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Sarpanch · Gram Panchayat
AKHTARI KHATUN
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- LGD code
- 224979
- Pincode
- 855102
- Post office
- Barsoi
- Population
- 468
- Households
- 111
- Literacy rate
- 45.5%
- Sex ratio
- 1000 ♀/1000♂
- Workers
- 143
जनगणना 2011 · तुलना में
सोराखर की तुलना
By population, Sorakhar ranks #180 of 231 villages in Barsoi mandal.
Literacy rate
%
45.5%
+10.5% vs mandal average
Sorakhar45.5%
Barsoi mandal35.0%
Katihar district41.7%
Sex ratio
♀ per 1000 ♂
1,000
+80 vs mandal average
Sorakhar1,000
Barsoi mandal920
Household size
people per home
4.2
−0.6 vs mandal average
Sorakhar4.2
Barsoi mandal4.8
Source: Census of India 2011 (village PCA; mandal and district aggregates).
सोराखर एक नज़र में
सोराखर बिहार के कटिहार जिले के बरसोइ ब्लॉक में 468 लोगों 111 परिवारों में (जनगणना 2011) का एक गांव है, जो बरसोइ ब्लॉक के 231 गांवों में 180वां सबसे बड़ा है। साक्षरता 46% है, जो ब्लॉक औसत 35% से 11 अंक अधिक है और लिंगानुपात प्रति 1,000 पुरुषों पर 1,000 महिलाएं। पिनकोड 855102 है, Barsoi डाकघर द्वारा सेवित; एलजीडी गांव कोड 224979 है। सरपंच AKHTARI KHATUN हैं, और गांव Purnia विधानसभा क्षेत्र में आता है, जिसके विधायक Vijay Kumar Khemka हैं। 2026 में अनुमानित जनसंख्या 552 है, 2011 जनगणना से 18% अधिक।
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Amenities · Census 2011 village directory · सोराखर
- Treated tap water
- No
- Untreated tap water
- No
- Well water
- No
- Hand pump
- Yes
- Tube well / borewell
- Yes
- Electricity for homes
- No
- Electricity for farms
- No
- Power hours (summer)
- 0
- Power hours (winter)
- 0
- Primary school
- 1
- Middle school
- 0
- Secondary school
- 0
- Senior secondary
- 0
- Degree college
- 0
- Primary health centre
- 0
- Health sub-centre
- 0
- Community health centre
- 0
- Dispensary
- 0
- Veterinary hospital
- 0
- Post office
- No
- Sub post office
- No
- Commercial bank
- No
- Cooperative bank
- No
- ATM
- No
- Public bus service
- No
- Private bus service
- No
- Railway station
- No
- Pucca (paved) road
- Yes
- Anganwadi centre
- No
- ASHA worker
- Yes
- Fair-price shop
- No
- Mandi / regular market
- No
- Weekly haat
- No
- Nearest statutory town
- KATIHAR
- Distance to nearest town (km)
- 50
- Distance to district HQ (km)
- 50
- Distance to sub-district HQ (km)
- 10
- All-weather road
- Yes
- Gram panchayat (2011)
- BASGAON
- Total area (ha)
- 70
- Irrigated area (ha)
- 35
- Forest area (ha)
- 1.6
Source: Census of India 2011, Village Directory. Facilities may have changed since.
Notice board · सोराखर
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मुख्य तथ्य — सोराखर
- LGD code
- 224979
- Pincode
- 855102
- Post office
- Barsoi
- Population (Census 2011)
- 468
- Population (projected 2026)
- 552
- Households
- 111
- Sex ratio (per 1,000 males)
- 1000
- Literacy rate
- 45.5%
- Lok Sabha constituency
- Purnia
- Vidhan Sabha constituency
- Purnia
- Member of Parliament
- Pappu Yadav
- Member of Legislative Assembly
- Vijay Kumar Khemka
- Sarpanch / Gram Pradhan
- AKHTARI KHATUN
- Block / Mandal
- Barsoi
एक ही पिनकोड
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Sources & freshness
- Population, literacy, households: Census 2011 (PCA)
- Village directory: Local Government Directory, record updated 2026-09-23
- Sarpanch: state panchayat-raj records, 2026-05-14
- Weather: OpenWeatherMap / Open-Meteo, live
- Places nearby: OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL)