# 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 **705 people in 134 households**, the 88th largest of 137 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 69.8%, above the sub-district's rural average of 54.9%.

- 705people (2011)
- 134households
- 69.8%literacy
- 754females per 1,000 males

## Tilakpur PIN code and other codes

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

- Gram panchayatSilhankhajuria
- Community development blockSonhaula
- Census village code240356

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)30 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 centre10+ km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensary10+ km
- ○Public bus service5–10 km
- ○Railway station5–10 km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Commercial bank10+ km
- ○Ration (PDS) shop5–10 km
- ○Mandi / regular market10+ km
- ○Public library10+ km

### Water and power

- Drinking waterhand pumps
- Electricity (2011)12 h summer · 12 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 Tilakpur known for?

The main crops are **paddy**. About 98% of the 36 hectares of village land is sown, and 6 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, 76 had electricity, 7 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 76 had a mobile phone, 13 a two-wheeler and 1 a car.

■ Tilakpur · ■ Sonhaula rural average

Electricity for lighting ****76%**

**26%

Toilet within the home ****7%**

**14%

No toilet (open defecation) ****88%**

**84%

Tap water ****2%**

**5%

Drinking water within premises ****3%**

**24%

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

**1%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****59%**

**85%

Use banking services ****37%**

**44%

Television ****16%**

**11%

Mobile phone ****76%**

**53%

Computer with internet ****1%**

**1%

Two-wheeler ****13%**

**5%

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

**1%

None of these assets ****14%**

**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+) ****69.8%**

**54.9%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****754**

**900

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****809**

**944

Working population ****52.5%**

**40.9%

### Women and men

Literacy is 77.8% for men and 58.9% for women. 51% of men and 55% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

********

**■** Farm labourers 5 (1%) · **■** Household industry 2 (1%) · **■** Other work 6 (2%) · **■** Marginal 357 (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

- Gathaur774 people
- Lachhmipur766 people
- Chandpur712 people
- Bhakhri706 people
- Rasulpur689 people
- Baijnathpur686 people
- Bansipur Bela684 people
- Pakaria684 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?705 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Tilakpur in?Bhagalpur district (Sonhaula sub-district), Bihar
- What is the literacy rate of Tilakpur?69.8% (Census 2011)