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Sarpanch · Gram Panchayat
JONKO ANGARIA
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- LGD code
- 377663
- Pincode
- 833103
- Post office
- Goilkera
- Population
- 435
- Households
- 82
- Literacy rate
- 12.2%
- Sex ratio
- 1033 ♀/1000♂
- Workers
- 244
Census 2011 · in context
How Sonwa compares
By population, Sonwa ranks #76 of 114 villages in Goilkera mandal.
Literacy rate
%
12.2%
−25.0% vs mandal average
Sonwa12.2%
Goilkera mandal37.2%
West Singhbhum district48.4%
Sex ratio
♀ per 1000 ♂
1,033
+39 vs mandal average
Sonwa1,033
Goilkera mandal994
Household size
people per home
5.3
+0.4 vs mandal average
Sonwa5.3
Goilkera mandal4.9
Source: Census of India 2011 (village PCA; mandal and district aggregates).
Sonwa at a glance
Sonwa is a village of 435 people in 82 households (Census 2011) in Goilkera block, West Singhbhum district, Jharkhand, the 76th-largest of 114 villages in Goilkera block. Literacy is 12%, 25 points below the block average of 37% and the sex ratio is 1,033 women per 1,000 men. The pincode is 833103, served by Goilkera post office; the LGD village code is 377663. The sarpanch is JONKO ANGARIA, and the village votes in Nirsa assembly constituency, represented by MLA Arup Chatterjee. The population is estimated at 513 in 2026, up 18% since the 2011 Census.
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Amenities · Census 2011 village directory · Sonwa
- 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
- 1
- Middle school
- 0
- 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
- No
- Mandi / regular market
- No
- Weekly haat
- No
- Nearest statutory town
- CHAKRADHARPUR
- Distance to nearest town (km)
- 58
- Distance to district HQ (km)
- 84
- Distance to sub-district HQ (km)
- 24
- All-weather road
- Yes
- Gram panchayat (2011)
- ARAHASA
- Total area (ha)
- 480
- Irrigated area (ha)
- 2,827.04
- Forest area (ha)
- 241.24
Source: Census of India 2011, Village Directory. Facilities may have changed since.
Notice board · Sonwa
No notices this weekWater supply timings, gram sabha dates, camps and drives — residents post them here and they expire on their own.
Key facts — Sonwa
- LGD code
- 377663
- Pincode
- 833103
- Post office
- Goilkera
- Population (Census 2011)
- 435
- Population (projected 2026)
- 513
- Households
- 82
- Sex ratio (per 1,000 males)
- 1033
- Literacy rate
- 12.2%
- Lok Sabha constituency
- Dhanbad
- Vidhan Sabha constituency
- Nirsa
- Member of Parliament
- Dulu Mahato
- Member of Legislative Assembly
- Arup Chatterjee
- Sarpanch / Gram Pradhan
- JONKO ANGARIA
- Block / Mandal
- Goilkera
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- Population, literacy, households: Census 2011 (PCA)
- Village directory: Local Government Directory, record updated 2026-09-23
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