Sonpur Community Development Block
Currently, C.D. blocks are administrative units of 3rd level in Bihar state of India (equal to tehsils in other states). Sonpur nagar panchayat was established in 2002. The civic body election in Sonpur nagar panchayat was held in May 2017. The term of office-bearers is five years.
The real estate land prices soared in Sonepur after the start of construction of Digha–Sonpur rail–cum–road bridge in 2002. Real estate companies like RAV Solutions PVT Ltd, TCW Realty PVT Ltd, and Phenomenal Projects are acquiring large chunks of land and selling it in small plots.
Sonpur block (प्रखण्ड) has 98 villages. Sonpur Sub-division (अनुमंडल) consists of Sonepur, Parsa, Garkha, Dighwara, and Dariapur blocks. Sonpur block has 23 village panchayats and 73 villages.
Demographics
Sonpur block has a population of 232,340. 14% of the people live in urban areas while 86% live in rural areas. Currently there are 20 community development blocks in the district. As of the Ministry of Drinking Water and Sanitation 2009 report and 2011 Census, these were the findings.
Block name | SC | ST | General and OBC | Total |
---|---|---|---|---|
Sonpur | 22400 | 79 | 209861 | 232340 |
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Gram panchayats
Sonpur block has one nagar Panchayat and 23 gram panchayats. Number of villages is 116. They are:
- Dumri Bujurg
- Hasilpur
- Nayagaon
- Rasulpur
- Gopalpur
- Chaturpur
- Parmanandpur
- Govindchak
- Saidpur
- Kasmar
- Kharika
- Gangajal
- Bharpura
- Shahpur Diyara
- Jahangirpur
- Dudhaila
- Shikarpur
- Kalyanpur
- Najarmira
- Sabalpur Uttari
- Sabalpur Pashchimi
- Sabalpur Madhyavarti
- Sabalpur Purvi
References
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- ^ "INDIA: Bihar, Cities, Towns and Outgrowth Wards". citypopulation.de. Retrieved 21 February 2014.
- ^ "Sonepur Block map" (PDF).
- ^ Blocks in Parsa Vidhan sabha, Bihar Legislative assembly
- ^ "वर्ष 2002 में गठित सोनपुर नगर पंचायत 16 वर्षों के इतिहास में ऐसा कभी नहीं हुआ जो अब हो रहा है।".
- ^ "More women than men in Saran poll fray". The Times of India. 20 May 2017.
- ^ "Realty to broaden horizon". Archived from the original on November 29, 2016.
- ^ "यहां मिलेगा 15 लाख रुपए में फ्लैट, गंगा किनारे लग्जुरियस लाइफ जीने का मौका".
- ^ "पटना से सटे सोनपुर बना रियल एस्टेट का बड़ा बाजार सस्ती प्रॉपर्टी खरीदने का मौका".
- ^ "TCW Reality" (PDF).
- ^ "Villages & Towns in Sonepur Block of Saran, Bihar".
- ^ "सोनपुर अनुमंडल".
- ^ "Villages & Towns in Sonpur Block of Saran, Bihar".
- ^ ministry of drinking water and sanitation 2009 - Dariyapur block population
- ^ "Blocks and Panchayats in Bihar".
- ^ "Welcome to Integrated Block Information". Archived from the original on 2016-08-06. Retrieved 2016-08-01.
- ^ "पंचायत प्रतिनिधियों ने ली पद व गोपनीयता की शपथ".