Sonpa गाव, Chausa ब्लॉक, Buxar जिल्हा — पिनकोड 802114, लोकसंख्या, सरपंच, हवामान

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Sonpa is a village in Chausa mandal, Buxar district, Bihar with a population of 4,432 across 700 households. The village has a literacy rate of 57% and is situated at coordinates 25.623°N, 85.932°E with PIN code 802114.

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LGD code: 248374
Pincode: 802114
Post office: Chausa (Buxar)
Population: 4,432
Households: 700
Literacy rate: 57%
Sex ratio: 929 ♀/1000♂
Workers: 1,639
Distance to district centre: 19 km
Distance to mandal centre: 3 km
Distance to Patna: 80 km
Distance to Kolkata: 419 km
Nearest railway station: Bachwara Junction · 6 km
Nearest hospital / PHC: Government Hospital, Mokhtiyarpur · 6 km

जनगणना 2011 · तुलनेत

Sonpa ची तुलना

By population, Sonpa ranks #7 of 82 villages in Chausa mandal.

Literacy rate

57.0%

−1.9% vs mandal average

Sonpa: 57.0%
Chausa mandal: 58.9%
Buxar district: 58.0%

Sex ratio

♀ per 1000 ♂

929

+13 vs mandal average

Sonpa: 929
Chausa mandal: 916

Household size

people per home

6.3

−0.3 vs mandal average

Sonpa: 6.3
Chausa mandal: 6.6

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

Sonpa एका दृष्टिक्षेपात

Sonpa हे Biharच्या Buxar जिल्ह्यातील Chausa ब्लॉकमधील 4,432 लोकसंख्येचे 700 कुटुंबांत (जनगणना 2011) गाव आहे, जे Chausa ब्लॉकमधील 82 गावांत 7वे मोठे आहे. साक्षरता 57% आहे, ब्लॉक सरासरी 59% पेक्षा 2 गुण कमी आणि लिंग गुणोत्तर दर 1,000 पुरुषांमागे 929 स्त्रिया. हे Buxar जिल्हा केंद्रापासून 19 किमी, जवळचे शहर Keraiपासून 15 किमी, Bachwara Junction रेल्वे स्थानकापासून 6 किमी आहे (सरळ रेषेतील अंतर). पिनकोड 802114 आहे, Chausa (Buxar) पोस्ट ऑफिसद्वारे; एलजीडी गाव कोड 248374 आहे. जवळचे रुग्णालय Government Hospital, Mokhtiyarpur, 6 किमी अंतरावर. सरपंच umaravati devi आहेत; गाव Bachhwara विधानसभा मतदारसंघात येते, आमदार Surendra Mehta. 2026 मध्ये अंदाजे लोकसंख्या 5,225, 2011 पेक्षा 18% जास्त.

ग्रामपंचायत: Jalilpur →

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गाव	लोकसंख्या	साक्षरता	अंतर
Sonpa · हे गाव	4,432	57%	—
Chausa · Chausa	—	—	0 किमी N
Sauri · Chausa	699	54%	0 किमी N
Sagra · Chausa	857	65%	0 किमी N
Chausa · Chausa	9,011	64%	0 किमी N
Samsa · Naokothi	6,886	48%	0 किमी N
Jamsar · Laukahi	1,008	46%	0 किमी N

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Amenities · Census 2011 village directory · Sonpa

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): 4
Power hours (winter): 5
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: Yes
Railway station: No
Pucca (paved) road: Yes
Anganwadi centre: Yes
ASHA worker: Yes
Fair-price shop: Yes
Mandi / regular market: No
Weekly haat: Yes
Nearest statutory town: BUXAR
Distance to nearest town (km): 20
Distance to district HQ (km): 20
Distance to sub-district HQ (km): 6
All-weather road: Yes
Gram panchayat (2011): Jalilpur
Total area (ha): 442
Irrigated area (ha): 300
Forest area (ha): 0

