# Jahangirpur Village, Sonepur, Saran (Bihar) – PIN Code > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/bihar/saran/sonepur/jahangirpur/ Village · Sonepur, Saran # Jahangirpur Jahangirpur is a village in Sonepur sub-district of Saran district, Bihar. The 2011 Census counted **3,498 people in 597 households**, the 20th largest of 73 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 67.5%, above the sub-district's rural average of 64.7%. - 3,498people (2011) - 597households - 67.5%literacy - 872females per 1,000 males ## Jahangirpur PIN code and other codes Jahangirpur falls in Sonepur sub-district, Saran district, Bihar. - Gram panchayatJahangirpur - Community development blockSonepur - Census village code234550 Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## How far is Jahangirpur from nearby towns? - Sonepur (sub-district HQ)5 km by road - Chhapra (district HQ)55 km by road - Sonepur (nearest town)5 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 Jahangirpur? 10 services counted by the Census are inside Jahangirpur; 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 · 3 govt - ●Health sub-centreIn village · 1 - ●State highwayIn village - ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village - ●All-weather roadIn village - ●Anganwadi centreIn village - ●ASHA health workerIn village - ●Polling stationIn village ### Nearest outside - ○Senior secondary schoolunder 5 km · Sonepur - ○Degree college10+ km · Sonepur - ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Marhaura - ○Primary health centre5–10 km - ○Allopathic hospital5–10 km - ○Dispensary10+ km - ○Post officeunder 5 km - ○Public bus serviceunder 5 km - ○Railway stationunder 5 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 watercovered wells, hand pumps, canal / river and tanks / ponds - Electricity (2011)5 h summer · 7 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 Jahangirpur known for? The main crops are **paddy**. About 90% of the 58 hectares of village land is sown, and 42 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 Jahangirpur Of every 100 households in Jahangirpur in 2011, 30 had electricity, 27 a toilet at home and 13 cooked with LPG; 74 had a mobile phone, 20 a two-wheeler and 1 a car. ■ Jahangirpur · ■ Sonepur rural average Electricity for lighting ****30%** **26% Toilet within the home ****27%** **24% No toilet (open defecation) ****72%** **74% Tap water ****7%** **3% Drinking water within premises ****48%** **51% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****13%** **10% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****87%** **88% Use banking services ****64%** **57% Television ****38%** **27% Mobile phone ****74%** **57% Computer with internet ****4%** **0% Two-wheeler ****20%** **9% Car / jeep / van ****1%** **1% None of these assets ****4%** **19% Own their home ****95%** **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 Jahangirpur? ■ Jahangirpur · ■ Sonepur rural average Literacy (age 7+) ****67.5%** **64.7% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****872** **890 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****858** **905 Working population ****22.8%** **26.5% ### Women and men Literacy is 77.8% for men and 55.6% for women. 40% of men and 3% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ********** **■** Cultivators 192 (24%) · **■** Farm labourers 149 (19%) · **■** Household industry 6 (1%) · **■** Other work 366 (46%) · **■** Marginal 84 (11%) 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 - Badurahi4,436 people - Hasanpur3,979 people - Gobind Chak3,927 people - Kaleanpur3,608 people - Baijalpur Kesho3,468 people - Murthan3,442 people - Shekh Duman3,437 people - Chausia3,313 people [All 98 villages in Sonepur](https://wherepedia.org/india/bihar/saran/sonepur/villages/) ## Quick answers - How far is Jahangirpur from Chhapra?55 km by road - What is the population of Jahangirpur?3,498 (Census 2011) - Which district is Jahangirpur in?Saran district (Sonepur sub-district), Bihar - What is the literacy rate of Jahangirpur?67.5% (Census 2011)