Sonatola
Barsoi block · Katihar
district, Bihar · PIN 854317
· village code 225069
Population 2011
784
Census of India
Population 2020
500
Mission Antyodaya survey
Change
-36.2%
-284 people · -4.9% a year
Households
200
+24.2% vs 161 in 2011
Census 2011
Total population
784
Male / female
391 / 393
Sex ratio females per 1,000 males
1,005
Children aged 0–6
186
Literacy rate
23.1%
Scheduled Caste / Scheduled Tribe
0 / 0
Working population
160
Of workers, in agriculture cultivators and farm labour
98.8%
Households
161
Village facilities, 2020
Primary school nearest 1 km away
No
Middle school nearest 1 km away
No
High school nearest 2 km away
No
Piped tap water nearest 10 km away
No
All-weather road
Yes
Public transport
Auto
Electricity
>12 hrs
Bank nearest 10 km away
No
Primary health centre
Sub Centre
Anganwadi
Yes
Internet
No
Common service centre
No CSC
Farming
Farm households
142
Non-farm households
52
Share of households farming, 2020
73%
Net sown area
15 ha
Kharif / rabi / other hidden inside one column
15 / 10 / 5
Main irrigation source
Ground water (tube well/well/pump)
Gram panchayat finances, 2024–25
XV Finance Commission grant for
Belwa Dangi 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
₹44.26 lakh
Received from state (auto-transfer)
₹19.61 lakh
Received directly
—
Spent
₹48.23 lakh
Unspent at year end
₹15.63 lakh
Untied (basic grant)
opened ₹19.98 lakh · received ₹7.81 lakh · spent ₹23.04 lakh · left ₹4.76 lakh
Tied (earmarked)
opened ₹24.27 lakh · received ₹11.80 lakh · spent ₹25.19 lakh · left ₹10.87 lakh
Source: eGramSwaraj, as reported by the panchayat. Untied and tied
together make up the totals above.
Location
25.6396, 87.9183 —
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