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Sonapur

सोनापुर
Basantpur mandal
Pincode 854340
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Sarpanch · Gram Panchayat
SANTOSH KUMAR MEHTA
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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
Census 2011 · in context

How Sonapur compares

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).

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Sonapur at a glance

Sonapur is a village of 303 people in 61 households (Census 2011) in Basantpur block, Supaul district, Bihar, the 77th-largest of 94 villages in Basantpur block. Literacy is 56%, 12 points above the block average of 45% and the sex ratio is 814 women per 1,000 men. It lies 158 km from the Supaul district centre, 0 km from Sonapur, the nearest town, 3 km from Kanki railway station (straight-line distances). The pincode is 854340, served by Birpur (Supaul) post office; the LGD village code is 220994. The nearest hospital or health centre is Chakulia Rural Hospital, 11 km away. The sarpanch is SANTOSH KUMAR MEHTA, and the village votes in Pipra assembly constituency, represented by MLA Rambilash Kamat.

Gram panchayat: Ratanpur

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Sonapur · this village30356%
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Sonapur · Pothia2,50040%0 km N
Sonapur · Amour1,05142%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
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.

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Key facts — 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
Getting there

How to reach Sonapur

Mandal centre
Basantpur · ≈ 105 km
≈ 3 h 35 min by car · 4 h 15 min by bike
Directions
District centre
Supaul · ≈ 158 km
≈ 5 h 24 min by car · 6 h 25 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 2026-05-07
  • Sarpanch: state panchayat-raj records
  • Mandi prices: Agmarknet via data.gov.in, 2026-09-09
  • Weather: OpenWeatherMap / Open-Meteo, live
  • Places nearby: OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL)
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