# Sobhankarpur Village, Basantpur, Supaul (Bihar) – PIN Code, Facilities & Population

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Village · Basantpur, Supaul 

# Sobhankarpur

Sobhankarpur is a village in Basantpur sub-district of Supaul district, Bihar. The 2011 Census counted **1,243 people in 211 households**, the 48th largest of 87 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 65.8%, above the sub-district's rural average of 56.8%.

- 1,243people (2011)
- 211households
- 65.8%literacy
- 976females per 1,000 males

## Sobhankarpur PIN code and other codes

Sobhankarpur falls in Basantpur sub-district, Supaul district, Bihar.

- Gram panchayatKochgama
- Community development blockBasantpur
- Census village code221021

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

## How far is Sobhankarpur from nearby towns?

- Basantpur (sub-district HQ)8 km by road
- Supaul (district HQ)90 km by road
- Birpur (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 Sobhankarpur?

7 services counted by the Census are inside Sobhankarpur; 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
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school10+ km · Bishunpur
- ○Degree college10+ km · Birpur
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Birpur
- ○Primary health centre10+ km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensary5–10 km
- ○Post officeunder 5 km
- ○Public bus service10+ km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Commercial bank10+ km
- ○Ration (PDS) shopunder 5 km
- ○Mandi / regular market10+ km
- ○Public library10+ km

### Water and power

- Drinking waterhand pumps

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 Sobhankarpur known for?

The main crops are **paddy**. About 27% of the 62 hectares of village land is sown, and 6 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 Sobhankarpur

Of every 100 households in Sobhankarpur in 2011, 0 had electricity, 4 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 31 had a mobile phone, 2 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Sobhankarpur · ■ Basantpur rural average

Electricity for lighting ****0%**

**20%

Toilet within the home ****4%**

**8%

No toilet (open defecation) ****96%**

**90%

Tap water ****0%**

**1%

Drinking water within premises ****83%**

**75%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****0%**

**2%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****99%**

**97%

Use banking services ****52%**

**50%

Television ****0%**

**6%

Mobile phone ****31%**

**41%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**1%

Two-wheeler ****2%**

**5%

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

**1%

None of these assets ****26%**

**29%

Own their home ****100%**

**97%

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 Sobhankarpur?

■ Sobhankarpur · ■ Basantpur rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****65.8%**

**56.8%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****976**

**931

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1247**

**949

Working population ****24.1%**

**33.1%

### Women and men

Literacy is 73.3% for men and 57.4% for women. 45% of men and 3% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

********

**■** Cultivators 35 (12%) · **■** Farm labourers 45 (15%) · **■** Other work 59 (20%) · **■** Marginal 160 (54%)

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 Basantpur

- Fatehpur1,649 people
- Jhirwa1,597 people
- Ranipatti1,421 people
- Baijnathpur1,371 people
- Raniganj1,196 people
- Jagir Arazi Kaskapur1,153 people
- Hedolwa1,105 people
- Bairia Arazi1,103 people

[All 94 villages in Basantpur](https://wherepedia.org/india/bihar/supaul/basantpur/villages/)

## Quick answers

- How far is Sobhankarpur from Supaul?90 km by road
- What is the population of Sobhankarpur?1,243 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Sobhankarpur in?Supaul district (Basantpur sub-district), Bihar
- What is the literacy rate of Sobhankarpur?65.8% (Census 2011)