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Revenue village·Tilouthu block·Rohtas

Sonpura

सोनपुरा
Tilouthu mandal
Pincode 821312
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Ganesh Chaturthi

Sonpura observes Ganesh Chaturthi on Monday, 14 September 2026, along with the rest of Bihar.

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Village snapshot

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Sarpanch · Gram Panchayat
RENU DEVI
Contact: 96****5572
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LGD code
252640
Pincode
821312
Post office
Tilouthu
Population
635
Households
113
Literacy rate
53.7%
Sex ratio
918 ♀/1000♂
Workers
163
Distance to district centre
167 km
Distance to mandal centre
199 km
Distance to Patna
181 km
Distance to Kolkata
513 km
Nearest railway station
Kosiara · 11 km
Nearest hospital / PHC
Hare Krisna Hospital · 19 km
Census 2011 · in context

How Sonpura compares

By population, Sonpura ranks #46 of 65 villages in Tilouthu mandal.

Literacy rate
%
53.7%
−5.3% vs mandal average
Sonpura
53.7%
Tilouthu mandal
59.0%
Rohtas district
60.8%
Sex ratio
♀ per 1000 ♂
918
+5 vs mandal average
Sonpura
918
Tilouthu mandal
913
Household size
people per home
5.6
−0.8 vs mandal average
Sonpura
5.6
Tilouthu mandal
6.4

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

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Sonpura at a glance

Sonpura is a village of 635 people in 113 households (Census 2011) in Tilouthu block, Rohtas district, Bihar, the 46th-largest of 65 villages in Tilouthu block. Literacy is 54%, 5 points below the block average of 59% and the sex ratio is 918 women per 1,000 men. It lies 167 km from the Rohtas district centre, 5 km from Nauhatta, the nearest town, 11 km from Kosiara railway station (straight-line distances). The pincode is 821312, served by Tilouthu post office; the LGD village code is 252640. The nearest hospital or health centre is Hare Krisna Hospital, 19 km away. The sarpanch is RENU DEVI, and the village votes in Bakhtiarpur assembly constituency, represented by MLA Arun Kumar S/O Satrughan Sao. The population is estimated at 749 in 2026, up 18% since the 2011 Census.

Gram panchayat: Chandanpura

Nearby villages compared

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villagePopulationLiteracyDistance
Sonpura · this village63554%
Sonpura · Itkhori51264%0 km N
Sonpura · Tarhasi3,13551%0 km N
Sonpura · Padma51651%0 km N
Sonpura · Meskaur1,26352%0 km N
Sonpura · Nagaruntari65459%0 km N
Sonpura · Nabinagar0 km N

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Amenities · Census 2011 village directory · Sonpura

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)
6
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
SASARAM
Distance to nearest town (km)
24
Distance to district HQ (km)
24
Distance to sub-district HQ (km)
5
All-weather road
No
Gram panchayat (2011)
Chandanpura
Total area (ha)
374.3
Irrigated area (ha)
110.7
Forest area (ha)
217.1

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

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Key facts — Sonpura

LGD code
252640
Pincode
821312
Post office
Tilouthu
Population (Census 2011)
635
Population (projected 2026)
749
Households
113
Sex ratio (per 1,000 males)
918
Literacy rate
53.7%
Coordinates
24.50392°N, 83.79678°E
Lok Sabha constituency
Patna Sahib
Vidhan Sabha constituency
Bakhtiarpur
Member of Parliament
Ravi Shankar Prasad
Member of Legislative Assembly
Arun Kumar S/O Satrughan Sao
Sarpanch / Gram Pradhan
RENU DEVI
Block / Mandal
Tilouthu
Getting there

How to reach Sonpura

Mandal centre
Tilouthu · ≈ 199 km
≈ 6 h 49 min by car · 8 h 6 min by bike
Directions
District centre
Rohtas · ≈ 167 km
≈ 5 h 42 min by car · 6 h 46 min by bike
Directions
Nearest town · 25,347 people
Nauhatta · ≈ 5.4 km
≈ 11 min by car · 13 min by bike
Directions
Distance to cities · straight line
  • Patna181 kmcapital
  • Kolkata513 km
  • Delhi799 km
  • Hyderabad964 km
Nearest by kind · anywhere in the region
  • Railway stationKosiara11 km
  • Hospital / PHCHare Krisna Hospital19 km
  • Petrol pumpReliance Petrol Pump39 km
  • CollegeYodh Singh Namdhari Mahila Mahavidyalaya58 km
  • Police stationSSB camp59 km
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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
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  • Places nearby: OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL)
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