?
The literacy rate of Sonauli was 68.1% at the 2011 Census (share of people aged 7 and above who are literate).
Q9
What is the sex ratio of Sonauli?
Sonauli had 1,002 females per 1,000 males at the 2011 Census.
Q10
Which development block is Sonauli in?
Sonauli is in the Mashrakh development block (Local Government Directory).
Q11
What is the LGD code of Sonauli?
The Local Government Directory (LGD) code of Sonauli is 232867 and its Census 2011 village code is 232867.
Q12
Which villages are near Sonauli?
Villages near Sonauli include Bhagwanpur Hat (about 23 km).
Q13
What is the population of Sonauli in 2026?
No census has been taken since 2011. Scaling Sonauli's Census 2011 population of 4,077 by Bihar's official RGI projection (+27.1% from 2011 to 2026) gives an estimate of about 5,180 people in 2026. This is an estimate, not a census count; the next Census will replace it.
Q14
Who is the sarpanch of Sonauli?
The sarpanch of Sonauli 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.
Answers are built from the village's official records (LGD, Census 2011, Election Commission data). If something is wrong, verified residents can correct it after claiming.
Sources & freshness
Population, literacy, households: Census 2011 (PCA)
Village directory: Local Government Directory, record as of 2026-10-21
Pincode: LGD village–pincode mapping and India Post
2026 estimates: Census 2011 × the state's growth in the RGI / National Commission on Population projections 2011–2036 (Table 21)
Places nearby: OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL), RBI IFSC lists, India Post
Sarpanch: shown only when a sarpanch has verified with an election certificate (none for this village yet)
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Climate & El Niño
Pacific Ocean status (NOAA, 8 Oct 2026): El Niño Advisory
There is no El Niño forecast for individual villages. El Niño is a pattern in the Pacific Ocean; how much it changes rainfall here also depends on other conditions, and it does not mean drought everywhere.
Local rainfall estimates are not available yet.
Long-term district average for October: 59.2 mm (IMD normal, 1951–2000)
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