# Sobhni Village, Surajgarha, Lakhisarai (Bihar) – PIN Code

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Village · Surajgarha, Lakhisarai 

# Sobhni

Sobhni is a village in Surajgarha sub-district of Lakhisarai district, Bihar. The 2011 Census counted **1,333 people in 230 households**, the 65th largest of 117 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 66.9%, above the sub-district's rural average of 63.1%.

- 1,333people (2011)
- 230households
- 66.9%literacy
- 854females per 1,000 males

## Sobhni PIN code and other codes

Sobhni falls in Surajgarha sub-district, Lakhisarai district, Bihar.

- Gram panchayatAmarpur
- Community development blockSurajgarha
- Census village code243558

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

## How far is Sobhni from nearby towns?

- Surajgarha (sub-district HQ)15 km by road
- Lakhisarai (district HQ)18 km by road
- Lakhisarai (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 Sobhni?

11 services counted by the Census are inside Sobhni; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 1 private
- ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Secondary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Post officeIn village
- ●Railway stationIn village
- ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school5–10 km · Lakhisarai
- ○Degree college5–10 km · Lakhisarai
- ○ITI / vocational school5–10 km · Lakhisarai
- ○Primary health centreunder 5 km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensary5–10 km
- ○Public bus service5–10 km
- ○ATM5–10 km
- ○Commercial bank5–10 km
- ○Ration (PDS) shopunder 5 km
- ○Mandi / regular market5–10 km
- ○Public libraryunder 5 km

### Water and power

- Drinking waterhand pumps, canal / river and tanks / ponds
- Electricity (2011)5 h summer · 8 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 Sobhni known for?

The main crops are **paddy**. About 100% of the 119 hectares of village land is sown, and 23 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 Sobhni

Of every 100 households in Sobhni in 2011, 5 had electricity, 38 a toilet at home and 1 cooked with LPG; 47 had a mobile phone, 1 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Sobhni · ■ Surajgarha rural average

Electricity for lighting ****5%**

**36%

Toilet within the home ****38%**

**34%

No toilet (open defecation) ****62%**

**64%

Tap water ****4%**

**5%

Drinking water within premises ****40%**

**41%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****1%**

**7%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****99%**

**92%

Use banking services ****31%**

**65%

Television ****13%**

**24%

Mobile phone ****47%**

**60%

Computer with internet ****1%**

**1%

Two-wheeler ****1%**

**7%

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

**1%

None of these assets ****45%**

**27%

Own their home ****95%**

**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 Sobhni?

■ Sobhni · ■ Surajgarha rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****66.9%**

**63.1%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****854**

**883

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****797**

**919

Working population ****23.6%**

**31.9%

### Women and men

Literacy is 73.7% for men and 59.0% for women. 37% of men and 7% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 3 (1%) · **■** Farm labourers 28 (9%) · **■** Household industry 2 (1%) · **■** Other work 45 (14%) · **■** Marginal 236 (75%)

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 Surajgarha

- Rasulpur1,468 people
- Lai1,450 people
- Rajpur1,392 people
- Jogpur1,384 people
- Khudiban1,311 people
- Madhopur1,298 people
- Salarpur1,288 people
- Naukadih1,273 people

[All 184 villages in Surajgarha](https://wherepedia.org/india/bihar/lakhisarai/surajgarha/villages/)

## Quick answers

- How far is Sobhni from Lakhisarai?18 km by road
- What is the population of Sobhni?1,333 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Sobhni in?Lakhisarai district (Surajgarha sub-district), Bihar
- What is the literacy rate of Sobhni?66.9% (Census 2011)