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

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Village · Sonepur, Saran 

# Sobhepur

Sobhepur is a village in Sonepur sub-district of Saran district, Bihar, PIN code **841217**. The 2011 Census counted **3,205 people in 542 households**, the 25th largest of 73 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 57.7%, below the sub-district's rural average of 64.7%.

- 3,205people (2011)
- 542households
- 57.7%literacy
- 841217PIN code

## Sobhepur PIN code and other codes

**The PIN code of Sobhepur is 841217.** Sobhepur falls in Sonepur sub-district, Saran district, Bihar.

- PIN code841217
- Gram panchayatDumari Bujurg
- Community development blockSonepur
- Census village code234480

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

## How far is Sobhepur from nearby towns?

- Sonepur (sub-district HQ)20 km by road
- Chhapra (district HQ)34 km by road
- Sonepur (nearest town)20 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 Sobhepur?

19 services counted by the Census are inside Sobhepur; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 4 private
- ●Primary schoolIn village · 4 govt
- ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 private
- ●Health sub-centreIn village · 1
- ●Post officeIn village
- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●Public bus serviceIn village
- ●Private bus serviceIn village
- ●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
- ●Public libraryIn village
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school10+ km · Danapur
- ○Degree college5–10 km · Hajipur
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Patna
- ○Primary health centre10+ km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensary10+ km
- ○Railway stationunder 5 km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Commercial bank10+ km

### Water and power

- Drinking waterhand pumps, canal / river and tanks / ponds
- 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 Sobhepur known for?

The main crops are **paddy**. About 77% of the 93 hectares of village land is sown, and 9 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 Sobhepur

Of every 100 households in Sobhepur in 2011, 9 had electricity, 7 a toilet at home and 2 cooked with LPG; 45 had a mobile phone, 4 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Sobhepur · ■ Sonepur rural average

Electricity for lighting ****9%**

**26%

Toilet within the home ****7%**

**24%

No toilet (open defecation) ****93%**

**74%

Tap water ****1%**

**3%

Drinking water within premises ****45%**

**51%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****2%**

**10%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****97%**

**88%

Use banking services ****40%**

**57%

Television ****21%**

**27%

Mobile phone ****45%**

**57%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****4%**

**9%

Car / jeep / van ****0%**

**1%

None of these assets ****37%**

**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 Sobhepur?

■ Sobhepur · ■ Sonepur rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****57.7%**

**64.7%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****917**

**890

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1080**

**905

Working population ****24.3%**

**26.5%

### Women and men

Literacy is 68.8% for men and 45.1% for women. 44% of men and 3% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

********

**■** Cultivators 70 (9%) · **■** Farm labourers 239 (31%) · **■** Other work 124 (16%) · **■** Marginal 345 (44%)

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

- Baijalpur Kesho3,468 people
- Murthan3,442 people
- Shekh Duman3,437 people
- Chausia3,313 people
- Chitarsenpur2,939 people
- Mirzapur2,931 people
- Gangajal2,867 people
- Mahmud Chak2,795 people

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

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Sobhepur?841217
- How far is Sobhepur from Chhapra?34 km by road
- What is the population of Sobhepur?3,205 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Sobhepur in?Saran district (Sonepur sub-district), Bihar
- What is the literacy rate of Sobhepur?57.7% (Census 2011)
