Sonikpur, Kuchaikote, Gopalganj, Bihar, India

Content updated on May 15, 2024.

Geographic Location of Sonikpur


The village Sonikpur is located in Kuchaikote C.D.Block of Gopalganj District in the State of Bihar in India. It is governed by Semra Gram Panchayat. It comes under Kuchaikote Community Development Block. The nearest town is Gopalganj, which is about 30 kilometers away from Sonikpur.

Travel and Communication for Sonikpur


There is a railway station 5-10 kms away from the village.

Postal Address:
Sonikpur,
Gopalganj,
Bihar, India
PIN - 841503

Climate Change, Weather and Environment Reports / Data for Sonikpur


Climate, Environment and Weather data, climate change reports etc. for Sonikpur is available as professional paid service. You may contact us for further details and sample data.

A brief summary of available data for Sonikpur is given below:

CategoryResolutionPeriod
Precipitation - hHalf Hourly / 0.1 deg (11 kms) grid2001 - 2024
Precipitation - lDaily / 0.25 deg (28 kms) grid1901 - 2024
Temperature - hMonthly / 0.5 deg (55 kms) grid1901 - 2023
Temperature - lDaily / 1 deg (111 kms) grid1951 - 2024

Social Structure of Sonikpur


As per available data from the year 2009, 1085 persons live in 186 house holds in the village Sonikpur. There are 600 female individuals and 485 male individuals in the village. Females constitute 55.3% and males constitute 44.7% of the total population.

There are 66 scheduled castes persons of which 41 are females and 25 are males. Females constitute 62.12% and males constitute 37.88% of the scheduled castes population. Scheduled castes constitute 6.08% of the total population.

There are 24 scheduled tribes persons of which 15 are females and 9 are males. Females constitute 62.5% and males constitute 37.5% of the scheduled tribes population. Scheduled tribes constitute 2.21% of the total population.

Population density of Sonikpur is 1166.04 persons per square kilometer.

Land and Natural Resources in Sonikpur


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Total area of Sonikpur is 93.05 Hectares as per the data available for the year 2009.

Total sown/agricultural area is 70.55 ha. About 22.5 ha is un-irrigated area. About 48.05 ha is irrigated area. About 23.64 ha is irrigated by canal water. About 14.27 ha is irrigated by wells/tube wells. About 10.14 ha is irrigated by tanks/lakes.

About 13.05 ha is in non-agricultural use. About 0.9 ha is used permanent pastures and grazing lands. About 1.8 ha is under miscellaneous tree crops.

About 2.7 ha is lying as current fallow area. About 0.45 ha is culturable waste land. About 1.35 ha is lying as fallow land other than current fallows. About 2.25 ha is covered by barren and un-cultivable land.

Schools in Sonikpur


There are no private or government pre-primary schools in the village. However, there is a government pre-primary school in Sonikpur, which is less than 5 kms away from Sonikpur.

There is a government primary school in the village Sonikpur.

There are no private or government middle schools in the village. However, there is a private middle school in Magaha, which is less than 5 kms away from Sonikpur.

There are no private or government secondary schools in the village. However, there is a private secondary school in Ratanpur, which is 5-10 kms away from Sonikpur.

There are no private or government senior secondary schools in the village. However, there is a government senior secondary school in Bathua Bazar, which is 5-10 kms away from Sonikpur.

Colleges in Sonikpur


There are no private or government arts and science degree colleges in the village. However, there is a private arts and science degree college in Kuchaikote, which is more than 10 kms away from Sonikpur.

There are no private or government engineering colleges in the village. However, there is a government engineering college in Muzaffarpur, which is more than 10 kms away from Sonikpur.

There are no private or government medical colleges in the village. However, there is a private medical college in Gorakhpur, which is more than 10 kms away from Sonikpur.

There are no private or government management institutes in the village. However, there is a private management institute in Sipaya, which is more than 10 kms away from Sonikpur.

There are no private or government polytechnic institutes in the village. However, there is a private polytechnic institute in Hathua, which is more than 10 kms away from Sonikpur.

Other Educational Facilities in Sonikpur


There are no private or government vocational training school / ITIs in the village. However, there is a private vocational training school / ITI in Hathua, which is 5-10 kms away from Sonikpur.

There are no private or government non formal training centres in the village. However, there is a private non formal training centre in Gopalganj, which is more than 10 kms away from Sonikpur.

There are no private or government differently abled schools in the village. However, there is a private differently abled school in Gopalganj, which is more than 10 kms away from Sonikpur.

Healthcare Facilities in Sonikpur


There is a community health centre more than 10 kms away from Sonikpur.

There is a primary health centre more than 10 kms away from Sonikpur.

There is a primary health sub-centre less than 5 kms away from Sonikpur.

There is a maternity and child welfare centre more than 10 kms away from Sonikpur.

There is a TB clinic more than 10 kms away from Sonikpur.

There is a allopathic hospital more than 10 kms away from Sonikpur.

There is a alternative medicine hospital more than 10 kms away from Sonikpur.

There is a dispensary more than 10 kms away from Sonikpur.

There is a veterinary hospital more than 10 kms away from Sonikpur.

There is a mobile health centre more than 10 kms away from Sonikpur.

There is a family welfare centre more than 10 kms away from Sonikpur.

*Note: Most of the above information provided as per data compiled from the year 2009.

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