# Soapakar Village, Sarairanjan, Samastipur (Bihar) – PIN Code > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/bihar/samastipur/sarairanjan/soapakar/ Village · Sarairanjan, Samastipur # Soapakar Soapakar is a village in Sarairanjan sub-district of Samastipur district, Bihar. The 2011 Census counted **1,864 people in 345 households**, the 36th largest of 55 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 64.9%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 63.5%. - 1,864people (2011) - 345households - 64.9%literacy - 920females per 1,000 males ## Soapakar PIN code and other codes Soapakar falls in Sarairanjan sub-district, Samastipur district, Bihar. - Gram panchayatBarbatta - Community development blockSarairanjan - Census village code236919 Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## How far is Soapakar from nearby towns? - Sarairanjan (sub-district HQ)5 km by road - Samastipur (district HQ)11 km by road - Smastipur (nearest town)11 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 Soapakar? 14 services counted by the Census are inside Soapakar; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 1 private - ●Primary schoolIn village · 2 govt - ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Health sub-centreIn village · 1 - ●Maternity & child welfare centreIn village · 1 - ●DispensaryIn village · 1 · 1 doctors - ●Family welfare centreIn village · 1 - ●National highwayIn village - ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village - ●All-weather roadIn village - ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village - ●Weekly haatIn village - ●Anganwadi centreIn village - ●ASHA health workerIn village ### Nearest outside - ○Senior secondary school5–10 km · Sarairanjan - ○Degree college10+ km · Smastipur - ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Darbhanga - ○Primary health centre10+ km - ○Allopathic hospital10+ km - ○Post office5–10 km - ○Public bus serviceunder 5 km - ○Railway station10+ km - ○ATMunder 5 km - ○Commercial bankunder 5 km - ○Mandi / regular marketunder 5 km - ○Public libraryunder 5 km ### Water and power - Drinking waterhand pumps and tube wells / boreholes - Electricity (2011)5 h summer · 6 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 Soapakar known for? The main crops are **paddy**. About 82% of the 49 hectares of village land is sown, and 35 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 Soapakar Of every 100 households in Soapakar in 2011, 28 had electricity, 21 a toilet at home and 1 cooked with LPG; 31 had a mobile phone, 8 a two-wheeler and 0 a car. ■ Soapakar · ■ Sarairanjan rural average Electricity for lighting ****28%** **12% Toilet within the home ****21%** **18% No toilet (open defecation) ****79%** **81% Tap water ****3%** **1% Drinking water within premises ****65%** **38% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****1%** **3% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****98%** **94% Use banking services ****48%** **45% Television ****5%** **10% Mobile phone ****31%** **49% Computer with internet ****1%** **1% Two-wheeler ****8%** **7% Car / jeep / van ****0%** **1% None of these assets ****20%** **22% Own their home ****97%** **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 Soapakar? ■ Soapakar · ■ Sarairanjan rural average Literacy (age 7+) ****64.9%** **63.5% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****920** **931 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****957** **936 Working population ****25.7%** **29.5% ### Women and men Literacy is 72.2% for men and 56.9% for women. 45% of men and 4% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ********** **■** Cultivators 143 (30%) · **■** Farm labourers 150 (31%) · **■** Household industry 19 (4%) · **■** Other work 34 (7%) · **■** Marginal 133 (28%) 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 Sarairanjan - Jan Mahamadpur2,187 people - Gaupur2,123 people - Sherpur Marsari2,003 people - Bishunpur Manika1,936 people - Manika Buzurg1,724 people - Khajuri1,717 people - Gopalpur Ram Kishun1,603 people - Balbhadarpur Mehsi1,587 people [All 61 villages in Sarairanjan](https://wherepedia.org/india/bihar/samastipur/sarairanjan/villages/) ## Quick answers - How far is Soapakar from Samastipur?11 km by road - What is the population of Soapakar?1,864 (Census 2011) - Which district is Soapakar in?Samastipur district (Sarairanjan sub-district), Bihar - What is the literacy rate of Soapakar?64.9% (Census 2011)