Sonela ಗ್ರಾಮ, Pranpur ಬ್ಲಾಕ್, Katihar ಜಿಲ್ಲೆ — ಪಿನ್‌ಕೋಡ್ 854116, ಜನಸಂಖ್ಯೆ, ಅಧ್ಯಕ್ಷ, ಹವಾಮಾನ

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Sonela is a village in Pranpur mandal, Katihar district, Bihar, with a population of 951 across 204 households. The village has a literacy rate of 57.3%.

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LGD code: 225409
Pincode: 854116
Post office: Mahadevpur (Katihar)
Population: 951
Households: 204
Literacy rate: 57.3%
Sex ratio: 910 ♀/1000♂
Workers: 481
Distance to district centre: 73 km
Distance to mandal centre: 2 km
Distance to Patna: 256 km
Distance to Kolkata: 330 km
Nearest railway station: Sajha Halt · 1 km
Nearest hospital / PHC: Government hospital Kumaripur · 8 km

2011 ಜನಗಣತಿ · ಹೋಲಿಕೆಯಲ್ಲಿ

Sonela ಹೋಲಿಕೆ

By population, Sonela ranks #48 of 85 villages in Pranpur mandal.

Literacy rate

57.3%

+15.1% vs mandal average

Sonela: 57.3%
Pranpur mandal: 42.2%
Katihar district: 41.7%

Sex ratio

♀ per 1000 ♂

910

−14 vs mandal average

Sonela: 910
Pranpur mandal: 924

Household size

people per home

4.7

−0.1 vs mandal average

Sonela: 4.7
Pranpur mandal: 4.8

Source: Census of India 2011 (village PCA; mandal and district aggregates).

Sonela ಒಂದು ನೋಟದಲ್ಲಿ

Sonela ಬಿಹಾರದ Katihar ಜಿಲ್ಲೆ, Pranpur ಬ್ಲಾಕ್ದಲ್ಲಿ 951 ಜನಸಂಖ್ಯೆ 204 ಕುಟುಂಬಗಳಲ್ಲಿ (2011 ಜನಗಣತಿ) ಇರುವ ಗ್ರಾಮ, Pranpur ಬ್ಲಾಕ್ದ 85 ಗ್ರಾಮಗಳಲ್ಲಿ 48ನೇ ದೊಡ್ಡದು. ಸಾಕ್ಷರತೆ 57%, ಬ್ಲಾಕ್ ಸರಾಸರಿ 42% ಗಿಂತ 15 ಅಂಕ ಹೆಚ್ಚು ಮತ್ತು ಲಿಂಗಾನುಪಾತ 1,000 ಪುರುಷರಿಗೆ 910 ಮಹಿಳೆಯರು. ಇದು Katihar ಜಿಲ್ಲಾ ಕೇಂದ್ರದಿಂದ 73 ಕಿ.ಮೀ, ಹತ್ತಿರದ ಪಟ್ಟಣ Kusahaದಿಂದ 20 ಕಿ.ಮೀ, Sajha Halt ರೈಲು ನಿಲ್ದಾಣದಿಂದ 1 ಕಿ.ಮೀ ಇದೆ (ನೇರ ರೇಖೆ ದೂರ). ಪಿನ್‌ಕೋಡ್ 854116, Mahadevpur (Katihar) ಅಂಚೆ ಕಚೇರಿ ವ್ಯಾಪ್ತಿಯಲ್ಲಿ; LGD ಗ್ರಾಮ ಕೋಡ್ 225409. ಹತ್ತಿರದ ಆಸ್ಪತ್ರೆ Government hospital Kumaripur, 8 ಕಿ.ಮೀ ದೂರ. ಗ್ರಾಮ Pranpur ವಿಧಾನಸಭಾ ಕ್ಷೇತ್ರದಲ್ಲಿದೆ, ಶಾಸಕ Nisha Singh. 2026ರಲ್ಲಿ ಅಂದಾಜು ಜನಸಂಖ್ಯೆ 1,121, 2011ಕ್ಕಿಂತ 18% ಹೆಚ್ಚು.

