Sonela
Pranpur block · Katihar
district, Bihar · PIN 854116
· village code 225409
Change since 2011 is not available for this village.
The 2020 Mission Antyodaya survey recorded a population of 951
— exactly the Census 2011 figure. That happens in about 15% of villages
nationally, where the surveyor appears to have carried the old number forward
rather than counting afresh. Showing “0% growth” here would be
reporting a number nobody measured, so we don't.
How we detect this.
Population (Census 2011)
951
Households 2020
204
surveyed separately, so usable
Census 2011
Total population
951
Male / female
498 / 453
Sex ratio females per 1,000 males
910
Children aged 0–6
168
Literacy rate
57.3%
Scheduled Caste / Scheduled Tribe
7 / 113
Working population
481
Of workers, in agriculture cultivators and farm labour
94.4%
Households
204
Village facilities, 2020
Primary school nearest 1 km away
No
Middle school
Yes
High school nearest 5 km away
No
Piped tap water nearest 10 km away
No
All-weather road
Yes
Public transport
Auto
Electricity
8-12 Hrs
Bank nearest 2 km away
No
Primary health centre nearest 10 km away
No
Anganwadi
Yes
Internet
No
Common service centre
No CSC
Farming
Farm households
115
Non-farm households
35
Share of households farming, 2020
77%
Net sown area
150 ha
Kharif / rabi / other hidden inside one column
130 / 150 / 10
Main irrigation source
Ground water (tube well/well/pump)
Gram panchayat finances, 2024–25
XV Finance Commission grant for
Kehunia panchayat, Pranpur 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
₹9.55 lakh
Received from state (auto-transfer)
₹19.67 lakh
Received directly
₹71,569
Spent
₹18.06 lakh
Unspent at year end
₹11.88 lakh
Untied (basic grant)
opened ₹4.72 lakh · received ₹7.84 lakh · spent ₹12.89 lakh · left ₹38,479
Tied (earmarked)
opened ₹4.83 lakh · received ₹11.84 lakh · spent ₹5.17 lakh · left ₹11.50 lakh
Source: eGramSwaraj, as reported by the panchayat. Untied and tied
together make up the totals above.
Location
25.4860, 87.7057 —
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