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

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Village · Ekma, Saran 

# Soraunu

Soraunu is a village in Ekma sub-district of Saran district, Bihar. The 2011 Census counted **1,697 people in 298 households**, the 40th largest of 92 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 70.6%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 71.0%.

- 1,697people (2011)
- 298households
- 70.6%literacy
- 1,015females per 1,000 males

## Soraunu PIN code and other codes

Soraunu falls in Ekma sub-district, Saran district, Bihar.

- Gram panchayatBanpura
- Community development blockEkma
- Census village code233260

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

## How far is Soraunu from nearby towns?

- Ekma (sub-district HQ)15 km by road
- Chhapra (district HQ)45 km by road
- Chapra (nearest town)48 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 Soraunu?

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

### In the village

- ●Primary schoolIn village · 2 govt
- ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Health sub-centreIn village · 1
- ●Post officeIn village
- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●Private bus serviceIn village
- ●State highwayIn village
- ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village
- ●All-weather roadIn 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 · Ekma
- ○Degree college10+ km · Ekma
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Maraurah
- ○Primary health centre10+ km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensary10+ km
- ○Public bus serviceunder 5 km
- ○Railway station5–10 km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Commercial bank10+ km
- ○Public library10+ km

### Water and power

- Drinking waterhand pumps and tanks / ponds

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 Soraunu known for?

The main crops are **paddy**. About 79% of the 105 hectares of village land is sown, and 31 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 Soraunu

Of every 100 households in Soraunu in 2011, 0 had electricity, 17 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 73 had a mobile phone, 6 a two-wheeler and 2 a car.

■ Soraunu · ■ Ekma rural average

Electricity for lighting ****0%**

**8%

Toilet within the home ****17%**

**21%

No toilet (open defecation) ****83%**

**78%

Tap water ****0%**

**3%

Drinking water within premises ****56%**

**68%

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

**6%

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

**93%

Use banking services ****76%**

**68%

Television ****18%**

**15%

Mobile phone ****73%**

**68%

Computer with internet ****1%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****6%**

**12%

Car / jeep / van ****2%**

**2%

None of these assets ****15%**

**15%

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 Soraunu?

■ Soraunu · ■ Ekma rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****70.6%**

**71.0%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1015**

**986

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****922**

**925

Working population ****23.8%**

**23.1%

### Women and men

Literacy is 78.2% for men and 63.1% for women. 34% of men and 14% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 19 (5%) · **■** Farm labourers 25 (6%) · **■** Household industry 8 (2%) · **■** Other work 50 (12%) · **■** Marginal 302 (75%)

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

- Laguni1,781 people
- Ithari1,766 people
- Dohar1,731 people
- Lakat Chhapra1,731 people
- Tesuar1,690 people
- Banwari Amnaur1,674 people
- Senduar1,663 people
- Harpur1,550 people

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

## Quick answers

- How far is Soraunu from Chhapra?45 km by road
- What is the population of Soraunu?1,697 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Soraunu in?Saran district (Ekma sub-district), Bihar
- What is the literacy rate of Soraunu?70.6% (Census 2011)