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ಗ್ರಾಮ	ಜನಸಂಖ್ಯೆ	ಸಾಕ್ಷರತೆ	ದೂರ
Sonela · ಈ ಗ್ರಾಮ	951	57%	—
Rahar · Pranpur	671	54%	1.3 ಕಿ.ಮೀ W
Parsa · Pranpur	601	75%	1.3 ಕಿ.ಮೀ W
Sahja · Pranpur	5,137	34%	1.3 ಕಿ.ಮೀ W
Harsuwa · Pranpur	1,532	40%	1.7 ಕಿ.ಮೀ NW
Jhauwa · Dagarua	134	58%	1.7 ಕಿ.ಮೀ NW
Jhaua · Pranpur	1,234	46%	1.7 ಕಿ.ಮೀ NW

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Amenities · Census 2011 village directory · Sonela

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: 1
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: No
ASHA worker: Yes
Fair-price shop: Yes
Mandi / regular market: No
Weekly haat: No
Nearest statutory town: KATIHAR
Distance to nearest town (km): 19
Distance to district HQ (km): 19
Distance to sub-district HQ (km): 10
All-weather road: No
Gram panchayat (2011): KEHUNIA
Total area (ha): 149.07
Irrigated area (ha): 64.17
Forest area (ha): 0

Source: Census of India 2011, Village Directory. Facilities may have changed since.

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ಪ್ರಮುಖ ಮಾಹಿತಿ — Sonela

LGD code: 225409
Pincode: 854116
Post office: Mahadevpur (Katihar)
Population (Census 2011): 951
Population (projected 2026): 1,121
Households: 204
Sex ratio (per 1,000 males): 910
Literacy rate: 57.3%
Coordinates: 25.47482°N, 87.69018°E
Lok Sabha constituency: Katihar
Vidhan Sabha constituency: Pranpur
Member of Parliament: Tariq Anwar
Member of Legislative Assembly: Nisha Singh
Block / Mandal: Pranpur

Demographics — Census 2011 + 2026 estimate + NFHS-5

Population, education, health & sanitation

India's last full census was 2011 · 2026 figures are RGI projections · NFHS-5 (2019-21) covers the Katihar district level

Then & Now

Sonela — Census 2011 to projected 2026

Population · 2011

951

Census 2011 baseline

+17.9%

Population · 2026

1,121

RGI / state CAGR projection

Households · 2011

204

Census 2011 baseline

+18.1%

Households · 2026

241

RGI / state CAGR projection

2011 = decadal Census of India. 2026 = forward-projection from state-level CAGR — working estimate, refines when the next Census publishes.

Census 2011

Canonical baseline · last full census · village-level

Population: 951Census 2011
Households: 204Census 2011
Literacy rate: 57.3%Census 2011
Sex ratio: 910 ♀/1000♂Census 2011

2026 estimate

Projected from 2011 + state CAGR · live ECI electorate

Est. population: 1,1212026 proj. · +17.9% vs 2011
Est. households: 2412026 projection
Active job cards: 3,20,356MGNREGA · district · Feb 2024-2025
HHs worked (FY): 1,71,004MGNREGA · district · Feb 2024-2025
State electorate: 7,71,43,046ECI Lok Sabha 2024 final roll

NFHS-5 (2019-21)

National Family Health Survey · district overlay

Sex ratio @ birth: 888NFHS-5 district
Female literacy: 49.7%NFHS-5 district
Electricity: 92.0%NFHS-5 district
Improved sanitation: 44.6%NFHS-5 district
Children vaccinated: 82.6%NFHS-5 district
Anaemia (women): 68.4%NFHS-5 district

Post-2011 updates

Central-government dashboards · sourced from data.gov.in · refreshed when the ministry publishes

Tap water at homedistrict level: 96.4%Jal Jeevan Mission · Dec 2023 · Katihar district
Rural houses builtdistrict level: 37,22,797PMAY-G · 37,22,797 of 44,92,010 sanctioned · Mar 2025 · Katihar district
Toilets builtdistrict level: 3,93,613Swachh Bharat Mission - Gramin · Dec 2023 · Katihar district

