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

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Village · Sonhaula, Bhagalpur 

# Tilakpur

Tilakpur is a village in Sonhaula sub-district of Bhagalpur district, Bihar. The 2011 Census counted **298 people in 65 households**, the 117th largest of 137 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 33.6%, below the sub-district's rural average of 54.9%.

- 298people (2011)
- 65households
- 33.6%literacy
- 1,069females per 1,000 males

## Tilakpur PIN code and other codes

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

- Gram panchayatArar
- Community development blockSonhaula
- Census village code240342

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

## How far is Tilakpur from nearby towns?

- Sonhaula (sub-district HQ)31 km by road
- Bhagalpur (district HQ)46 km by road
- Colgong (nearest town)22 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 Tilakpur?

8 services counted by the Census are inside Tilakpur; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Post officeIn village
- ●Sub post officeIn 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 · Colgong
- ○Degree college10+ km · Colgong
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Bhagalpur
- ○Primary health centre5–10 km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensary5–10 km
- ○Public bus service5–10 km
- ○Railway station5–10 km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Commercial bank10+ km
- ○Ration (PDS) shop10+ km
- ○Mandi / regular marketunder 5 km
- ○Public library10+ km

### Water and power

- Drinking waterhand pumps

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 Tilakpur known for?

The main crops are **paddy**. About 98% of the 120 hectares of village land is sown, and 17 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 Tilakpur

Of every 100 households in Tilakpur in 2011, 2 had electricity, 5 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 10 had a mobile phone, 0 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Tilakpur · ■ Sonhaula rural average

Electricity for lighting ****2%**

**26%

Toilet within the home ****5%**

**14%

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

**84%

Tap water ****3%**

**5%

Drinking water within premises ****0%**

**24%

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

**1%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****60%**

**85%

Use banking services ****14%**

**44%

Television ****0%**

**11%

Mobile phone ****10%**

**53%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**1%

Two-wheeler ****0%**

**5%

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

**1%

None of these assets ****57%**

**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 Tilakpur?

■ Tilakpur · ■ Sonhaula rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****33.6%**

**54.9%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1069**

**900

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1226**

**944

Working population ****61.7%**

**40.9%

### Women and men

Literacy is 40.7% for men and 26.7% for women. 62% of men and 62% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

******

**■** Farm labourers 6 (3%) · **■** Household industry 1 (1%) · **■** Marginal 177 (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

- Makanpur356 people
- Bastikia351 people
- Rudarpur340 people
- Deori311 people
- Lashkarichak258 people
- Harirampur257 people
- Siri Chak256 people
- Bhawanipur Bochaha242 people

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

## Quick answers

- How far is Tilakpur from Bhagalpur?46 km by road
- What is the population of Tilakpur?298 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Tilakpur in?Bhagalpur district (Sonhaula sub-district), Bihar
- What is the literacy rate of Tilakpur?33.6% (Census 2011)