Sonar, Riga

Sonar is a village located in the Riga Anchal of Sitamarhi district of Bihar. The village falls in Riga block and comes under Bulakipur Gram Panchayat.

As on January 2025, the current population of Sonar is 6.2 thousands out of which 3.3 thousands are males and rest 2.9 thousands are females. The sex ratio of this village is 901 females per 1000 males. There are around 955 teenagers in Sonar. It has literacy rate of 40% which means around 2.5 thousands persons can read and write. Total 1.1 thousands people belonging to scheduled caste and 0 scheduled tribe people live in the village. There are around 1.3 thousands households in Sonar, which means every family has 5 members on average. The village has working population of 1.8 thousands. The pincode of Sonar is 843327 and there are many postoffices around the village which can used to send speed post, registered parcel etc.

• Riga Sub Post office
• BJairam Branch Post office
• RGanguly Branch Post office
• Ranjitpur Branch Post office
• Riga Colony Branch Post office

Schools

Sonar has many good schools for education and follwing are popular schools among students.

• Middle School Sonar
• Primary School Sonar Dhobi Tol New
• Primary School Sonar Bazar New

Hospitals

Sonar has many good hospitals for treatment and follwing are popular among people.

• Rewasi Sub-Center
• Riga Primary Health Center
• Imli Bazar Sub-Center
• Kushmari Sub-Center
• Bulakipur Sub-Center

Banks

Sonar has many good banks for financial services and follwing are popular among people.

• Bank of Baroda Mahesia Riga, Dist. Sitamarhi, Bihar
• Bank of Baroda Barahi
• Central Bank of India Mohini Mandal
• State Bank of India Riga