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

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Village · Sonhaula, Bhagalpur 

# Sakrawan

Sakrawan is a village in Sonhaula sub-district of Bhagalpur district, Bihar. The 2011 Census counted **4,135 people in 795 households**, the 7th largest of 137 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 56.0%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 54.9%.

- 4,135people (2011)
- 795households
- 56.0%literacy
- 945females per 1,000 males

## Sakrawan PIN code and other codes

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

- Gram panchayatSakarama
- Community development blockSonhaula
- Census village code240251

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

## How far is Sakrawan from nearby towns?

- Sonhaula (sub-district HQ)3 km by road
- Bhagalpur (district HQ)35 km by road
- Bhagalpur (nearest town)30 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 Sakrawan?

11 services counted by the Census are inside Sakrawan; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Middle schoolIn village · 2 govt
- ●Post officeIn village
- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village
- ●Mandi / regular marketIn village
- ●Weekly haatIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school10+ km · Sonhaula
- ○Degree college10+ km · Bhagalpur
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Bhagalpur
- ○Primary health centre10+ km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensary10+ km
- ○Public bus serviceunder 5 km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Commercial bankunder 5 km
- ○Public library10+ km

### Water and power

- Drinking waterhand pumps and tube wells / boreholes

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 Sakrawan known for?

The main crops are **paddy**. About 100% of the 302 hectares of village land is sown, and 5 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 Sakrawan

Of every 100 households in Sakrawan in 2011, 22 had electricity, 11 a toilet at home and 1 cooked with LPG; 46 had a mobile phone, 4 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Sakrawan · ■ Sonhaula rural average

Electricity for lighting ****22%**

**26%

Toilet within the home ****11%**

**14%

No toilet (open defecation) ****89%**

**84%

Tap water ****0%**

**5%

Drinking water within premises ****32%**

**24%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****1%**

**1%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****98%**

**85%

Use banking services ****48%**

**44%

Television ****8%**

**11%

Mobile phone ****46%**

**53%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**1%

Two-wheeler ****4%**

**5%

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

**1%

None of these assets ****41%**

**31%

Own their home ****99%**

**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 Sakrawan?

■ Sakrawan · ■ Sonhaula rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****56.0%**

**54.9%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****945**

**900

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1041**

**944

Working population ****32.0%**

**40.9%

### Women and men

Literacy is 66.6% for men and 44.6% for women. 47% of men and 16% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 192 (15%) · **■** Farm labourers 208 (16%) · **■** Household industry 11 (1%) · **■** Other work 53 (4%) · **■** Marginal 859 (65%)

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

- Ramasi5,445 people
- Maheshpur5,299 people
- Arar5,097 people
- Sanokhar4,451 people
- Kamalpur3,977 people
- Maheshkhor3,886 people
- Dhoawa3,787 people
- Sohael3,689 people

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

## Quick answers

- How far is Sakrawan from Bhagalpur?35 km by road
- What is the population of Sakrawan?4,135 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Sakrawan in?Bhagalpur district (Sonhaula sub-district), Bihar
- What is the literacy rate of Sakrawan?56.0% (Census 2011)