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

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मुख्य माहिती — Sonpa

LGD code: 248374
Pincode: 802114
Post office: Chausa (Buxar)
Population (Census 2011): 4,432
Population (projected 2026): 5,225
Households: 700
Sex ratio (per 1,000 males): 929
Literacy rate: 57.0%
Coordinates: 25.62307°N, 85.93201°E
Lok Sabha constituency: Begusarai
Vidhan Sabha constituency: Bachhwara
Member of Parliament: Giriraj Singh
Member of Legislative Assembly: Surendra Mehta
Sarpanch / Gram Pradhan: umaravati devi
Block / Mandal: Chausa

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 Buxar district level

Then & Now

Sonpa — Census 2011 to projected 2026

Population · 2011

4,432

Census 2011 baseline

+17.9%

Population · 2026

5,225

RGI / state CAGR projection

Households · 2011

700

Census 2011 baseline

+17.9%

Households · 2026

825

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: 4,432Census 2011
Households: 700Census 2011
Literacy rate: 57.0%Census 2011
Sex ratio: 929 ♀/1000♂Census 2011

2026 estimate

Projected from 2011 + state CAGR · live ECI electorate

Est. population: 5,2252026 proj. · +17.9% vs 2011
Est. households: 8252026 projection
Active job cards: 1,35,931MGNREGA · district · Feb 2024-2025
HHs worked (FY): 85,059MGNREGA · 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: 886NFHS-5 district
Female literacy: 68.1%NFHS-5 district
Electricity: 98.5%NFHS-5 district
Improved sanitation: 52.4%NFHS-5 district
Children vaccinated: 81.7%NFHS-5 district
Anaemia (women): 66.2%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 · Buxar district
Rural houses builtdistrict level: 37,22,797PMAY-G · 37,22,797 of 44,92,010 sanctioned · Mar 2025 · Buxar district
Toilets builtdistrict level: 3,93,613Swachh Bharat Mission - Gramin · Dec 2023 · Buxar 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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Notable places in Sonpa

Temples, schools, hospitals & civic landmarks

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Temple · hindu
kali mandir
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जाण्याचा मार्ग

Sonpa ला कसे जायचे

Mandal centre

Chausa · ≈ 3.3 km

≈ 7 min by car · 8 min by bike

Directions

District centre

Buxar · ≈ 19 km

≈ 40 min by car · 47 min by bike

Directions

Nearest town · 10,209 people

Kerai · ≈ 15 km

≈ 31 min by car · 37 min by bike

Directions

शहरांपासूनचे अंतर · सरळ रेषा

Patna80 kmcapital
Kolkata419 km
Delhi925 km
Hyderabad1196 km

प्रकारानुसार जवळचे · प्रदेशात कुठेही

Railway stationBachwara Junction6 km
Bus stopMohania Dhala7 km
Hospital / PHCGovernment Hospital, Mokhtiyarpur6 km
ATM / bankSBI Bank11 km
Petrol pumpLPG gas station14 km
CollegeG.D College30 km
Police stationBachhawara6 km

प्रार्थनास्थळे · 5 किमीच्या आत

Temples & shrines near Sonpa

2 Temples mapped by OpenStreetMap contributors. Residents can add the village jatara and temple festival under Events.

🛕kali mandirTemple<1 km ↗
🛕Raja salesh mandirTemple2.7 km ↗

शिक्षण · 5 किमीच्या आत

Schools & colleges near Sonpa

1 mapped by OpenStreetMap contributors, nearest first. Government school lists (UDISE) will replace this when loaded.

🏫primry schoolSchool2.8 km ↗

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News from Buxar & Bihar

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Rain deficit notwithstanding, Bihar achieves 99% paddy coverage
The Times of India17h ago
Bihar panchayat polls only after delimitation: CM Samrat Choudhary
ThePrint19h ago
Bihar battles third prolonged flood spell with Ganga crossing decade-old highest levels at multiple sites
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Bihar museum hosts ‘Malhar Utsav’, monsoon ragas enchant audience
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Tejashwi Yadav seeks Rs 15,000 aid amid Bihar floods, drought
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The Times of India2 days ago

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Sonpa बद्दल वारंवार विचारले जाणारे प्रश्न

Sonpa चा पिनकोड काय आहे?

Biharच्या Buxar जिल्ह्यातील Chausa ब्लॉकमधील Sonpa चा पिनकोड 802114 आहे. पोस्ट ऑफिस Chausa (Buxar) आहे.

Sonpa ला कोणते पोस्ट ऑफिस टपाल पोहोचवते?

Sonpa ची टपाल Buxar जिल्ह्यातील Chausa ब्लॉकमधील Chausa (Buxar) पोस्ट ऑफिस, पिनकोड 802114 मार्फत पोहोचते.

Sonpa कोणत्या जिल्ह्यात आहे?

Sonpa हे भारतातील Biharच्या Buxar जिल्ह्यातील Chausa ब्लॉकमधील गाव आहे.

जनगणना 2011 नुसार Sonpa ची लोकसंख्या किती?

2011 च्या जनगणनेनुसार Sonpa गावाची लोकसंख्या 4,432 आहे 700 कुटुंबांत.

Sonpa चे सरपंच कोण आहेत?

Sonpa ग्रामपंचायतीचे विद्यमान सरपंच umaravati devi आहेत.

Sonpa ची साक्षरता दर किती?

जनगणना 2011 नुसार Sonpa गावाची साक्षरता 57.0% आहे.

Sonpa चे लिंग गुणोत्तर किती?

जनगणना 2011 नुसार Sonpa गावात दर 1,000 पुरुषांमागे 929 स्त्रिया आहेत.

Sonpa जवळचे रेल्वे स्थानक कोणते?

Sonpa जवळचे रेल्वे स्थानक Bachwara Junction (6 किमी) आहे.

Sonpa जवळचे आरोग्य केंद्र कोणते?

Sonpa जवळचे आरोग्य केंद्र Government Hospital, Mokhtiyarpur (6 किमी) आहे.

Sonpa जवळचे शहर कोणते?

Kerai (लोकसंख्या 10,209, 2011) हे जवळचे मोठे शहर, Sonpaपासून सरळ रेषेत सुमारे 15 किमी.

Sonpaपासून Patna किती दूर आहे?

Sonpaपासून Patna सरळ रेषेत सुमारे 80 किमी (Biharची राजधानी); रस्त्याने सुमारे 104 किमी.

Sonpaपासून Kolkata किती दूर आहे?

Sonpaपासून Kolkata सरळ रेषेत सुमारे 419 किमी; रस्त्याने सुमारे 545 किमी.

Sonpa चे आमदार कोण?

Sonpa Bachhwara विधानसभा मतदारसंघात (AC 142) येते. विद्यमान आमदार Surendra Mehta (BJP).

Sonpa चे खासदार कोण?

Sonpa Begusarai लोकसभा मतदारसंघात आहे. विद्यमान खासदार Giriraj Singh (BJP).

2026 मध्ये Sonpa ची लोकसंख्या किती?

2026 मध्ये Sonpa ची अंदाजे लोकसंख्या 5,225, 2011 च्या 4,432 पेक्षा सुमारे 18% जास्त (राज्य वाढ दरावरून अंदाज).

Sonpa चा एलजीडी कोड काय?

Sonpa गावाचा एलजीडी कोड 248374 आहे.

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Sources & freshness

Population, literacy, households: Census 2011 (PCA)
Village directory: Local Government Directory, record updated 2026-05-09
Sarpanch: state panchayat-raj records, 2026-05-14
Mandi prices: Agmarknet via data.gov.in, 2026-09-18
Weather: OpenWeatherMap / Open-Meteo, live
Places nearby: OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL)