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Sonapur

Baisi mandal
Pincode 854315
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Sonapur is a village in Baisi mandal, Purnia district, Bihar state, with a population of 674 across 141 households. The village has a literacy rate of 31.8% and postal code 854315.

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Sarpanch · Gram Panchayat
MD ZABIH HASSAN
Contact: 79****3038
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LGD code
224081
Pincode
854315
Post office
Baisi
Population
674
Households
141
Literacy rate
31.8%
Sex ratio
802 ♀/1000♂
Workers
157
Distance to district centre
113 km
Distance to mandal centre
33 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
Census 2011 · in context

How Sonapur compares

By population, Sonapur ranks #85 of 130 villages in Baisi mandal.

Literacy rate
%
31.8%
−0.6% vs mandal average
Sonapur
31.8%
Baisi mandal
32.4%
Purnia district
40.8%
Sex ratio
♀ per 1000 ♂
802
−133 vs mandal average
Sonapur
802
Baisi mandal
935
Household size
people per home
4.8
−0.2 vs mandal average
Sonapur
4.8
Baisi mandal
5.0

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

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Sonapur at a glance

Sonapur is a village of 674 people in 141 households (Census 2011) in Baisi block, Purnia district, Bihar, the 85th-largest of 130 villages in Baisi block. Literacy is 32%, about the same as the block average of 32% and the sex ratio is 802 women per 1,000 men. It lies 113 km from the Purnia district centre, 0 km from Sonapur, the nearest town, 3 km from Kanki railway station (straight-line distances). The pincode is 854315, served by Baisi post office; the LGD village code is 224081. The nearest hospital or health centre is Chakulia Rural Hospital, 11 km away. The sarpanch is MD ZABIH HASSAN, and the village votes in Kasba assembly constituency, represented by MLA Nitesh Kumar Singh.

Gram panchayat: Puranaganj

Nearby villages compared

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villagePopulationLiteracyDistance
Sonapur · this village67432%
Sonapur · Basantpur30356%0 km N
Sonapur · Matihani15,75452%0 km N
Sonapur · Barsoi2,03636%0 km N
Sonapur · Pothia2,50040%0 km N
Sonapur · Amour1,05142%0 km N
Sonapur · Baisa1,13443%0 km N

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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
Yes
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
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
No
Railway station
No
Pucca (paved) road
Yes
Anganwadi centre
No
ASHA worker
No
Fair-price shop
Yes
Mandi / regular market
Yes
Weekly haat
Yes
Nearest statutory town
PURNIA
Distance to nearest town (km)
45
Distance to district HQ (km)
45
Distance to sub-district HQ (km)
15
All-weather road
Yes
Gram panchayat (2011)
Puranganj
Total area (ha)
41
Irrigated area (ha)
29.17
Forest area (ha)
0

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

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Key facts — Sonapur

LGD code
224081
Pincode
854315
Post office
Baisi
Population (Census 2011)
674
Population (projected 2026)
0
Households
141
Sex ratio (per 1,000 males)
802
Literacy rate
31.8%
Coordinates
25.98893°N, 87.84183°E
Lok Sabha constituency
Purnia
Vidhan Sabha constituency
Kasba
Member of Parliament
Pappu Yadav
Member of Legislative Assembly
Nitesh Kumar Singh
Sarpanch / Gram Pradhan
MD ZABIH HASSAN
Block / Mandal
Baisi
Getting there

How to reach Sonapur

Mandal centre
Baisi · ≈ 33 km
≈ 1 h 7 min by car · 1 h 20 min by bike
Directions
District centre
Purnia · ≈ 113 km
≈ 3 h 52 min by car · 4 h 35 min by bike
Directions
Nearest town · 11,329 people
Sonapur · ≈ under 1 km
Directions
Distance to cities · straight line
  • Patna274 kmcapital
  • Kolkata384 km
  • Delhi1090 km
  • Hyderabad1359 km
Nearest by kind · anywhere in the region
  • Railway stationKanki3 km
  • Hospital / PHCChakulia Rural Hospital11 km
  • Petrol pumpIndian Oil10 km
  • Collegecollege ground17 km
  • Police stationRailway Police Force RPF16 km
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Sources & freshness
  • Population, literacy, households: Census 2011 (PCA)
  • Village directory: Local Government Directory, record updated 2026-05-10
  • Sarpanch: state panchayat-raj records, 2026-05-14
  • Weather: OpenWeatherMap / Open-Meteo, live
  • Places nearby: OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL)
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