Sonapur, Baisa, Purnia, Bihar, India

Content updated on October 18, 2024.

Geographic Location of Sonapur


The village Sonapur is located in Baisa C.D.Block of Purnia District in the State of Bihar in India. It is governed by Kaujia Gram Panchayat. It comes under Baisa Community Development Block. The nearest town is Kishanganj, which is about 15 kilometers away from Sonapur.

Travel and Communication for Sonapur


There is a railway station less than 5 kms away from the village.

Postal Address:
Sonapur,
Purnia,
Bihar, India
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Climate Change, Weather and Environment Reports / Data for Sonapur


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

A brief summary of available data for Sonapur 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 Sonapur


As per available data from the year 2009, 1134 persons live in 229 house holds in the village Sonapur. There are 541 female individuals and 593 male individuals in the village. Females constitute 47.71% and males constitute 52.29% of the total population.

There are 249 scheduled castes persons of which 124 are females and 125 are males. Females constitute 49.8% and males constitute 50.2% of the scheduled castes population. Scheduled castes constitute 21.96% of the total population.

Population density of Sonapur is 675 persons per square kilometer.

Land and Natural Resources in Sonapur


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Total area of Sonapur is 168 Hectares as per the data available for the year 2009.

Total sown/agricultural area is 112.17 ha. About 35.9 ha is un-irrigated area. About 76.27 ha is irrigated area. About 76.27 ha is irrigated by wells/tube wells.

About 19.69 ha is in non-agricultural use. About 9.24 ha is under miscellaneous tree crops.

About 4.2 ha is lying as current fallow area. About 6.3 ha is culturable waste land. About 2.1 ha is lying as fallow land other than current fallows. About 14.3 ha is covered by barren and un-cultivable land.

Schools in Sonapur


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

There is a government primary school in the village Sonapur.

There is a government middle school in the village Sonapur.

There are no private or government secondary schools in the village. However, there is a private secondary school in Kanjia, which is more than 10 kms away from Sonapur.

There are no private or government senior secondary schools in the village. However, there is a private senior secondary school in Kankai, which is more than 10 kms away from Sonapur.

Colleges in Sonapur


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 Kishanganj, which is more than 10 kms away from Sonapur.

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

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

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

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

Other Educational Facilities in Sonapur


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

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

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 Sonapur.

Healthcare Facilities in Sonapur


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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

There is a veterinary hospital 5-10 kms away from Sonapur.

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

There is a family welfare centre 5-10 kms away from Sonapur.

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

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