# Sobhan Chhapra Village, Ekma, Saran (Bihar) – PIN Code, Facilities & Population

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Village · Ekma, Saran 

# Sobhan Chhapra

Sobhan Chhapra is a village in Ekma sub-district of Saran district, Bihar. The 2011 Census counted **1,348 people in 237 households**, the 52nd largest of 92 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 61.3%, below the sub-district's rural average of 71.0%.

- 1,348people (2011)
- 237households
- 61.3%literacy
- 979females per 1,000 males

## Sobhan Chhapra PIN code and other codes

Sobhan Chhapra falls in Ekma sub-district, Saran district, Bihar.

- Gram panchayatEksar
- Community development blockEkma
- Census village code233304

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

## How far is Sobhan Chhapra from nearby towns?

- Ekma (sub-district HQ)6 km by road
- Chhapra (district HQ)35 km by road
- Chapra (nearest town)36 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 Sobhan Chhapra?

5 services counted by the Census are inside Sobhan Chhapra; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

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

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary schoolunder 5 km · Parsagarh
- ○Degree college10+ km · Ekma
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Maraurah
- ○Primary health centre5–10 km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensary10+ km
- ○Post officeunder 5 km
- ○Public bus serviceunder 5 km
- ○Railway station5–10 km
- ○ATM5–10 km
- ○Commercial bank5–10 km
- ○Ration (PDS) shopunder 5 km
- ○Mandi / regular marketunder 5 km
- ○Public library5–10 km

### Water and power

- Drinking waterhand pumps
- 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 Sobhan Chhapra known for?

The main crops are **paddy**. About 70% of the 43 hectares of village land is sown, and 28 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 Sobhan Chhapra

Of every 100 households in Sobhan Chhapra in 2011, 1 had electricity, 0 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 64 had a mobile phone, 2 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Sobhan Chhapra · ■ Ekma rural average

Electricity for lighting ****1%**

**8%

Toilet within the home ****0%**

**21%

No toilet (open defecation) ****100%**

**78%

Tap water ****0%**

**3%

Drinking water within premises ****34%**

**68%

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

**6%

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

**93%

Use banking services ****69%**

**68%

Television ****11%**

**15%

Mobile phone ****64%**

**68%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****2%**

**12%

Car / jeep / van ****0%**

**2%

None of these assets ****22%**

**15%

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 Sobhan Chhapra?

■ Sobhan Chhapra · ■ Ekma rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****61.3%**

**71.0%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****979**

**986

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****976**

**925

Working population ****27.6%**

**23.1%

### Women and men

Literacy is 76.1% for men and 46.2% for women. 47% of men and 7% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 29 (8%) · **■** Farm labourers 2 (1%) · **■** Household industry 3 (1%) · **■** Other work 30 (8%) · **■** Marginal 308 (83%)

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 Ekma

- Phuchti Khurd1,483 people
- Madhopur1,415 people
- Khajuhan1,366 people
- Athdila1,359 people
- Chhapia1,314 people
- Lauwari1,307 people
- Betuania1,293 people
- Hakam1,277 people

[All 93 villages in Ekma](https://wherepedia.org/india/bihar/saran/ekma/villages/)

## Quick answers

- How far is Sobhan Chhapra from Chhapra?35 km by road
- What is the population of Sobhan Chhapra?1,348 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Sobhan Chhapra in?Saran district (Ekma sub-district), Bihar
- What is the literacy rate of Sobhan Chhapra?61.3% (Census 2011)