Sonkhar, Gaunaha, Pashchim Champaran, Bihar, India

Content updated on May 17, 2024.

Geographic Location of Sonkhar


The village Sonkhar is located in Gaunaha C.D.Block of Pashchim Champaran District in the State of Bihar in India. It is governed by Sonkhar Gram Panchayat. It comes under Gaunaha Community Development Block. The nearest town is Narkatiyaganj, which is about 23 kilometers away from Sonkhar.

Travel and Communication for Sonkhar


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

Postal Address:
Sonkhar,
Pashchim Champaran,
Bihar, India
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Climate Change, Weather and Environment Reports / Data for Sonkhar


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

A brief summary of available data for Sonkhar 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 Sonkhar


As per available data from the year 2009, 23 persons live in 4 house holds in the village Sonkhar. There are 7 female individuals and 16 male individuals in the village. Females constitute 30.43% and males constitute 69.57% of the total population.

Population density of Sonkhar is 39.41 persons per square kilometer.

Land and Natural Resources in Sonkhar


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Total area of Sonkhar is 58.36 Hectares as per the data available for the year 2009.

Total sown/agricultural area is 34 ha. About 34 ha is irrigated area. About 10 ha is irrigated by wells/tube wells. About 20 ha is irrigated by tanks/lakes. About 3 ha is irrigated by waterfalls. About 1 ha is irrigated by other sources of water.

About 4 ha is in non-agricultural use. About 3 ha is used permanent pastures and grazing lands. About 9.36 ha is under miscellaneous tree crops.

About 5 ha is lying as fallow land other than current fallows. About 3 ha is covered by barren and un-cultivable land.

Schools in Sonkhar


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

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

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

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

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

Colleges in Sonkhar


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 Narkatiaganj, which is more than 10 kms away from Sonkhar.

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

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

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

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

Other Educational Facilities in Sonkhar


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

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

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

Healthcare Facilities in Sonkhar


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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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