Sonawan, Islampur, Nalanda, Bihar, India

Content updated on May 19, 2024.

Geographic Location of Sonawan


The village Sonawan is located in Islampur C.D.Block of Nalanda District in the State of Bihar in India. It is governed by Chandharia Gram Panchayat. It comes under Islampur Community Development Block. The nearest town is Islampur, which is about 10 kilometers away from Sonawan.

Travel and Communication for Sonawan


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

Postal Address:
Sonawan,
Nalanda,
Bihar, India
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Climate Change, Weather and Environment Reports / Data for Sonawan


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

A brief summary of available data for Sonawan 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 Sonawan


As per available data from the year 2009, 2247 persons live in 353 house holds in the village Sonawan. There are 1079 female individuals and 1168 male individuals in the village. Females constitute 48.02% and males constitute 51.98% of the total population.

There are 331 scheduled castes persons of which 171 are females and 160 are males. Females constitute 51.66% and males constitute 48.34% of the scheduled castes population. Scheduled castes constitute 14.73% of the total population.

Population density of Sonawan is 1101.47 persons per square kilometer.

Land and Natural Resources in Sonawan


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Total area of Sonawan is 204 Hectares as per the data available for the year 2009.

Total sown/agricultural area is 186.43 ha. About 76.2 ha is un-irrigated area. About 110.23 ha is irrigated area. About 38.2 ha is irrigated by wells/tube wells. About 72.03 ha is irrigated by other sources of water.

About 17.57 ha is in non-agricultural use.

Schools in Sonawan


There are no private or government pre-primary schools in the village. However, there is a government pre-primary school in Baralgawan, which is 5-10 kms away from Sonawan.

There are 2 government primary schools in the village Sonawan.

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

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

There are no private or government senior secondary schools in the village. However, there is a private senior secondary school in Thekwaha, which is less than 5 kms away from Sonawan.

Colleges in Sonawan


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 Islampur, which is 5-10 kms away from Sonawan.

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

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

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

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

Other Educational Facilities in Sonawan


There are no private or government vocational training school / ITIs in the village. However, there is a private vocational training school / ITI in Hilsa, which is more than 10 kms away from Sonawan.

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

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

Healthcare Facilities in Sonawan


There is a community health centre 5-10 kms away from Sonawan.

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

There is a primary health sub-centre 5-10 kms away from Sonawan.

There is a maternity and child welfare centre 5-10 kms away from Sonawan.

There is a TB clinic 5-10 kms away from Sonawan.

There is a allopathic hospital 5-10 kms away from Sonawan.

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

There is a dispensary 5-10 kms away from Sonawan.

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

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

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

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

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