# Sobhekhap Village, Barun, Aurangabad (Bihar) – PIN Code, Facilities & Population

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Village · Barun, Aurangabad 

# Sobhekhap

Sobhekhap is a village in Barun sub-district of Aurangabad district, Bihar. The 2011 Census counted **1,376 people in 196 households**, the 47th largest of 185 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 67.4%, below the sub-district's rural average of 70.7%.

- 1,376people (2011)
- 196households
- 67.4%literacy
- 895females per 1,000 males

## Sobhekhap PIN code and other codes

Sobhekhap falls in Barun sub-district, Aurangabad district, Bihar.

- Gram panchayatDhamani
- Community development blockBarun
- Census village code253679

Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

## How far is Sobhekhap from nearby towns?

- Barun (sub-district HQ)8 km by road
- Aurangabad (district HQ)35 km by road
- Aurangabad (nearest town)35 km by road

Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

## What facilities are there in Sobhekhap?

13 services counted by the Census are inside Sobhekhap; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Post officeIn village
- ●Railway stationIn village
- ●National highwayIn village
- ●State highwayIn village
- ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●ATMIn village
- ●Commercial bankIn village
- ●Cooperative bankIn village
- ●Agricultural credit societyIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school10+ km · Barun
- ○Degree college5–10 km · Aurangabad
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Gaya
- ○Primary health centre10+ km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensary10+ km
- ○Public bus service5–10 km
- ○Ration (PDS) shopunder 5 km
- ○Mandi / regular market5–10 km
- ○Public library10+ km

### Water and power

- Drinking waterhand pumps and canal / river
- Electricity (2011)3 h summer · 4 h winter

Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

Surveyed for the 2011 Census; facilities may have changed.

## What is Sobhekhap known for?

The main crops are **paddy**. About 76% of the 353 hectares of village land is sown, and 90 hectares are irrigated.

Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

## Homes and amenities in Sobhekhap

Of every 100 households in Sobhekhap in 2011, 0 had electricity, 3 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 65 had a mobile phone, 6 a two-wheeler and 4 a car.

■ Sobhekhap · ■ Barun rural average

Electricity for lighting ****0%**

**18%

Toilet within the home ****3%**

**16%

No toilet (open defecation) ****96%**

**82%

Tap water ****0%**

**4%

Drinking water within premises ****69%**

**72%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****0%**

**3%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****100%**

**91%

Use banking services ****47%**

**56%

Television ****8%**

**15%

Mobile phone ****65%**

**61%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****6%**

**9%

Car / jeep / van ****4%**

**2%

None of these assets ****20%**

**20%

Own their home ****100%**

**98%

Source: [Census of India 2011, Houselisting and Housing Census – households by amenities and assets (HH-14)](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

## What is the population of Sobhekhap?

■ Sobhekhap · ■ Barun rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****67.4%**

**70.7%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****895**

**926

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1008**

**954

Working population ****26.7%**

**31.8%

### Women and men

Literacy is 84.3% for men and 48.1% for women. 48% of men and 3% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

********

**■** Cultivators 235 (64%) · **■** Farm labourers 99 (27%) · **■** Other work 27 (7%) · **■** Marginal 7 (2%)

Source: [Census of India 2011, Primary Census Abstract (town, village and ward level), all districts](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

## Other villages of similar size in Barun

- Rampur1,441 people
- Pipra1,440 people
- Mahtha1,430 people
- Makhra1,409 people
- Meh1,344 people
- Ratanpura1,288 people
- Teldiha1,286 people
- Chiraila1,277 people

[All 201 villages in Barun](https://wherepedia.org/india/bihar/aurangabad/barun/villages/)

## Quick answers

- How far is Sobhekhap from Aurangabad?35 km by road
- What is the population of Sobhekhap?1,376 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Sobhekhap in?Aurangabad district (Barun sub-district), Bihar
- What is the literacy rate of Sobhekhap?67.4% (Census 2011)