Village · Bahadurpur, Darbhanga # Sobhan Sobhan is a village in Bahadurpur sub-district of Darbhanga district, Bihar. The 2011 Census counted 1,315 people in 267 households, the 71st largest of 126 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 59.4%, above the sub-district's rural average of 57.6%. - 1,315 people (2011) - 267 households - 59.4% literacy - 1,042 females per 1,000 males ## Sobhan PIN code and other codes Sobhan falls in Bahadurpur sub-district, Darbhanga district, Bihar. - Gram panchayat Maniari - Community development block Bahadurpur - Census village code 227299 Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory. ## How far is Sobhan from nearby towns? - Bahadurpur (sub-district HQ) 21 km by road - Darbhanga (district HQ) 18 km by road - Darbhanga (nearest town) 18 km by road Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory. ## What facilities are there in Sobhan? 5 services counted by the Census are inside Sobhan; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ● Mobile phone coverage In village - ● Pucca (black-topped) road In village - ● Ration (PDS) shop In village - ● Anganwadi centre In village - ● ASHA health worker In village ### Nearest outside - ○ Primary school under 5 km · Lahta - ○ Senior secondary school 10+ km · Bahera - ○ Degree college 10+ km · Darbhanga - ○ ITI / vocational school 10+ km · Ram Nagar - ○ Primary health centre 5–10 km - ○ Allopathic hospital 10+ km - ○ Dispensary 10+ km - ○ Post office 5–10 km - ○ Public bus service 5–10 km - ○ Railway station 5–10 km - ○ ATM 10+ km - ○ Commercial bank 10+ km - ○ Mandi / regular market 5–10 km - ○ Public library 5–10 km ### Water and power - Drinking water hand pumps and tube wells / boreholes - Electricity (2011) 3 h summer · 3 h winter Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory. Surveyed for the 2011 Census; facilities may have changed. ## What is Sobhan known for? The main crops are paddy. About 56% of the 57 hectares of village land is sown, and 17 hectares are irrigated. Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory. ## Homes and amenities in Sobhan Of every 100 households in Sobhan in 2011, 42 had electricity, 51 a toilet at home and 6 cooked with LPG; 67 had a mobile phone, 11 a two-wheeler and 0 a car. ■ Sobhan · ■ Bahadurpur rural average - Electricity for lighting 42% 22% - Toilet within the home 51% 25% - No toilet (open defecation) 49% 74% - Tap water 0% 1% - Drinking water within premises 70% 39% - Cooking with LPG / PNG 6% 9% - Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue 94% 88% - Use banking services 34% 44% - Television 9% 13% - Mobile phone 67% 51% - Computer with internet 0% 1% - Two-wheeler 11% 8% - Car / jeep / van 0% 1% - None of these assets 31% 26% - Own their home 100% 98% Source: Census of India 2011, Houselisting and Housing Census – households by amenities and assets (HH-14). ## What is the population of Sobhan? ■ Sobhan · ■ Bahadurpur rural average - Literacy (age 7+) 59.4% 57.6% - Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) 1042 891 - Child sex ratio (0–6) 1248 907 - Working population 29.7% 29.9% ### Women and men Literacy is 62.6% for men and 56.1% for women. 51% of men and 9% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ■ Cultivators 69 (18%) · ■ Farm labourers 61 (16%) · ■ Household industry 1 (0%) · ■ Other work 232 (59%) · ■ Marginal 28 (7%) Source: Census of India 2011, Primary Census Abstract (town, village and ward level), all districts. ## Other villages of similar size in Bahadurpur - Gangapatti 1,394 people - Ghorghata 1,383 people - Bali Bagraul 1,350 people - Chataria 1,341 people - Bedipatti 1,276 people - Teunga 1,268 people - Sobhan 1,265 people - Chintamanpur 1,252 people All 171 villages in Bahadurpur ## Quick answers - How far is Sobhan from Darbhanga? 18 km by road - What is the population of Sobhan? 1,315 (Census 2011) - Which district is Sobhan in? Darbhanga district (Bahadurpur sub-district), Bihar - What is the literacy rate of Sobhan? 59.4% (Census 2011) --- Canonical: https://wherepedia.org/india/bihar/darbhanga/bahadurpur/sobhan-227299/ · Updated 2026-11-02 · Data: national censuses and statistics offices (sources named in each section); © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL); Overture Maps; GeoNames; NASA POWER.