# Soera Village, Dalsinghsarai, Samastipur (Bihar) – PIN Code

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Village · Dalsinghsarai, Samastipur 

# Soera

Soera is a village in Dalsinghsarai sub-district of Samastipur district, Bihar. The 2011 Census counted **445 people in 115 households**, the 39th largest of 45 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 76.7%, above the sub-district's rural average of 62.9%.

- 445people (2011)
- 115households
- 76.7%literacy
- 960females per 1,000 males

## Soera PIN code and other codes

Soera falls in Dalsinghsarai sub-district, Samastipur district, Bihar.

- Gram panchayatNagargawan
- Community development blockDalsinghsarai
- Census village code237036

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

## How far is Soera from nearby towns?

- Dalsinghsarai (sub-district HQ)10 km by road
- Samastipur (district HQ)40 km by road
- Dalsinghsarai (nearest town)10 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 Soera?

7 services counted by the Census are inside Soera; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Post officeIn village
- ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●Agricultural credit societyIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school5–10 km · Dalsingh Sarai
- ○Degree college5–10 km · Dalsingh Sarai
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Darbhanga
- ○Primary health centre5–10 km
- ○Allopathic hospital5–10 km
- ○Dispensary5–10 km
- ○Public bus service5–10 km
- ○Railway stationunder 5 km
- ○ATM5–10 km
- ○Commercial bank5–10 km
- ○Ration (PDS) shopunder 5 km
- ○Mandi / regular market5–10 km
- ○Public library5–10 km

### Water and power

- Drinking waterhand pumps, tube wells / boreholes and canal / river
- Electricity (2011)2 h summer · 2 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 Soera known for?

The main crops are **paddy**. About 100% of the 7 hectares of village land is sown, and 5 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 Soera

Of every 100 households in Soera in 2011, 0 had electricity, 9 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 34 had a mobile phone, 8 a two-wheeler and 1 a car.

■ Soera · ■ Dalsinghsarai rural average

Electricity for lighting ****0%**

**6%

Toilet within the home ****9%**

**17%

No toilet (open defecation) ****91%**

**83%

Tap water ****0%**

**3%

Drinking water within premises ****64%**

**37%

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

**4%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****100%**

**93%

Use banking services ****37%**

**36%

Television ****8%**

**8%

Mobile phone ****34%**

**47%

Computer with internet ****1%**

**1%

Two-wheeler ****8%**

**6%

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

**1%

None of these assets ****41%**

**26%

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 Soera?

■ Soera · ■ Dalsinghsarai rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****76.7%**

**62.9%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****960**

**912

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****938**

**943

Working population ****31.2%**

**30.2%

### Women and men

Literacy is 80.4% for men and 72.8% for women. 53% of men and 8% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 48 (35%) · **■** Farm labourers 65 (47%) · **■** Household industry 1 (1%) · **■** Other work 13 (9%) · **■** Marginal 12 (9%)

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 Dalsinghsarai

- Chak Murtaza1,055 people
- Mahnaia728 people
- Chak Biswas633 people
- Rampur Mahima471 people
- Kusum Barhenda411 people
- Chaksah Mahamad urf Milki369 people
- Rampur Pagra277 people
- Chak Daulat171 people

[All 47 villages in Dalsinghsarai](https://wherepedia.org/india/bihar/samastipur/dalsinghsarai/villages/)

## Quick answers

- How far is Soera from Samastipur?40 km by road
- What is the population of Soera?445 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Soera in?Samastipur district (Dalsinghsarai sub-district), Bihar
- What is the literacy rate of Soera?76.7% (Census 2011)