# Afzalpur Village, Sonhaula, Bhagalpur (Bihar) – PIN Code

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Village · Sonhaula, Bhagalpur 

# Afzalpur

Afzalpur is a village in Sonhaula sub-district of Bhagalpur district, Bihar. The 2011 Census counted **539 people in 90 households**, the 102nd largest of 137 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 55.3%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 54.9%.

- 539people (2011)
- 90households
- 55.3%literacy
- 878females per 1,000 males

## Afzalpur PIN code and other codes

Afzalpur falls in Sonhaula sub-district, Bhagalpur district, Bihar.

- Gram panchayatTelaundha
- Community development blockSonhaula
- Census village code240188

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

## How far is Afzalpur from nearby towns?

- Sonhaula (sub-district HQ)28 km by road
- Bhagalpur (district HQ)47 km by road
- Colgong (nearest town)27 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 Afzalpur?

3 services counted by the Census are inside Afzalpur; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village
- ●All-weather roadIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school10+ km · Colgong
- ○Degree college10+ km · Colgong
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Bhagalpur
- ○Primary health centre10+ km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensary10+ km
- ○Post office10+ km
- ○Public bus service10+ km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Commercial bank5–10 km
- ○Ration (PDS) shopunder 5 km
- ○Mandi / regular market5–10 km
- ○Public library10+ km

### Water and power

- Drinking waterhand pumps, tube wells / boreholes and tanks / ponds

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 Afzalpur known for?

About 14% of the 23 hectares of village land is sown.

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

## Homes and amenities in Afzalpur

Of every 100 households in Afzalpur in 2011, 9 had electricity, 6 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 48 had a mobile phone, 1 a two-wheeler and 10 a car.

■ Afzalpur · ■ Sonhaula rural average

Electricity for lighting ****9%**

**26%

Toilet within the home ****6%**

**14%

No toilet (open defecation) ****94%**

**84%

Tap water ****1%**

**5%

Drinking water within premises ****1%**

**24%

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

**1%

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

**85%

Use banking services ****54%**

**44%

Television ****23%**

**11%

Mobile phone ****48%**

**53%

Computer with internet ****2%**

**1%

Two-wheeler ****1%**

**5%

Car / jeep / van ****10%**

**1%

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

**31%

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 Afzalpur?

■ Afzalpur · ■ Sonhaula rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****55.3%**

**54.9%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****878**

**900

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****709**

**944

Working population ****49.7%**

**40.9%

### Women and men

Literacy is 68.1% for men and 41.3% for women. 52% of men and 48% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

********

**■** Cultivators 4 (1%) · **■** Farm labourers 6 (2%) · **■** Other work 1 (0%) · **■** Marginal 257 (96%)

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 Sonhaula

- Fatehpur608 people
- Kusapur608 people
- Balipur589 people
- Tulsipur Bharodha551 people
- Keshopur538 people
- Garbhudih Mal513 people
- Tulsipur512 people
- Rampur490 people

[All 177 villages in Sonhaula](https://wherepedia.org/india/bihar/bhagalpur/sonhaula/villages/)

## Quick answers

- How far is Afzalpur from Bhagalpur?47 km by road
- What is the population of Afzalpur?539 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Afzalpur in?Bhagalpur district (Sonhaula sub-district), Bihar
- What is the literacy rate of Afzalpur?55.3% (Census 2011)