Sono is a '

tehsil A tehsil (, also known as tahsil, taluk, or taluka () is a local unit of administrative division in India and Pakistan. It is a subdistrict of the area within a Zila (country subdivision), district including the designated populated place that ser ...

'/block (administrative Block) in the

Jamui district Jamui is a district among 38 districts of Bihar States and territories of India, state, India. The district was formed on 21 February 1991, when it was separated from Munger district. It is located at a longitude of 86° 13'E and the latitude i ...

of the Indian state of

Bihar Bihar ( ) is a states and union territories of India, state in Eastern India. It is the list of states and union territories of India by population, second largest state by population, the List of states and union territories of India by are ...

. It lies in the southern part of

very close to the

Jharkhand Jharkhand (; ) is a States and union territories of India, state in East India, eastern India. The state shares its border with the states of West Bengal to the east, Chhattisgarh to the west, Uttar Pradesh to the northwest, Bihar to the north ...

border. Sono block is divided into 19 Gram panchayats.

Demographics

According to 2011 census, population of Sono block is 210455. The Tola Sono village has 1,833 families with population of 9,932 of which 5,321 are males while 4,611 are females as per Population Census 201. In Tola Sono village the population of children with age 0-6 is 1,607 which makes up 16.18% of total population of village. Average Sex Ratio of Tola Sono village is 867 which is lower than Bihar state average of 918. Child Sex Ratio for the Tola Sono as per census is 902, lower than Bihar average of 935. In 2011, the literacy rate of Tola Sono village was 75.81% compared to 61.80% in Bihar. The male literacy stands at 84.67% while the female literacy rate was 65.50%.

Economy

Sono is a good level business place. It has become a marketplace with millions of daily transactions. The main contributions to its business are made through the sale of grains, Manihari goods, food products, cloth, and metals.

Banks

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* Dakshin Bihar Gramin Bank * Utkarsh Small Finance Bank

Nearby towns

* Khaira (11.6 km) *

Jamui Jamui is a town and a municipality in Jamui district in the Indian States and territories of India, state of Bihar. It is the district headquarter of Jamui district. Jamui was formed as a district on 21 February 1991 as a result of its separati ...

(17.5 km) *

Gidhaur Gidhaur (also known as Patsanda) is a small town in the Jamui District of Bihar. In the early-modern period, it was the centre of the Gidhaur chieftaincy. History Raja Bir Bikram Shah who belonged to Chandel (Rajput clan), Chandel Rajput Dynast ...

(19.8 km) * Jhajha (10 km) * Chakai (21.7 km)

Schools and colleges

Sono has a small number of schools, up to the higher secondary level, but it lacks graduate colleges or English-medium schools. At present there is no cbse affiliated school in sono. For this reason, students often move to nearby cities such as Jhajha,

and

Deoghar Deoghar (pronounced ''Devghar'') is a city and a municipal corporation in Deoghar district in the Indian state of Jharkhand. It is also the administrative headquarters of Deoghar district. It is a holy place of Hinduism. The city is primarily ...

. Some students travel to Jhajha every day for school, and others stay in Jhajha in lodges or hostels. Some schools in Jhajha provide bus services for students in Sono, such as St. Joseph's School, Sardonyx School, and Sunflower academy. Schools in Sono include: * S.S.High School, Sono * M.S. Keshofarka * K.M.S. Sono * Adarash M.S. Sono * Chandra Shekhar Mahavidyalay, Sono * Saraswati Shishu Mandir, Sono * J.S Memorial Public School * Oxford Public School * St. Xavier High School * Vivekananda Public School

Transportation

Since there are no railway to Sono, the main means of transportation is roadways. It is connected to nearby cities through the Jamui-Jhajha-Chakai Road (NH 333). The nearest railway station is Jhajha Station, 13 km from Sono. Frequent auto service is available from Jhajha to Sono.

is around 32 km from Sono. There is one govt. Hospital namely swastha kendra with some qualified doctors to give medical aid

Airports

The nearest airports to Sono include: #

Lok Nayak Jayaprakash Airport Jay Prakash Narayan Airport is a domestic airport serving Patna, the capital of Bihar, India. It is named after the independence activist and political leader, Jayprakash Narayan. It is the 20th-busiest airport in India. To meet demand, the ...

Patna Patna (; , ISO 15919, ISO: ''Paṭanā''), historically known as Pataliputra, Pāṭaliputra, is the List of state and union territory capitals in India, capital and largest city of the state of Bihar in India. According to the United Nations, ...

(220 km) # Gaya Airport, Gaya (194 km) #

Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose International Airport Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose International Airport () is an international airport serving the city of Kolkata and the Kolkata metropolitan area, the capital metropolis of the Indian state of West Bengal. It is the primary aviation hub for eas ...

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(406 km) #

Birsa Munda Airport Birsa Munda Airport is a domestic airport serving Ranchi, the capital city of Jharkhand, India. It is named after the famous Indian tribal freedom fighter, Birsa Munda, and is currently managed by the Airports Authority of India. The airport ...

Ranchi Ranchi (; ) is the capital city and also the largest district by population of the Indian state of Jharkhand. Ranchi was the centre of the Jharkhand movement, which called for a separate state for the tribal regions of South Bihar, northern ...

(367 km) # Deoghar Airport,

(77 km). This airport is under construction.

References

{{Munger Division Jamui district