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

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Village · Sonepur, Saran 

# Rajapur

Rajapur is a village in Sonepur sub-district of Saran district, Bihar. The 2011 Census counted **1,073 people in 169 households**, the 56th largest of 73 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 68.1%, above the sub-district's rural average of 64.7%.

- 1,073people (2011)
- 169households
- 68.1%literacy
- 913females per 1,000 males

## Rajapur PIN code and other codes

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

- Gram panchayatHasilpur
- Community development blockSonepur
- Census village code234489

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

## How far is Rajapur from nearby towns?

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

11 services counted by the Census are inside Rajapur; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 1 private
- ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●Public bus serviceIn village
- ●Private bus serviceIn village
- ●State highwayIn village
- ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary schoolunder 5 km · Nayagaon
- ○Degree college10+ km · Sonepur
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Hajipur
- ○Primary health centre10+ km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensary10+ km
- ○Post officeunder 5 km
- ○Railway station5–10 km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Commercial bank10+ km
- ○Mandi / regular marketunder 5 km
- ○Public library10+ km

### Water and power

- Drinking waterhand pumps
- Electricity (2011)12 h summer · 12 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 Rajapur known for?

The main crops are **paddy**. About 70% of the 61 hectares of village land is sown, and 25 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 Rajapur

Of every 100 households in Rajapur in 2011, 47 had electricity, 44 a toilet at home and 9 cooked with LPG; 51 had a mobile phone, 13 a two-wheeler and 8 a car.

■ Rajapur · ■ Sonepur rural average

Electricity for lighting ****47%**

**26%

Toilet within the home ****44%**

**24%

No toilet (open defecation) ****42%**

**74%

Tap water ****0%**

**3%

Drinking water within premises ****78%**

**51%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****9%**

**10%

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

**88%

Use banking services ****88%**

**57%

Television ****32%**

**27%

Mobile phone ****51%**

**57%

Computer with internet ****1%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****13%**

**9%

Car / jeep / van ****8%**

**1%

None of these assets ****22%**

**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 Rajapur?

■ Rajapur · ■ Sonepur rural average

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

**64.7%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****913**

**890

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1053**

**905

Working population ****22.8%**

**26.5%

### Women and men

Literacy is 83.7% for men and 50.4% for women. 40% of men and 4% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 8 (3%) · **■** Farm labourers 191 (78%) · **■** Household industry 12 (5%) · **■** Other work 31 (13%) · **■** Marginal 3 (1%)

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

- Kapur Chak1,326 people
- Ramsapur1,288 people
- Bariar Chak1,250 people
- Semara1,227 people
- Nawada1,059 people
- Babhanganwan1,028 people
- Sultanpur958 people
- Makhdumpur743 people

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

## Quick answers

- How far is Rajapur from Chhapra?42 km by road
- What is the population of Rajapur?1,073 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Rajapur in?Saran district (Sonepur sub-district), Bihar
- What is the literacy rate of Rajapur?68.1% (Census 2011)