Sonawan is a village in Islampur mandal, Nalanda district, Bihar, with a population of 2,247 across 353 households. It has a literacy rate of 47.4% and is situated at coordinates 25.134°N, 85.260°E.
By population, Sonawan ranks #37 of 91 villages in Islampur mandal.
Source: Census of India 2011 (village PCA; mandal and district aggregates).
Sonawan is a village of 2,247 people in 353 households (Census 2011) in Islampur block, Nalanda district, Bihar, the 37th-largest of 91 villages in Islampur block. Literacy is 47%, 5 points below the block average, and the sex ratio is 924 women per 1,000 men. It lies 92 km from the Nalanda district centre, 19 km from Baragaon, the nearest town, 4 km from Islampur railway station (straight-line distances). The pincode is 801303, served by Islampur (Nalanda) post office; the LGD village code is 244924. The nearest hospital or health centre is Surya Nursing Home, Nalanda, 10 km away. The village votes in Mokama assembly constituency, represented by MLA Anant Kumar Singh.
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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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