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

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Village · Sonhaula, Bhagalpur 

# Tanakmas

Tanakmas is a village in Sonhaula sub-district of Bhagalpur district, Bihar. The 2011 Census counted **2,373 people in 417 households**, the 19th largest of 137 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 51.7%, below the sub-district's rural average of 54.9%.

- 2,373people (2011)
- 417households
- 51.7%literacy
- 999females per 1,000 males

## Tanakmas PIN code and other codes

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

- Gram panchayatKamalpursrichak
- Community development blockSonhaula
- Census village code240263

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

## How far is Tanakmas from nearby towns?

- Sonhaula (sub-district HQ)4 km by road
- Bhagalpur (district HQ)37 km by road
- Bhagalpur (nearest town)37 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 Tanakmas?

9 services counted by the Census are inside Tanakmas; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Middle schoolIn village · 2 govt
- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●State highwayIn village
- ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school10+ km · Bhagalpur
- ○Degree college10+ km · Bhagalpur
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Bhagalpur
- ○Primary health centreunder 5 km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensaryunder 5 km
- ○Post officeunder 5 km
- ○Public bus serviceunder 5 km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Commercial bankunder 5 km
- ○Ration (PDS) shop5–10 km
- ○Mandi / regular market5–10 km
- ○Public library10+ km

### Water and power

- Drinking waterhand pumps
- 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 Tanakmas known for?

The main crops are **paddy**. About 91% of the 159 hectares of village land is sown, and 63 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 Tanakmas

Of every 100 households in Tanakmas in 2011, 10 had electricity, 8 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 38 had a mobile phone, 2 a two-wheeler and 1 a car.

■ Tanakmas · ■ Sonhaula rural average

Electricity for lighting ****10%**

**26%

Toilet within the home ****8%**

**14%

No toilet (open defecation) ****92%**

**84%

Tap water ****0%**

**5%

Drinking water within premises ****19%**

**24%

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

**1%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****91%**

**85%

Use banking services ****32%**

**44%

Television ****4%**

**11%

Mobile phone ****38%**

**53%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**1%

Two-wheeler ****2%**

**5%

Car / jeep / van ****1%**

**1%

None of these assets ****34%**

**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 Tanakmas?

■ Tanakmas · ■ Sonhaula rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****51.7%**

**54.9%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****999**

**900

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****948**

**944

Working population ****28.8%**

**40.9%

### Women and men

Literacy is 61.5% for men and 42.1% for women. 38% of men and 20% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

********

**■** Cultivators 77 (11%) · **■** Farm labourers 91 (13%) · **■** Other work 49 (7%) · **■** Marginal 466 (68%)

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

- Bhawanipur3,314 people
- Madarganj2,452 people
- Disarath2,395 people
- Chhotki Naki2,390 people
- Amdiha2,369 people
- Ghuthiani2,236 people
- Pothia2,234 people
- Barki Naki2,190 people

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

## Quick answers

- How far is Tanakmas from Bhagalpur?37 km by road
- What is the population of Tanakmas?2,373 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Tanakmas in?Bhagalpur district (Sonhaula sub-district), Bihar
- What is the literacy rate of Tanakmas?51.7% (Census 2011)