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

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Village · Sonepur, Saran 

# Kasmar

Kasmar is a village in Sonepur sub-district of Saran district, Bihar, PIN code **841101**. The 2011 Census counted **6,620 people in 1,019 households**, the 9th largest of 73 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 62.7%, below the sub-district's rural average of 64.7%.

- 6,620people (2011)
- 1,019households
- 62.7%literacy
- 841101PIN code

## Kasmar PIN code and other codes

**The PIN code of Kasmar is 841101.** Kasmar falls in Sonepur sub-district, Saran district, Bihar.

- PIN code841101
- Gram panchayatKasmar
- Community development blockSonepur
- Census village code234539

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

## How far is Kasmar from nearby towns?

- Sonepur (sub-district HQ)8 km by road
- Chhapra (district HQ)46 km by road
- Sonepur (nearest town)8 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 Kasmar?

14 services counted by the Census are inside Kasmar; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Primary schoolIn village · 3 govt · 2 private
- ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt · 2 private
- ●Health sub-centreIn village · 1
- ●DispensaryIn village · 1 · 1 doctors
- ●Veterinary hospitalIn village · 1 · 2 doctors
- ●Private bus serviceIn 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 school5–10 km · Sonepur
- ○Degree college5–10 km · Sonepur
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Marhaura
- ○Primary health centre5–10 km
- ○Allopathic hospital5–10 km
- ○Post officeunder 5 km
- ○Public bus service10+ km
- ○Railway station5–10 km
- ○ATM5–10 km
- ○Commercial bank5–10 km
- ○Public library5–10 km

### Water and power

- Drinking waterhand pumps and canal / river

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 Kasmar known for?

The main crops are **paddy**. About 68% of the 330 hectares of village land is sown, and 161 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 Kasmar

Of every 100 households in Kasmar in 2011, 24 had electricity, 26 a toilet at home and 11 cooked with LPG; 54 had a mobile phone, 6 a two-wheeler and 1 a car.

■ Kasmar · ■ Sonepur rural average

Electricity for lighting ****24%**

**26%

Toilet within the home ****26%**

**24%

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

**74%

Tap water ****5%**

**3%

Drinking water within premises ****32%**

**51%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****11%**

**10%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****87%**

**88%

Use banking services ****41%**

**57%

Television ****24%**

**27%

Mobile phone ****54%**

**57%

Computer with internet ****1%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****6%**

**9%

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

**1%

None of these assets ****33%**

**19%

Own their home ****98%**

**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 Kasmar?

■ Kasmar · ■ Sonepur rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****62.7%**

**64.7%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****903**

**890

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****903**

**905

Working population ****29.0%**

**26.5%

### Women and men

Literacy is 71.1% for men and 53.5% for women. 46% of men and 10% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 272 (14%) · **■** Farm labourers 577 (30%) · **■** Household industry 140 (7%) · **■** Other work 453 (24%) · **■** Marginal 478 (25%)

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

- Dumari Buzurg7,899 people
- Saidpur7,757 people
- Nazarmira7,720 people
- Shikarpur6,973 people
- Gopalpur6,070 people
- Parmanandpur6,029 people
- Bharanpura5,543 people
- Chaturpur5,054 people

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

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Kasmar?841101
- How far is Kasmar from Chhapra?46 km by road
- What is the population of Kasmar?6,620 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Kasmar in?Saran district (Sonepur sub-district), Bihar
- What is the literacy rate of Kasmar?62.7% (Census 2011)