# Sohpur Village, Jhanjharpur, Madhubani (Bihar) – PIN Code

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Village · Jhanjharpur, Madhubani 

# Sohpur

Sohpur is a village in Jhanjharpur sub-district of Madhubani district, Bihar. The 2011 Census counted **1,790 people in 340 households**, the 36th largest of 58 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 56.9%, below the sub-district's rural average of 60.2%.

- 1,790people (2011)
- 340households
- 56.9%literacy
- 991females per 1,000 males

## Sohpur PIN code and other codes

Sohpur falls in Jhanjharpur sub-district, Madhubani district, Bihar.

- Gram panchayatSohpur
- Community development blockJhanjharpur
- Census village code220734

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

## How far is Sohpur from nearby towns?

- Jhanjharpur (sub-district HQ)14 km by road
- Madhubani (district HQ)44 km by road
- Jhanjharpur (nearest town)14 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 Sohpur?

10 services counted by the Census are inside Sohpur; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 1 private
- ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt · 1 private
- ●National highwayIn village
- ●State highwayIn village
- ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village
- ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village
- ●Mandi / regular marketIn village
- ●Weekly haatIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school5–10 km · Raiam
- ○Degree college10+ km · Jhanjhrpur
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Ghoghardiha
- ○Primary health centreunder 5 km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensary10+ km
- ○Post office10+ km
- ○Public bus serviceunder 5 km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Commercial bank10+ km
- ○Public library5–10 km

### Water and power

- Drinking waterhand pumps, tube wells / boreholes and tanks / ponds
- Electricity (2011)5 h summer · 5 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 Sohpur known for?

The main crops are **paddy**. About 71% of the 78 hectares of village land is sown, and 20 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 Sohpur

Of every 100 households in Sohpur in 2011, 15 had electricity, 3 a toilet at home and 1 cooked with LPG; 55 had a mobile phone, 4 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Sohpur · ■ Jhanjharpur rural average

Electricity for lighting ****15%**

**12%

Toilet within the home ****3%**

**16%

No toilet (open defecation) ****97%**

**83%

Tap water ****0%**

**3%

Drinking water within premises ****27%**

**40%

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

**4%

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

**93%

Use banking services ****38%**

**43%

Television ****1%**

**9%

Mobile phone ****55%**

**51%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**1%

Two-wheeler ****4%**

**6%

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

**1%

None of these assets ****28%**

**27%

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 Sohpur?

■ Sohpur · ■ Jhanjharpur rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****56.9%**

**60.2%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****991**

**938

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1128**

**956

Working population ****48.5%**

**36.6%

### Women and men

Literacy is 75.0% for men and 37.9% for women. 49% of men and 47% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 101 (12%) · **■** Farm labourers 210 (24%) · **■** Household industry 14 (2%) · **■** Other work 58 (7%) · **■** Marginal 485 (56%)

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 Jhanjharpur

- Pipraulia2,015 people
- Machhdhi1,973 people
- Tajpur1,969 people
- Shankarpur1,828 people
- Nirbhapur1,781 people
- Sameya1,702 people
- Banaur1,699 people
- Imadpatti1,694 people

[All 67 villages in Jhanjharpur](https://wherepedia.org/india/bihar/madhubani/jhanjharpur/villages/)

## Quick answers

- How far is Sohpur from Madhubani?44 km by road
- What is the population of Sohpur?1,790 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Sohpur in?Madhubani district (Jhanjharpur sub-district), Bihar
- What is the literacy rate of Sohpur?56.9% (Census 2011)