# Seokund Village, Kharik, Bhagalpur (Bihar) – PIN Code

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Village · Kharik, Bhagalpur 

# Seokund

Seokund is a village in Kharik sub-district of Bhagalpur district, Bihar. The 2011 Census counted **2,352 people in 477 households**, the 14th largest of 21 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 66.1%, above the sub-district's rural average of 58.2%.

- 2,352people (2011)
- 477households
- 66.1%literacy
- 903females per 1,000 males

## Seokund PIN code and other codes

Seokund falls in Kharik sub-district, Bhagalpur district, Bihar.

- Gram panchayatLokmanpur
- Community development blockKharik
- Census village code238916

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

## How far is Seokund from nearby towns?

- Kharik (sub-district HQ)10 km by road
- Bhagalpur (district HQ)40 km by road
- Naugachhia (nearest town)12 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 Seokund?

15 services counted by the Census are inside Seokund; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Health sub-centreIn village · 1
- ●Maternity & child welfare centreIn village · 1
- ●DispensaryIn village · 1 · 1 doctors
- ●Family welfare centreIn village · 1
- ●Post officeIn village
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●Commercial bankIn village
- ●Cooperative bankIn village
- ●Agricultural credit societyIn village
- ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school10+ km · Naugachhiya
- ○Degree college10+ km · Naugachhiya
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Naugachiya
- ○Primary health centre10+ km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Public bus service5–10 km
- ○Railway station5–10 km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Mandi / regular market5–10 km
- ○Public library10+ km

### Water and power

- Drinking waterhand pumps and canal / river

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 Seokund known for?

The main crops are **paddy**. About 98% of the 1,057 hectares of village land is sown, and 1,037 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 Seokund

Of every 100 households in Seokund in 2011, 0 had electricity, 10 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 44 had a mobile phone, 3 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Seokund · ■ Kharik rural average

Electricity for lighting ****0%**

**9%

Toilet within the home ****10%**

**28%

No toilet (open defecation) ****90%**

**70%

Tap water ****0%**

**3%

Drinking water within premises ****35%**

**42%

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

**5%

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

**94%

Use banking services ****37%**

**41%

Television ****4%**

**11%

Mobile phone ****44%**

**48%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****3%**

**5%

Car / jeep / van ****0%**

**1%

None of these assets ****30%**

**30%

Own their home ****98%**

**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 Seokund?

■ Seokund · ■ Kharik rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****66.1%**

**58.2%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****903**

**875

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1004**

**923

Working population ****33.6%**

**32.0%

### Women and men

Literacy is 76.7% for men and 53.9% for women. 47% of men and 18% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 120 (15%) · **■** Farm labourers 188 (24%) · **■** Household industry 7 (1%) · **■** Other work 14 (2%) · **■** Marginal 462 (58%)

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 Kharik

- Bahatra3,268 people
- Lokmanpur3,016 people
- Dadpur2,955 people
- Lachhmipur Maheshpur2,400 people
- Baluachak1,744 people
- Lodipur1,668 people
- Bagri1,263 people
- Faridpur1,014 people

[All 35 villages in Kharik](https://wherepedia.org/india/bihar/bhagalpur/kharik/villages/)

## Quick answers

- How far is Seokund from Bhagalpur?40 km by road
- What is the population of Seokund?2,352 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Seokund in?Bhagalpur district (Kharik sub-district), Bihar
- What is the literacy rate of Seokund?66.1% (Census 2011)