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

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Village · Sonbarsa, Saharsa 

# Mokma

Mokma is a village in Sonbarsa sub-district of Saharsa district, Bihar, PIN code **852217**. The 2011 Census counted **5,959 people in 1,101 households**, the 12th largest of 59 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 59.3%, above the sub-district's rural average of 52.4%.

- 5,959people (2011)
- 1,101households
- 59.3%literacy
- 852217PIN code

## Mokma PIN code and other codes

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

- PIN code852217
- Gram panchayatMokma
- Community development blockSonbarsa
- Census village code226560

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

## How far is Mokma from nearby towns?

- Sonbarsa (sub-district HQ)24 km by road
- Saharsa (district HQ)42 km by road
- Madhepura (nearest town)23 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 Mokma?

15 services counted by the Census are inside Mokma; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt · 2 private
- ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Health sub-centreIn village · 1 · 1 doctors
- ●Post officeIn village
- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●Public bus serviceIn village
- ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●Agricultural credit societyIn village
- ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village
- ●Weekly haatIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village
- ●Community centreIn village
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school10+ km · Sonbarasa
- ○Degree college10+ km · Madhepura
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Saharsa
- ○Primary health centre5–10 km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensary5–10 km
- ○Railway station5–10 km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Commercial bank10+ km
- ○Mandi / regular marketunder 5 km
- ○Public library10+ km

### Water and power

- Drinking waterhand pumps, canal / river and tanks / ponds
- 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 Mokma known for?

The main crops are **paddy**. About 65% of the 591 hectares of village land is sown, and 144 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 Mokma

Of every 100 households in Mokma in 2011, 1 had electricity, 4 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 29 had a mobile phone, 2 a two-wheeler and 1 a car.

■ Mokma · ■ Sonbarsa rural average

Electricity for lighting ****1%**

**3%

Toilet within the home ****4%**

**11%

No toilet (open defecation) ****96%**

**88%

Tap water ****0%**

**1%

Drinking water within premises ****77%**

**54%

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

**2%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****97%**

**97%

Use banking services ****36%**

**44%

Television ****1%**

**4%

Mobile phone ****29%**

**44%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****2%**

**4%

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

**1%

None of these assets ****43%**

**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 Mokma?

■ Mokma · ■ Sonbarsa rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****59.3%**

**52.4%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****932**

**916

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1024**

**937

Working population ****38.0%**

**33.4%

### Women and men

Literacy is 70.9% for men and 46.4% for women. 47% of men and 29% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 314 (14%) · **■** Farm labourers 263 (12%) · **■** Household industry 3 (0%) · **■** Other work 113 (5%) · **■** Marginal 1,571 (69%)

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

- Raghunathpur7,000 people
- Nanauti6,983 people
- Kasnagar6,953 people
- Baraith6,067 people
- Barsam5,089 people
- Atlakha5,056 people
- Dahad4,996 people
- Behta4,852 people

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

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Mokma?852217
- How far is Mokma from Saharsa?42 km by road
- What is the population of Mokma?5,959 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Mokma in?Saharsa district (Sonbarsa sub-district), Bihar
- What is the literacy rate of Mokma?59.3% (Census 2011)