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Sarpanch · Gram Panchayat
SANTOSH KUMAR MEHTA
Contact: 96****0181
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- LGD code
- 220994
- Pincode
- 854340
- Post office
- Birpur (Supaul)
- Population
- 303
- Households
- 61
- Literacy rate
- 56.4%
- Sex ratio
- 814 ♀/1000♂
- Workers
- 124
- Distance to district centre
- 158 km
- Distance to mandal centre
- 105 km
- Distance to Patna
- 274 km
- Distance to Kolkata
- 384 km
- Nearest railway station
- Kanki · 3 km
- Nearest hospital / PHC
- Chakulia Rural Hospital · 11 km
జనగణన 2011 · పోలిక
Sonapur ఇతరులతో పోలిస్తే
By population, Sonapur ranks #77 of 94 villages in Basantpur mandal.
Literacy rate
%
56.4%
+11.6% vs mandal average
- Sonapur
- 56.4%
- Basantpur mandal
- 44.8%
- Supaul district
- 46.4%
Sex ratio
♀ per 1000 ♂
814
−117 vs mandal average
- Sonapur
- 814
- Basantpur mandal
- 931
Household size
people per home
5.0
Same as the mandal average
- Sonapur
- 5.0
- Basantpur mandal
- 5.0
Source: Census of India 2011 (village PCA; mandal and district aggregates).
Sonapur ఒక్క చూపులో
Sonapur బీహార్లోని సుపావుల్ జిల్లా, Basantpur బ్లాక్లో 303 జనాభా 61 కుటుంబాలలో (జనగణన 2011) గల గ్రామం, Basantpur బ్లాక్లోని 94 గ్రామాలలో 77వ పెద్దది. అక్షరాస్యత 56%, బ్లాక్ సగటు 45% కంటే 12 పాయింట్లు ఎక్కువ మరియు లింగ నిష్పత్తి ప్రతి 1,000 పురుషులకు 814 మహిళలు. ఇది సుపావుల్ జిల్లా కేంద్రం నుండి 158 కి.మీ, సమీప పట్టణం Sonapur నుండి 0 కి.మీ, Kanki రైల్వే స్టేషన్ నుండి 3 కి.మీ ఉంది (సరళ రేఖ దూరాలు). పిన్కోడ్ 854340, Birpur (Supaul) పోస్టాఫీసు పరిధిలో; LGD గ్రామ కోడ్ 220994. సమీప ఆసుపత్రి/ఆరోగ్య కేంద్రం Chakulia Rural Hospital, 11 కి.మీ దూరంలో. సర్పంచ్ SANTOSH KUMAR MEHTA; గ్రామం Pipra అసెంబ్లీ నియోజకవర్గంలో ఉంది, ఎమ్మెల్యే Rambilash Kamat.
గ్రామ పంచాయతీ: Ratanpur →
సమీప గ్రామాల పోలిక
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Amenities · Census 2011 village directory · Sonapur
- 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
- 0
- Middle school
- 0
- 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
- Yes
- ASHA worker
- Yes
- Fair-price shop
- No
- Mandi / regular market
- No
- Weekly haat
- No
- Nearest statutory town
- BIRPUR
- Distance to nearest town (km)
- 22
- Distance to district HQ (km)
- 60
- Distance to sub-district HQ (km)
- 17
- All-weather road
- No
- Gram panchayat (2011)
- RATANPUR
- Total area (ha)
- 144
- Irrigated area (ha)
- 62
- Forest area (ha)
- 0
Source: Census of India 2011, Village Directory. Facilities may have changed since.
Notice board · Sonapur
No notices this weekWater supply timings, gram sabha dates, camps and drives — residents post them here and they expire on their own.
ముఖ్య వివరాలు — Sonapur
- LGD code
- 220994
- Pincode
- 854340
- Post office
- Birpur (Supaul)
- Population (Census 2011)
- 303
- Population (projected 2026)
- 0
- Households
- 61
- Sex ratio (per 1,000 males)
- 814
- Literacy rate
- 56.4%
- Coordinates
- 25.98893°N, 87.84183°E
- Lok Sabha constituency
- Supaul
- Vidhan Sabha constituency
- Pipra
- Member of Parliament
- Dileshwar Kamait
- Member of Legislative Assembly
- Rambilash Kamat
- Sarpanch / Gram Pradhan
- SANTOSH KUMAR MEHTA
- Block / Mandal
- Basantpur
చేరుకోవడం
Sonapur ఎలా చేరుకోవాలి
నగరాలకు దూరం · సరళ రేఖ
- Patna274 kmcapital
- Kolkata384 km
- Delhi1090 km
- Hyderabad1359 km
రకం వారీగా సమీపం · ప్రాంతంలో ఎక్కడైనా
- Railway stationKanki3 km
- Hospital / PHCChakulia Rural Hospital11 km
- Petrol pumpIndian Oil10 km
- Collegecollege ground17 km
- Police stationRailway Police Force RPF16 km
అదే పిన్కోడ్
Villages sharing pincode 854340
- KataiaBasantpur mandal6,971 pop
- KusaharBasantpur mandal5,905 pop
- KochgawanBasantpur mandal5,396 pop
- BasantpurBasantpur mandal5,143 pop
- Hirde NagarBasantpur mandal5,118 pop
- Banaili PattiBasantpur mandal4,853 pop
- PiprahigotBasantpur mandal4,787 pop
- NirmaliBasantpur mandal4,774 pop
- BalbhadarpurBasantpur mandal4,623 pop
అదే పేరు, వేరే ఊరు
Other villages named Sonapur
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Basantpur మండలంలోని ఇతర గ్రామాలు
View all 60+ →- Bhimnagar
- Kataia
- Kusahar
- Kochgawan
- Basantpur
- Hirde Nagar
- Banaili Patti
- Piprahigot
- Nirmali
- Balbhadarpur
- Sitapur
- Bahtunia Urf Satan Patti
- Bhagwanpur
- Kamatpur
- Ratanpur
- Lalpur
- Parmanandpur
- Parsa
- Derbandhe
- Ghauspurpatti
- Bishunpur Shiwaram
- Lalpurgot
- Bauraha
- Shankarpur
- Bishunpur Chaudhary
- Saheban
- Kusahar Arazi
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- Samda
- Parwaha
- Koyali
- Bahorwa
- Mohanpur
- Bairia Kamal
Sources & freshness
- Population, literacy, households: Census 2011 (PCA)
- Village directory: Local Government Directory, record updated 2026-05-07
- Sarpanch: state panchayat-raj records
- Mandi prices: Agmarknet via data.gov.in, 2026-09-23
- Weather: OpenWeatherMap / Open-Meteo, live
- Places nearby: OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL)