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Village snapshot
Quick panchayat-at-a-glance
Sonchri is a village in Parbalpur mandal, Nalanda district, Bihar, with a population of 5,059 across 763 households. It has the highest literacy rate among the listed villages at 60.9% and is located at coordinates 25.205°N, 87.353°E.
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Sarpanch · Gram Panchayat
SONI DEVI
Contact: 90****1358
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- LGD code
- 244747
- Pincode
- 803114
- Post office
- Parwalpur
- Population
- 5,059
- Households
- 763
- Literacy rate
- 60.9%
- Sex ratio
- 894 ♀/1000♂
- Workers
- 1,311
- Distance to district centre
- 132 km
- Distance to mandal centre
- 3 km
- Distance to Patna
- 227 km
- Distance to Kolkata
- 310 km
- Nearest railway station
- Lakshmipur Bhorang · 10 km
- Nearest hospital / PHC
- Meharma Hospital · 2 km
ਜਨਗਣਨਾ 2011 · ਤੁਲਨਾ ਵਿੱਚ
Sonchri ਦੀ ਤੁਲਨਾ
By population, Sonchri ranks #4 of 23 villages in Parbalpur mandal.
Literacy rate
%
60.9%
+2.6% vs mandal average
- Sonchri
- 60.9%
- Parbalpur mandal
- 58.3%
- Nalanda district
- 52.8%
Sex ratio
♀ per 1000 ♂
894
−23 vs mandal average
- Sonchri
- 894
- Parbalpur mandal
- 917
Household size
people per home
6.6
+0.4 vs mandal average
- Sonchri
- 6.6
- Parbalpur mandal
- 6.2
Source: Census of India 2011 (village PCA; mandal and district aggregates).
Sonchri ਇੱਕ ਨਜ਼ਰ ਵਿੱਚ
Sonchri ਬਿਹਾਰ ਦੇ ਜ਼ਿਲ੍ਹਾ ਨਾਲੰਦਾ ਜ਼ਿਲ੍ਹੇ ਦੇ Parbalpur ਬਲਾਕ ਵਿੱਚ 5,059 ਲੋਕਾਂ 763 ਪਰਿਵਾਰਾਂ ਵਿੱਚ (ਜਨਗਣਨਾ 2011) ਦਾ ਪਿੰਡ ਹੈ, ਜੋ Parbalpur ਬਲਾਕ ਦੇ 23 ਪਿੰਡਾਂ ਵਿੱਚੋਂ 4ਵਾਂ ਸਭ ਤੋਂ ਵੱਡਾ ਹੈ। ਸਾਖਰਤਾ 61% ਹੈ, ਬਲਾਕ ਔਸਤ 58% ਤੋਂ 3 ਅੰਕ ਵੱਧ ਅਤੇ ਲਿੰਗ ਅਨੁਪਾਤ ਪ੍ਰਤੀ 1,000 ਮਰਦਾਂ ਪਿੱਛੇ 894 ਔਰਤਾਂ। ਇਹ ਜ਼ਿਲ੍ਹਾ ਨਾਲੰਦਾ ਜ਼ਿਲ੍ਹਾ ਕੇਂਦਰ ਤੋਂ 132 ਕਿਮੀ, ਨੇੜਲੇ ਕਸਬੇ Sundarpur ਤੋਂ 12 ਕਿਮੀ, Lakshmipur Bhorang ਰੇਲਵੇ ਸਟੇਸ਼ਨ ਤੋਂ 10 ਕਿਮੀ ਸਥਿਤ ਹੈ (ਸਿੱਧੀ ਲਕੀਰ ਦੂਰੀ)। ਪਿੰਨਕੋਡ 803114 ਹੈ, Parwalpur ਡਾਕਖਾਨੇ ਅਧੀਨ; LGD ਪਿੰਡ ਕੋਡ 244747 ਹੈ। ਨੇੜਲਾ ਹਸਪਤਾਲ Meharma Hospital, 2 ਕਿਮੀ ਦੂਰ। ਸਰਪੰਚ SONI DEVI ਹਨ। 2026 ਵਿੱਚ ਅਨੁਮਾਨਿਤ ਆਬਾਦੀ 5,965, 2011 ਤੋਂ 18% ਵੱਧ।
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Amenities · Census 2011 village directory · Sonchri
- 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)
- 6
- Power hours (winter)
- 7
- Primary school
- 2
- Middle school
- 2
- 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
- Yes
- 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
- Yes
- ASHA worker
- Yes
- Fair-price shop
- No
- Mandi / regular market
- No
- Weekly haat
- No
- Nearest statutory town
- BIHARSHARIF
- Distance to nearest town (km)
- 21
- Distance to district HQ (km)
- 21
- Distance to sub-district HQ (km)
- 8
- All-weather road
- No
- Gram panchayat (2011)
- Mai
- Total area (ha)
- 489
- Irrigated area (ha)
- 134.5
- Forest area (ha)
- 0
Source: Census of India 2011, Village Directory. Facilities may have changed since.
Notice board · Sonchri
No notices this weekWater supply timings, gram sabha dates, camps and drives — residents post them here and they expire on their own.
ਮੁੱਖ ਤੱਥ — Sonchri
- LGD code
- 244747
- Pincode
- 803114
- Post office
- Parwalpur
- Population (Census 2011)
- 5,059
- Population (projected 2026)
- 5,965
- Households
- 763
- Sex ratio (per 1,000 males)
- 894
- Literacy rate
- 60.9%
- Coordinates
- 25.20457°N, 87.35250°E
- Sarpanch / Gram Pradhan
- SONI DEVI
- Block / Mandal
- Parbalpur
ਪਹੁੰਚਣ ਦਾ ਰਾਹ
Sonchri ਕਿਵੇਂ ਪਹੁੰਚਣਾ ਹੈ
ਸ਼ਹਿਰਾਂ ਤੋਂ ਦੂਰੀ · ਸਿੱਧੀ ਲਕੀਰ
- Patna227 kmcapital
- Kolkata310 km
- Delhi1074 km
- Hyderabad1264 km
ਕਿਸਮ ਅਨੁਸਾਰ ਨੇੜਲੇ · ਖੇਤਰ ਵਿੱਚ ਕਿਤੇ ਵੀ
- Railway stationLakshmipur Bhorang10 km
- Hospital / PHCMeharma Hospital2 km
- ATM / banksbi29 km
- CollegeBCE Bhagalpur32 km
- Police stationBabarganj Police Station38 km
ਉਹੀ ਪਿੰਨਕੋਡ
Villages sharing pincode 803114
Sonchri ਨੇੜੇ ਦੇ ਪਿੰਡ
Parbalpur ਮੰਡਲ ਦੇ ਹੋਰ ਪਿੰਡ
View all 23 →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
- Weather: OpenWeatherMap / Open-Meteo, live
- Places nearby: OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL)