# Atlakha Village, Sonbarsa, Saharsa (Bihar) – PIN Code, Facilities & Population

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Village · Sonbarsa, Saharsa 

# Atlakha

Atlakha is a village in Sonbarsa sub-district of Saharsa district, Bihar, PIN code **852217**. The 2011 Census counted **5,056 people in 1,031 households**, the 14th largest of 59 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 50.3%, below the sub-district's rural average of 52.4%.

- 5,056people (2011)
- 1,031households
- 50.3%literacy
- 852217PIN code

## Atlakha PIN code and other codes

**The PIN code of Atlakha is 852217.** Atlakha falls in Sonbarsa sub-district, Saharsa district, Bihar.

- PIN code852217
- Gram panchayatAtalkha
- Community development blockSonbarsa
- Census village code226557

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

## How far is Atlakha from nearby towns?

- Sonbarsa (sub-district HQ)14 km by road
- Saharsa (district HQ)45 km by road
- Saharasa (nearest town)45 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 Atlakha?

14 services counted by the Census are inside Atlakha; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Primary schoolIn village · 3 govt
- ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Health sub-centreIn village · 1 · 1 doctors
- ●Post officeIn village
- ●Private bus serviceIn village
- ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●Agricultural credit societyIn village
- ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village
- ●Mandi / regular marketIn village
- ●Weekly haatIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school10+ km · Madhepura
- ○Degree college10+ km · Madhepura
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Madhepura
- ○Primary health centre5–10 km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensary10+ km
- ○Public bus service5–10 km
- ○Railway stationunder 5 km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Commercial bank10+ km
- ○Public library5–10 km

### Water and power

- Drinking waterhand pumps and canal / river
- Electricity (2011)4 h summer · 4 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 Atlakha known for?

The main crops are **paddy**. About 32% of the 531 hectares of village land is sown, and 126 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 Atlakha

Of every 100 households in Atlakha in 2011, 0 had electricity, 5 a toilet at home and 1 cooked with LPG; 28 had a mobile phone, 4 a two-wheeler and 1 a car.

■ Atlakha · ■ Sonbarsa rural average

Electricity for lighting ****0%**

**3%

Toilet within the home ****5%**

**11%

No toilet (open defecation) ****95%**

**88%

Tap water ****2%**

**1%

Drinking water within premises ****47%**

**54%

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

**2%

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

**97%

Use banking services ****37%**

**44%

Television ****2%**

**4%

Mobile phone ****28%**

**44%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****4%**

**4%

Car / jeep / van ****1%**

**1%

None of these assets ****47%**

**40%

Own their home ****99%**

**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 Atlakha?

■ Atlakha · ■ Sonbarsa rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****50.3%**

**52.4%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****899**

**916

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****925**

**937

Working population ****29.5%**

**33.4%

### Women and men

Literacy is 59.9% for men and 39.5% for women. 44% of men and 13% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 602 (40%) · **■** Farm labourers 158 (11%) · **■** Household industry 31 (2%) · **■** Other work 126 (8%) · **■** Marginal 574 (38%)

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 Sonbarsa

- Kasnagar6,953 people
- Baraith6,067 people
- Mokma5,959 people
- Barsam5,089 people
- Dahad4,996 people
- Behta4,852 people
- Gonram4,783 people
- Barahi4,768 people

[All 59 villages in Sonbarsa](https://wherepedia.org/india/bihar/saharsa/sonbarsa/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Atlakha?852217
- How far is Atlakha from Saharsa?45 km by road
- What is the population of Atlakha?5,056 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Atlakha in?Saharsa district (Sonbarsa sub-district), Bihar
- What is the literacy rate of Atlakha?50.3% (Census 2011)