# Sorpaniya Village, Dhaka, Purba Champaran (Bihar) – PIN Code

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Village · Dhaka, Purba Champaran 

# Sorpaniya

Sorpaniya is a village in Dhaka sub-district of Purba Champaran district, Bihar, PIN code **845727**. The 2011 Census counted **2,869 people in 647 households**, the 45th largest of 61 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 66.7%, above the sub-district's rural average of 55.6%.

- 2,869people (2011)
- 647households
- 66.7%literacy
- 845727PIN code

## Sorpaniya PIN code and other codes

**The PIN code of Sorpaniya is 845727.** Sorpaniya falls in Dhaka sub-district, Purba Champaran district, Bihar.

- PIN code845727
- Gram panchayatDalpat Bishunpur
- Community development blockDhaka
- Census village code217855

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

## How far is Sorpaniya from nearby towns?

- Dhaka (sub-district HQ)6 km by road
- Motihari (district HQ)40 km by road
- Dhaka (nearest town)6 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 Sorpaniya?

15 services counted by the Census are inside Sorpaniya; 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
- ●Health sub-centreIn village · 1 · 2 doctors
- ●Maternity & child welfare centreIn village · 1 · 1 doctors
- ●Veterinary hospitalIn village · 1 · 1 doctors
- ●Family welfare centreIn village · 1 · 1 doctors
- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●Private bus serviceIn village
- ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●Agricultural credit societyIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school10+ km · Motihari
- ○Degree college10+ km · Motihari
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Motihari
- ○Primary health centre10+ km
- ○Allopathic hospital5–10 km
- ○Dispensary5–10 km
- ○Post office5–10 km
- ○Public bus service5–10 km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM5–10 km
- ○Commercial bank10+ km
- ○Ration (PDS) shop5–10 km
- ○Mandi / regular market5–10 km
- ○Public libraryunder 5 km

### Water and power

- Drinking watercovered wells, hand pumps and canal / river
- Electricity (2011)4 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 Sorpaniya known for?

The main crops are **paddy**. About 92% of the 239 hectares of village land is sown, and 140 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 Sorpaniya

Of every 100 households in Sorpaniya in 2011, 43 had electricity, 74 a toilet at home and 16 cooked with LPG; 47 had a mobile phone, 12 a two-wheeler and 2 a car.

■ Sorpaniya · ■ Dhaka rural average

Electricity for lighting ****43%**

**9%

Toilet within the home ****74%**

**20%

No toilet (open defecation) ****26%**

**80%

Tap water ****1%**

**2%

Drinking water within premises ****74%**

**50%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****16%**

**3%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****83%**

**95%

Use banking services ****52%**

**33%

Television ****18%**

**7%

Mobile phone ****47%**

**53%

Computer with internet ****1%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****12%**

**6%

Car / jeep / van ****2%**

**1%

None of these assets ****12%**

**21%

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 Sorpaniya?

■ Sorpaniya · ■ Dhaka rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****66.7%**

**55.6%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****941**

**906

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****996**

**930

Working population ****36.2%**

**31.1%

### Women and men

Literacy is 73.1% for men and 59.7% for women. 45% of men and 27% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 134 (13%) · **■** Farm labourers 427 (41%) · **■** Household industry 1 (0%) · **■** Other work 98 (9%) · **■** Marginal 379 (36%)

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 Dhaka

- Garahia3,342 people
- Haruhani3,162 people
- Bikrampur3,060 people
- Mahuawa Dostiya2,980 people
- Turkauliya2,553 people
- Kharihaniya2,531 people
- Dalpat Bishunpur2,509 people
- Siswa Mangat2,375 people

[All 61 villages in Dhaka](https://wherepedia.org/india/bihar/purba-champaran/dhaka/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Sorpaniya?845727
- How far is Sorpaniya from Motihari?40 km by road
- What is the population of Sorpaniya?2,869 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Sorpaniya in?Purba Champaran district (Dhaka sub-district), Bihar
- What is the literacy rate of Sorpaniya?66.7% (Census 2011)