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

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Village · Sonepur, Saran 

# Makra

Makra is a village in Sonepur sub-district of Saran district, Bihar. The 2011 Census counted **2,185 people in 363 households**, the 35th largest of 73 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 68.1%, above the sub-district's rural average of 64.7%.

- 2,185people (2011)
- 363households
- 68.1%literacy
- 965females per 1,000 males

## Makra PIN code and other codes

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

- Gram panchayatNayagaon
- Community development blockSonepur
- Census village code234492

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

## How far is Makra from nearby towns?

- Sonepur (sub-district HQ)10 km by road
- Chhapra (district HQ)46 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 Makra?

4 services counted by the Census are inside Makra; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school5–10 km · Naya Gaon
- ○Degree college5–10 km · Sonepur
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Hajipur
- ○Primary health centre5–10 km
- ○Allopathic hospital5–10 km
- ○Dispensary10+ km
- ○Post officeunder 5 km
- ○Public bus serviceunder 5 km
- ○Railway station5–10 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 waterhand pumps and tanks / ponds
- Electricity (2011)4 h summer · 5 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 Makra known for?

The main crops are **paddy**. About 42% of the 48 hectares of village land is sown, and 13 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 Makra

Of every 100 households in Makra in 2011, 36 had electricity, 23 a toilet at home and 16 cooked with LPG; 37 had a mobile phone, 7 a two-wheeler and 2 a car.

■ Makra · ■ Sonepur rural average

Electricity for lighting ****36%**

**26%

Toilet within the home ****23%**

**24%

No toilet (open defecation) ****77%**

**74%

Tap water ****1%**

**3%

Drinking water within premises ****81%**

**51%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****16%**

**10%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****82%**

**88%

Use banking services ****81%**

**57%

Television ****28%**

**27%

Mobile phone ****37%**

**57%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****7%**

**9%

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

**1%

None of these assets ****11%**

**19%

Own their home ****99%**

**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 Makra?

■ Makra · ■ Sonepur rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****68.1%**

**64.7%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****965**

**890

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****827**

**905

Working population ****24.7%**

**26.5%

### Women and men

Literacy is 77.9% for men and 58.3% for women. 44% of men and 5% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 3 (1%) · **■** Farm labourers 89 (17%) · **■** Household industry 3 (1%) · **■** Other work 102 (19%) · **■** Marginal 342 (63%)

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

- Sabalpur2,537 people
- Rahimpur2,474 people
- Chhitar Chak2,414 people
- Dariyapur2,188 people
- Gheghta2,182 people
- Raipur Hasanpur2,126 people
- Ismail Chak2,110 people
- Faqrabad2,105 people

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

## Quick answers

- How far is Makra from Chhapra?46 km by road
- What is the population of Makra?2,185 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Makra in?Saran district (Sonepur sub-district), Bihar
- What is the literacy rate of Makra?68.1% (Census 2011)