Sonbad
Bengabad block · Giridih
district, Jharkhand · PIN 815312
· village code 351731
Population 2011
2,093
Census of India
Population 2020
2,285
Mission Antyodaya survey
Change
+9.2%
192 people · 1.0% a year
Households
405
+2.8% vs 394 in 2011
Census 2011
Total population
2,093
Male / female
1,107 / 986
Sex ratio females per 1,000 males
891
Children aged 0–6
417
Literacy rate
55.8%
Scheduled Caste / Scheduled Tribe
397 / 45
Working population
933
Of workers, in agriculture cultivators and farm labour
40.8%
Households
394
Village facilities, 2020
Primary school nearest 1 km away
No
Middle school
Yes
High school nearest 2 km away
No
Piped tap water nearest 2 km away
No
All-weather road
Yes
Public transport
Auto
Electricity
8-12 Hrs
Bank
Yes
Primary health centre
Sub Centre
Anganwadi
Yes
Internet
Yes
Common service centre
Separately located
Farming
Farm households
206
Non-farm households
85
Share of households farming, 2020
71%
Net sown area
16 ha
Kharif / rabi / other hidden inside one column
16 / 15 / 15
Main irrigation source
Ground water (tube well/well/pump)
Gram panchayat finances, 2024–25
XV Finance Commission grant for
Sonbad panchayat, Bengabad 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
₹16.86 lakh
Received from state (auto-transfer)
₹10.07 lakh
Received directly
—
Spent
₹23.34 lakh
Unspent at year end
₹3.59 lakh
Untied (basic grant)
opened ₹9.74 lakh · received ₹4.03 lakh · spent ₹12.26 lakh · left ₹1.51 lakh
Tied (earmarked)
opened ₹7.12 lakh · received ₹6.04 lakh · spent ₹11.08 lakh · left ₹2.08 lakh
Source: eGramSwaraj, as reported by the panchayat. Untied and tied
together make up the totals above.
Location
24.3063, 86.3576 —
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population changes in Giridih district ·
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staffing across Giridih ·
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