Geographic Location of Sonkhar

The village Sonkhar is located in Ramnagar C.D.Block of Pashchim Champaran District in the State of Bihar in India. It is governed by Sonkhar Gram Panchayat. It comes under Ramnagar Community Development Block. The nearest town is Ramnagar, which is about 9 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
PIN - 845106

Climate Change, Weather and Environment Reports / Data for Sonkhar

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

Social Structure of Sonkhar

As per available data from the year 2009, 3330 persons live in 622 house holds in the village Sonkhar. There are 1619 female individuals and 1711 male individuals in the village. Females constitute 48.62% and males constitute 51.38% of the total population.

There are 505 scheduled castes persons of which 231 are females and 274 are males. Females constitute 45.74% and males constitute 54.26% of the scheduled castes population. Scheduled castes constitute 15.17% of the total population.

There are 17 scheduled tribes persons of which 7 are females and 10 are males. Females constitute 41.18% and males constitute 58.82% of the scheduled tribes population. Scheduled tribes constitute 0.51% of the total population.

Population density of Sonkhar is 1800 persons per square kilometer.

Land and Natural Resources in Sonkhar

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Total area of Sonkhar is 185 Hectares as per the data available for the year 2009.

Total sown/agricultural area is 100 ha. About 5 ha is un-irrigated area. About 95 ha is irrigated area. About 90 ha is irrigated by canal water. About 5 ha is irrigated by wells/tube wells.

About 0.35 ha is in non-agricultural use. About 0.2 ha is used permanent pastures and grazing lands. About 79.45 ha is under miscellaneous tree crops.

About 5 ha is culturable waste 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 Ramnagar, which is more than 10 kms away from Sonkhar.

There is a government primary school in the village Sonkhar.

There is a government middle school in the village Sonkhar.

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

There is a primary health sub-centre with 2 doctors and 1 paramedical staff in the village Sonkhar.

There is a maternity and child welfare centre with 0 doctors and 2 paramedical staff in the village Sonkhar.

There is a TB clinic less than 5 kms away from Sonkhar.

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

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

There is a dispensary less than 5 kms away from Sonkhar.

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

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

There is a family welfare centre less than 5 kms away from Sonkhar.

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