# Sorakhar Village, Barsoi, Katihar (Bihar) – PIN Code, Facilities & Population

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Village · Barsoi, Katihar 

# Sorakhar

Sorakhar is a village in Barsoi sub-district of Katihar district, Bihar, PIN code **855102**. The 2011 Census counted **468 people in 111 households**, the 180th largest of 218 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 55.2%, above the sub-district's rural average of 43.7%.

- 468people (2011)
- 111households
- 55.2%literacy
- 855102PIN code

## Sorakhar PIN code and other codes

**The PIN code of Sorakhar is 855102.** Sorakhar falls in Barsoi sub-district, Katihar district, Bihar.

- PIN code855102
- Gram panchayatBasgaon
- Community development blockBarsoi
- Census village code224979

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

## How far is Sorakhar from nearby towns?

- Barsoi (sub-district HQ)10 km by road
- Katihar (district HQ)50 km by road
- Katihar (nearest town)50 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 Sorakhar?

5 services counted by the Census are inside Sorakhar; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school5–10 km · Abadpur
- ○Degree college5–10 km · Sultanpur
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Katihar
- ○Primary health centre5–10 km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensary5–10 km
- ○Post officeunder 5 km
- ○Public bus service10+ km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM5–10 km
- ○Commercial bankunder 5 km
- ○Ration (PDS) shopunder 5 km
- ○Mandi / regular market5–10 km
- ○Public library10+ km

### Water and power

- Drinking waterhand pumps and tube wells / boreholes

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 Sorakhar known for?

The main crops are **paddy**. About 74% of the 70 hectares of village land is sown, and 35 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 Sorakhar

Of every 100 households in Sorakhar in 2011, 1 had electricity, 20 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 29 had a mobile phone, 4 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Sorakhar · ■ Barsoi rural average

Electricity for lighting ****1%**

**1%

Toilet within the home ****20%**

**13%

No toilet (open defecation) ****80%**

**86%

Tap water ****1%**

**1%

Drinking water within premises ****83%**

**41%

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

**1%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****100%**

**98%

Use banking services ****12%**

**15%

Television ****1%**

**3%

Mobile phone ****29%**

**27%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****4%**

**4%

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

**1%

None of these assets ****19%**

**40%

Own their home ****100%**

**99%

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 Sorakhar?

■ Sorakhar · ■ Barsoi rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****55.2%**

**43.7%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1000**

**920

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1343**

**960

Working population ****30.6%**

**32.2%

### Women and men

Literacy is 65.8% for men and 43.9% for women. 56% of men and 6% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

********

**■** Cultivators 27 (19%) · **■** Farm labourers 109 (76%) · **■** Other work 3 (2%) · **■** Marginal 4 (3%)

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 Barsoi

- Nisarbhati510 people
- Sukhpan500 people
- Sutator495 people
- Bairia480 people
- Baghanda464 people
- Lakhitola462 people
- Dharamganj456 people
- Mathurapur Milik428 people

[All 231 villages in Barsoi](https://wherepedia.org/india/bihar/katihar/barsoi/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Sorakhar?855102
- How far is Sorakhar from Katihar?50 km by road
- What is the population of Sorakhar?468 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Sorakhar in?Katihar district (Barsoi sub-district), Bihar
- What is the literacy rate of Sorakhar?55.2% (Census 2011)