Sources: Office of the Registrar General & Census Commissioner of India (Census 2011 + Population Projections 2011-2036) · International Institute for Population Sciences (NFHS-5) · Election Commission of India · data.gov.in (Jal Jeevan Mission, PMAY-G, SBM-G dashboards). Projections may differ from on-the-ground reality by ±20% for individual villages. An asterisk next to a sex-ratio value (—*) flags a Census 2011 figure outside the plausible range of 300–2000 ♀/1000♂; the underlying source row is suppressed pending review.

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ತಲುಪುವ ದಾರಿ

Sonela ತಲುಪುವುದು ಹೇಗೆ

Mandal centre

Pranpur · ≈ 1.6 km

≈ 3 min by car · 4 min by bike

Directions

District centre

Katihar · ≈ 73 km

≈ 2 h 29 min by car · 2 h 57 min by bike

Directions

Nearest town · 13,875 people

Kusaha · ≈ 20 km

≈ 41 min by car · 48 min by bike

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ನಗರಗಳಿಗೆ ದೂರ · ನೇರ ರೇಖೆ

Patna256 kmcapital
Kolkata330 km
Delhi1095 km
Hyderabad1309 km

ಪ್ರಕಾರವಾರು ಹತ್ತಿರದವು · ಪ್ರದೇಶದಲ್ಲಿ

Railway stationSajha Halt1 km
Bus stopKumaripur9 km
Hospital / PHCGovernment hospital Kumaripur8 km
ATM / bankState Bank of India14 km
Petrol pumpIndian Petrol Pump16 km
CollegeD S College13 km
Police stationNaka No 2(Police Station)14 km

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September 2026

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If the Son canal system has more water, why are Bihar’s fields still thirsty?

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Meet the solar didis turning sunlight into a source of livelihood in rural Bihar

Reported by YourStory.com.

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Sep

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Rain deficit notwithstanding, Bihar achieves 99% paddy coverage

Reported by The Times of India.

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If the Son canal system has more water, why are Bihar’s fields still thirsty?
counterview.netyesterday
Meet the solar didis turning sunlight into a source of livelihood in rural Bihar
YourStory.comyesterday
Rain deficit notwithstanding, Bihar achieves 99% paddy coverage
The Times of India2 days ago
Bihar panchayat polls only after delimitation: CM Samrat Choudhary
ThePrint2 days ago
Bihar battles third prolonged flood spell with Ganga crossing decade-old highest levels at multiple sites
Swarajya2 days ago
Bihar museum hosts ‘Malhar Utsav’, monsoon ragas enchant audience
The Times of India3 days ago

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Sonela ಪಿನ್‌ಕೋಡ್ ಏನು?

ಬಿಹಾರ, Katihar ಜಿಲ್ಲೆ, Pranpur ಬ್ಲಾಕ್ದ Sonela ಪಿನ್‌ಕೋಡ್ 854116. ಅಂಚೆ ಕಚೇರಿ Mahadevpur (Katihar).

Sonela ಗೆ ಯಾವ ಅಂಚೆ ಕಚೇರಿ ಸೇವೆ ನೀಡುತ್ತದೆ?

Sonela ಅಂಚೆ Katihar ಜಿಲ್ಲೆ, Pranpur ಬ್ಲಾಕ್ದ Mahadevpur (Katihar) ಅಂಚೆ ಕಚೇರಿ (ಪಿನ್‌ಕೋಡ್ 854116) ಮೂಲಕ ತಲುಪುತ್ತದೆ.

Sonela ಯಾವ ಜಿಲ್ಲೆಯಲ್ಲಿದೆ?

Sonela ಭಾರತದ ಬಿಹಾರ, Katihar ಜಿಲ್ಲೆ, Pranpur ಬ್ಲಾಕ್ದಲ್ಲಿರುವ ಗ್ರಾಮ.

2011 ಜನಗಣತಿಯಂತೆ Sonela ಜನಸಂಖ್ಯೆ ಎಷ್ಟು?

