# Kapur Chak Village, Sonepur, Saran (Bihar) – PIN Code, Facilities & Population

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Village · Sonepur, Saran 

# Kapur Chak

Kapur Chak is a village in Sonepur sub-district of Saran district, Bihar. The 2011 Census counted **1,326 people in 214 households**, the 52nd largest of 73 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 75.5%, above the sub-district's rural average of 64.7%.

- 1,326people (2011)
- 214households
- 75.5%literacy
- 865females per 1,000 males

## Kapur Chak PIN code and other codes

Kapur Chak falls in Sonepur sub-district, Saran district, Bihar.

- Gram panchayatChaturpur
- Community development blockSonepur
- Census village code234501

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

## How far is Kapur Chak from nearby towns?

- Sonepur (sub-district HQ)12 km by road
- Chhapra (district HQ)42 km by road
- Sonepur (nearest town)14 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 Kapur Chak?

12 services counted by the Census are inside Kapur Chak; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 1 private
- ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt · 2 private
- ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●Agricultural credit societyIn 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 centre10+ km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensary10+ km
- ○Post officeunder 5 km
- ○Public bus service5–10 km
- ○Railway stationunder 5 km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Commercial bank10+ km
- ○Public library10+ km

### Water and power

- Drinking waterhand pumps and canal / river
- 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 Kapur Chak known for?

The main crops are **paddy**. About 72% of the 47 hectares of village land is sown, and 30 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 Kapur Chak

Of every 100 households in Kapur Chak in 2011, 27 had electricity, 24 a toilet at home and 8 cooked with LPG; 74 had a mobile phone, 8 a two-wheeler and 1 a car.

■ Kapur Chak · ■ Sonepur rural average

Electricity for lighting ****27%**

**26%

Toilet within the home ****24%**

**24%

No toilet (open defecation) ****73%**

**74%

Tap water ****0%**

**3%

Drinking water within premises ****40%**

**51%

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

**10%

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

**88%

Use banking services ****75%**

**57%

Television ****28%**

**27%

Mobile phone ****74%**

**57%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****8%**

**9%

Car / jeep / van ****1%**

**1%

None of these assets ****14%**

**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 Kapur Chak?

■ Kapur Chak · ■ Sonepur rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****75.5%**

**64.7%

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

**890

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****921**

**905

Working population ****30.4%**

**26.5%

### Women and men

Literacy is 86.2% for men and 63.0% for women. 47% of men and 11% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

********

**■** Cultivators 74 (18%) · **■** Farm labourers 200 (50%) · **■** Other work 53 (13%) · **■** Marginal 76 (19%)

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

- Apsaid1,449 people
- Damodarpur1,413 people
- Akilpur1,403 people
- Lahlad Chak1,343 people
- Ramsapur1,288 people
- Bariar Chak1,250 people
- Semara1,227 people
- Rajapur1,073 people

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

## Quick answers

- How far is Kapur Chak from Chhapra?42 km by road
- What is the population of Kapur Chak?1,326 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Kapur Chak in?Saran district (Sonepur sub-district), Bihar
- What is the literacy rate of Kapur Chak?75.5% (Census 2011)
