# Chaturpur Village, Sonepur, Saran (Bihar) – PIN Code

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Village · Sonepur, Saran 

# Chaturpur

Chaturpur is a village in Sonepur sub-district of Saran district, Bihar. The 2011 Census counted **5,054 people in 735 households**, the 13th largest of 73 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 75.8%, above the sub-district's rural average of 64.7%.

- 5,054people (2011)
- 735households
- 75.8%literacy
- 865females per 1,000 males

## Chaturpur PIN code and other codes

Chaturpur falls in Sonepur sub-district, Saran district, Bihar.

- Gram panchayatChaturpur
- Community development blockSonepur
- Census village code234503

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

## How far is Chaturpur from nearby towns?

- Sonepur (sub-district HQ)10 km by road
- Chhapra (district HQ)44 km by road
- Sonepur (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 Chaturpur?

13 services counted by the Census are inside Chaturpur; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 1 private
- ●Primary schoolIn village · 4 govt · 2 private
- ●Middle schoolIn village · 2 govt
- ●Mobile phone coverageIn 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
- ●Sports fieldIn village
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school5–10 km · Sonepur
- ○Degree college5–10 km · Sonepur
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Sonepur
- ○Primary health centre5–10 km
- ○Allopathic hospital5–10 km
- ○Dispensary10+ km
- ○Post officeunder 5 km
- ○Public bus service5–10 km
- ○Railway stationunder 5 km
- ○ATM5–10 km
- ○Commercial bank5–10 km
- ○Public library5–10 km

### Water and power

- Drinking waterhand pumps
- 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 Chaturpur known for?

The main crops are **paddy**. About 71% of the 507 hectares of village land is sown, and 250 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 Chaturpur

Of every 100 households in Chaturpur in 2011, 11 had electricity, 35 a toilet at home and 8 cooked with LPG; 79 had a mobile phone, 14 a two-wheeler and 3 a car.

■ Chaturpur · ■ Sonepur rural average

Electricity for lighting ****11%**

**26%

Toilet within the home ****35%**

**24%

No toilet (open defecation) ****65%**

**74%

Tap water ****2%**

**3%

Drinking water within premises ****55%**

**51%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****8%**

**10%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****91%**

**88%

Use banking services ****75%**

**57%

Television ****32%**

**27%

Mobile phone ****79%**

**57%

Computer with internet ****1%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****14%**

**9%

Car / jeep / van ****3%**

**1%

None of these assets ****7%**

**19%

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 Chaturpur?

■ Chaturpur · ■ Sonepur rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****75.8%**

**64.7%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****865**

**890

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****761**

**905

Working population ****25.5%**

**26.5%

### Women and men

Literacy is 85.5% for men and 64.9% for women. 40% of men and 8% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 124 (10%) · **■** Farm labourers 376 (29%) · **■** Household industry 65 (5%) · **■** Other work 199 (15%) · **■** Marginal 525 (41%)

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 Sonepur

- Kasmar6,620 people
- Gopalpur6,070 people
- Parmanandpur6,029 people
- Bharanpura5,543 people
- Rasulpur4,999 people
- Dudhaila4,548 people
- Badurahi4,436 people
- Hasanpur3,979 people

[All 98 villages in Sonepur](https://wherepedia.org/india/bihar/saran/sonepur/villages/)

## Quick answers

- How far is Chaturpur from Chhapra?44 km by road
- What is the population of Chaturpur?5,054 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Chaturpur in?Saran district (Sonepur sub-district), Bihar
- What is the literacy rate of Chaturpur?75.8% (Census 2011)