Sonapur
Barsoi block · Katihar
district, Bihar · PIN 854317
· village code 225013
Population 2011
2,036
Census of India
Population 2020
2,318
Mission Antyodaya survey
Change
+13.8%
282 people · 1.5% a year
Households
210
-49.3% vs 414 in 2011
Census 2011
Total population
2,036
Male / female
1,065 / 971
Sex ratio females per 1,000 males
912
Children aged 0–6
424
Literacy rate
36.0%
Scheduled Caste / Scheduled Tribe
302 / 0
Working population
502
Of workers, in agriculture cultivators and farm labour
90.2%
Households
414
Village facilities, 2020
Primary school nearest 2 km away
No
Middle school nearest 5 km away
No
High school nearest 5 km away
No
Piped tap water
only one habitation is covered
All-weather road
Yes
Public transport nearest 10 km away
No
Electricity
8-12 Hrs
Bank nearest 5 km away
No
Primary health centre nearest 10 km away
No
Anganwadi
Yes
Internet
No
Common service centre
Separately located
Farming
Farm households
65
Non-farm households
140
Share of households farming, 2020
32%
Net sown area
165 ha
Kharif / rabi / other hidden inside one column
165 / 35 / 10
Main irrigation source
Other
Gram panchayat finances, 2024–25
XV Finance Commission grant for
Sudhani panchayat, Barsoi zila parishad.
These are the panchayat's own accounts, not this village's: where a panchayat
holds several villages, the money covers all of them, and where a village
spans several panchayats only this one's return appears.
Opening balance
₹76.57 lakh
Received from state (auto-transfer)
₹19.86 lakh
Received directly
—
Spent
₹75.94 lakh
Unspent at year end
₹20.50 lakh
Untied (basic grant)
opened ₹20.61 lakh · received ₹7.91 lakh · spent ₹15.10 lakh · left ₹13.43 lakh
Tied (earmarked)
opened ₹55.96 lakh · received ₹11.95 lakh · spent ₹60.84 lakh · left ₹7.07 lakh
Source: eGramSwaraj, as reported by the panchayat. Untied and tied
together make up the totals above.
Location
25.7297, 87.8848 —
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