Village · Adityapur, Saraikela-Kharsawan
# Sobhapur

Sobhapur is a village in Adityapur sub-district of Saraikela-Kharsawan district, Jharkhand, PIN code 831002. The 2011 Census counted 774 people in 160 households, the 53rd largest of 187 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 67.8%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 69.9%.
- 774 people (2011)
- 160 households
- 67.8% literacy
- 831002 PIN code

## Sobhapur PIN code and other codes

The PIN code of Sobhapur is 831002. Sobhapur falls in Adityapur sub-district, Saraikela-Kharsawan district, Jharkhand.
- PIN code 831002
- Gram panchayat Jaikam
- Community development block Adityapur
- Census village code 379283

Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory.

## How far is Sobhapur from nearby towns?
- Gamharia (sub-district HQ) 18 km by road
- Sarikela-Kharswana (district HQ) 42 km by road
- Jamshedpur (nearest town) 18 km by road

Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory.

## What facilities are there in Sobhapur?

7 services counted by the Census are inside Sobhapur; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village
- ● Primary school In village · 1 govt
- ● Mobile phone coverage In village
- ● Pucca (black-topped) road In village
- ● Ration (PDS) shop In village
- ● Anganwadi centre In village
- ● ASHA health worker In village
- ● Polling station In village

### Nearest outside
- ○ Senior secondary school 10+ km · Jamshedpur
- ○ Degree college 10+ km · Jamshedpur
- ○ ITI / vocational school 10+ km · Kharsawana
- ○ Primary health centre 10+ km
- ○ Allopathic hospital 10+ km
- ○ Dispensary 10+ km
- ○ Post office 10+ km
- ○ Public bus service 10+ km
- ○ Railway station 10+ km
- ○ ATM 10+ km
- ○ Commercial bank 10+ km
- ○ Mandi / regular market 10+ km
- ○ Public library 10+ km

### Water and power
- Drinking water hand pumps
- Electricity (2011) 4 h summer · 6 h winter

Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory.

Surveyed for the 2011 Census; facilities may have changed.

## What is Sobhapur known for?

The main crops are rice. About 65% of the 131 hectares of village land is sown.

Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory.

## Homes and amenities in Sobhapur

Of every 100 households in Sobhapur in 2011, 93 had electricity, 2 a toilet at home and 2 cooked with LPG; 28 had a mobile phone, 3 a two-wheeler and 1 a car.

■ Sobhapur · ■ Adityapur rural average
- Electricity for lighting 93% 84%
- Toilet within the home 2% 15%
- No toilet (open defecation) 98% 85%
- Tap water 0% 6%
- Drinking water within premises 2% 19%
- Cooking with LPG / PNG 2% 9%
- Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue 97% 63%
- Use banking services 6% 58%
- Television 4% 34%
- Mobile phone 28% 40%
- Computer with internet 0% 1%
- Two-wheeler 3% 20%
- Car / jeep / van 1% 2%
- None of these assets 8% 8%
- Own their home 100% 90%

Source: Census of India 2011, Houselisting and Housing Census – households by amenities and assets (HH-14).

## What is the population of Sobhapur?

■ Sobhapur · ■ Adityapur rural average
- Literacy (age 7+) 67.8% 69.9%
- Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) 969 952
- Child sex ratio (0–6) 946 949
- Working population 38.5% 34.9%

### Women and men

Literacy is 75.8% for men and 59.5% for women. 54% of men and 22% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

■ Cultivators 134 (45%) · ■ Farm labourers 26 (9%) · ■ Household industry 3 (1%) · ■ Other work 55 (18%) · ■ Marginal 80 (27%)

Source: Census of India 2011, Primary Census Abstract (town, village and ward level), all districts.

## Other villages of similar size in Adityapur
- Raimasa 807 people
- Hidibili 795 people
- Gangia 788 people
- Rajgaon 788 people
- Tirildih 749 people
- Nawa Dih 741 people
- Palubera 731 people
- Donda 708 people

All 198 villages in Adityapur

## Quick answers
- What is the PIN code of Sobhapur? 831002
- How far is Sobhapur from Sarikela-Kharswana? 42 km by road
- What is the population of Sobhapur? 774 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Sobhapur in? Saraikela-Kharsawan district (Adityapur sub-district), Jharkhand
- What is the literacy rate of Sobhapur? 67.8% (Census 2011)

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