# Sobhan, Bahadurpur, Darbhanga (Bihar) – Population & Literacy (2) > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/bihar/darbhanga/bahadurpur/sobhan-227300/ Village · Bahadurpur, Darbhanga # Sobhan Sobhan is a village in [Bahadurpur](https://wherepedia.org/india/bihar/darbhanga/bahadurpur/) sub-district of [Darbhanga](https://wherepedia.org/india/bihar/darbhanga/) district, [Bihar](https://wherepedia.org/india/bihar/). The 2011 Census counted **1,265 people in 261 households**, the 74th largest of 126 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 42.4%, below the sub-district's rural average of 57.6%. - 1,265people (2011) - 261households - 42.4%literacy - 836females per 1,000 males ## Sobhan PIN code and other codes Sobhan falls in Bahadurpur sub-district, Darbhanga district, Bihar. - Gram panchayatManiari - Community development blockBahadurpur - Census village code227300 Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## 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](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## What facilities are there in Sobhan? 2 services counted by the Census are inside Sobhan; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ●Mobile phone coverageIn village - ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village ### Nearest outside - ○Primary schoolunder 5 km · Lahta - ○Senior secondary school10+ km · Bahera - ○Degree college10+ km · Darbhanga - ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Ram Nagar - ○Primary health centreunder 5 km - ○Allopathic hospital10+ km - ○Dispensary10+ km - ○Post officeunder 5 km - ○Public bus serviceunder 5 km - ○Railway station5–10 km - ○ATM10+ km - ○Commercial bank5–10 km - ○Ration (PDS) shopunder 5 km - ○Mandi / regular marketunder 5 km - ○Public library10+ km ### Water and power - Drinking waterhand pumps and tube wells / boreholes - Electricity (2011)3 h summer · 3 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 Sobhan known for? The main crops are **paddy**. About 50% of the 3 hectares of village land is sown, and 1 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 Sobhan Of every 100 households in Sobhan in 2011, 32 had electricity, 21 a toilet at home and 2 cooked with LPG; 40 had a mobile phone, 2 a two-wheeler and 0 a car. ■ Sobhan · ■ Bahadurpur rural average Electricity for lighting ****32%** **22% Toilet within the home ****21%** **25% No toilet (open defecation) ****79%** **74% Tap water ****2%** **1% Drinking water within premises ****38%** **39% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****2%** **9% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****96%** **88% Use banking services ****11%** **44% Television ****7%** **13% Mobile phone ****40%** **51% Computer with internet ****2%** **1% Two-wheeler ****2%** **8% Car / jeep / van ****0%** **1% None of these assets ****15%** **26% 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 Sobhan? ■ Sobhan · ■ Bahadurpur rural average Literacy (age 7+) ****42.4%** **57.6% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****836** **891 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****837** **907 Working population ****31.1%** **29.9% ### Women and men Literacy is 47.6% for men and 36.2% for women. 49% of men and 10% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ******** **■** Cultivators 45 (11%) · **■** Farm labourers 191 (48%) · **■** Other work 113 (29%) · **■** Marginal 45 (11%) 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 Bahadurpur - Chataria1,341 people - Sobhan1,315 people - Bedipatti1,276 people - Teunga1,268 people - Chintamanpur1,252 people - Rampur Madan1,231 people - Mirzapur1,205 people - Bankipur1,183 people [All 171 villages in Bahadurpur](https://wherepedia.org/india/bihar/darbhanga/bahadurpur/villages/) ## Other places named Sobhan - Sobhan · Village, Bahadurpur, Darbhanga · 1,315 people - Sobhan · Village, Bahadurpur, Darbhanga · 146 people - Sobhan · Village, Darbhanga, Darbhanga · 104 people ## Quick answers - How far is Sobhan from Darbhanga?18 km by road - What is the population of Sobhan?1,265 (Census 2011) - Which district is Sobhan in?Darbhanga district (Bahadurpur sub-district), Bihar - What is the literacy rate of Sobhan?42.4% (Census 2011)