2011 ಜನಗಣತಿಯಂತೆ Sonela ಗ್ರಾಮದ ಜನಸಂಖ್ಯೆ 951 204 ಕುಟುಂಬಗಳಲ್ಲಿ.

Sonela ಸಾಕ್ಷರತಾ ಪ್ರಮಾಣ ಎಷ್ಟು?

2011 ಜನಗಣತಿಯಂತೆ Sonela ಗ್ರಾಮದ ಸಾಕ್ಷರತೆ 57.3%.

Sonela ಲಿಂಗಾನುಪಾತ ಎಷ್ಟು?

2011 ಜನಗಣತಿಯಂತೆ Sonela ಗ್ರಾಮದಲ್ಲಿ 1,000 ಪುರುಷರಿಗೆ 910 ಮಹಿಳೆಯರು.

Sonela ಹತ್ತಿರದ ರೈಲು ನಿಲ್ದಾಣ ಯಾವುದು?

Sonela ಹತ್ತಿರದ ರೈಲು ನಿಲ್ದಾಣ Sajha Halt (1 ಕಿ.ಮೀ).

Sonela ಹತ್ತಿರದ ಆರೋಗ್ಯ ಕೇಂದ್ರ ಯಾವುದು?

Sonela ಹತ್ತಿರದ ಆರೋಗ್ಯ ಕೇಂದ್ರ Government hospital Kumaripur (8 ಕಿ.ಮೀ).

Sonela ಹತ್ತಿರದ ಪಟ್ಟಣ ಯಾವುದು?

Kusaha (ಜನಸಂಖ್ಯೆ 13,875, 2011) ಹತ್ತಿರದ ದೊಡ್ಡ ಪಟ್ಟಣ, Sonelaದಿಂದ ನೇರ ರೇಖೆಯಲ್ಲಿ ಸುಮಾರು 20 ಕಿ.ಮೀ.

Sonelaದಿಂದ Patna ಎಷ್ಟು ದೂರ?

Sonelaದಿಂದ Patna ನೇರ ರೇಖೆಯಲ್ಲಿ ಸುಮಾರು 256 ಕಿ.ಮೀ (ಬಿಹಾರ ರಾಜಧಾನಿ); ರಸ್ತೆ ಮೂಲಕ ಸುಮಾರು 333 ಕಿ.ಮೀ.

Sonelaದಿಂದ Kolkata ಎಷ್ಟು ದೂರ?

Sonelaದಿಂದ Kolkata ನೇರ ರೇಖೆಯಲ್ಲಿ ಸುಮಾರು 330 ಕಿ.ಮೀ; ರಸ್ತೆ ಮೂಲಕ ಸುಮಾರು 429 ಕಿ.ಮೀ.

Sonela ಶಾಸಕರು ಯಾರು?

Sonela Pranpur ವಿಧಾನಸಭಾ ಕ್ಷೇತ್ರದಲ್ಲಿ (AC 66) ಬರುತ್ತದೆ. ಹಾಲಿ ಶಾಸಕರು Nisha Singh (BJP).

Sonela ಸಂಸದರು ಯಾರು?

Sonela Katihar ಲೋಕಸಭಾ ಕ್ಷೇತ್ರದಲ್ಲಿದೆ. ಹಾಲಿ ಸಂಸದರು Tariq Anwar (INC).

2026ರಲ್ಲಿ Sonela ಜನಸಂಖ್ಯೆ ಎಷ್ಟು?

2026ರಲ್ಲಿ Sonela ಜನಸಂಖ್ಯೆ ಸುಮಾರು 1,121, 2011ರ 951ಕ್ಕಿಂತ ಸುಮಾರು 18% ಹೆಚ್ಚು (ರಾಜ್ಯ ಬೆಳವಣಿಗೆ ದರದ ಅಂದಾಜು).

Sonela LGD ಕೋಡ್ ಏನು?

Sonela ಗ್ರಾಮದ LGD ಕೋಡ್ 225409.

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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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