Sonkurthua, Mahishi, Saharsa, Bihar, India

Content updated on May 24, 2024.

Geographic Location of Sonkurthua


The village Sonkurthua is located in Mahishi C.D.Block of Saharsa District in the State of Bihar in India. It is governed by Ghoghepur Gram Panchayat. It comes under Mahishi Community Development Block. The nearest town is Saharsa, which is about 32 kilometers away from Sonkurthua.

Travel and Communication for Sonkurthua


There is a railway station more than 10 kms away from the village.

Postal Address:
Sonkurthua,
Saharsa,
Bihar, India
PIN - 852216

Climate Change, Weather and Environment Reports / Data for Sonkurthua


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A brief summary of available data for Sonkurthua 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 Sonkurthua


As per available data from the year 2009, 1276 persons live in 229 house holds in the village Sonkurthua. There are 588 female individuals and 688 male individuals in the village. Females constitute 46.08% and males constitute 53.92% of the total population.

There are 296 scheduled castes persons of which 145 are females and 151 are males. Females constitute 48.99% and males constitute 51.01% of the scheduled castes population. Scheduled castes constitute 23.2% of the total population.

Population density of Sonkurthua is 741.86 persons per square kilometer.

Land and Natural Resources in Sonkurthua


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Total area of Sonkurthua is 172 Hectares as per the data available for the year 2009.

Total sown/agricultural area is 131.66 ha. About 86.13 ha is un-irrigated area. About 45.53 ha is irrigated area. About 45.53 ha is irrigated by wells/tube wells.

About 34.23 ha is in non-agricultural use.

About 6.11 ha is lying as current fallow area.

Schools in Sonkurthua


There are no private or government pre-primary schools in the village. However, there is a government pre-primary school in Saharsa, which is more than 10 kms away from Sonkurthua.

There is a government primary school in the village Sonkurthua.

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

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

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

Colleges in Sonkurthua


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 Saharsa, which is more than 10 kms away from Sonkurthua.

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

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

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

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

Other Educational Facilities in Sonkurthua


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

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

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

Healthcare Facilities in Sonkurthua


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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

There is a veterinary hospital less than 5 kms away from Sonkurthua.

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

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

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

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