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Rain deficit notwithstanding, Bihar achieves 99% paddy coverage
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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
2011 സെൻസസ് · താരതമ്യത്തിൽ
Sorakhar താരതമ്യം
By population, Sorakhar ranks #180 of 231 villages in Barsoi mandal.
Literacy rate
%
45.5%
+10.5% vs mandal average
- Sorakhar
- 45.5%
- Barsoi mandal
- 35.0%
- Katihar district
- 41.7%
Sex ratio
♀ per 1000 ♂
1,000
+80 vs mandal average
- Sorakhar
- 1,000
- Barsoi mandal
- 920
Household size
people per home
4.2
−0.6 vs mandal average
- Sorakhar
- 4.2
- Barsoi mandal
- 4.8
Source: Census of India 2011 (village PCA; mandal and district aggregates).
Sorakhar ഒറ്റനോട്ടത്തിൽ
Sorakhar Biharയിലെ Katihar ജില്ല, Barsoi ബ്ലോക്ക്ൽ 468 പേർ 111 കുടുംബങ്ങളിൽ (2011 സെൻസസ്) താമസിക്കുന്ന ഗ്രാമമാണ്, Barsoi ബ്ലോക്ക്ലെ 231 ഗ്രാമങ്ങളിൽ വലുപ്പത്തിൽ 180-ാമത്. സാക്ഷരത 46%, ബ്ലോക്ക് ശരാശരി 35% നേക്കാൾ 11 പോയിന്റ് കൂടുതൽ ലിംഗാനുപാതം 1,000 പുരുഷന്മാർക്ക് 1,000 സ്ത്രീകൾ. പിൻകോഡ് 855102, Barsoi പോസ്റ്റ് ഓഫീസിന് കീഴിൽ; LGD ഗ്രാമ കോഡ് 224979. പ്രസിഡന്റ് AKHTARI KHATUN; ഗ്രാമം Purnia നിയമസഭാ മണ്ഡലത്തിലാണ്, എംഎൽഎ Vijay Kumar Khemka. 2026ൽ ജനസംഖ്യ ഏകദേശം 552, 2011നെക്കാൾ 18% കൂടുതൽ.
ഗ്രാമപഞ്ചായത്ത്: Bansgaon →
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Amenities · Census 2011 village directory · Sorakhar
- 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 · Sorakhar
No notices this weekWater supply timings, gram sabha dates, camps and drives — residents post them here and they expire on their own.
പ്രധാന വിവരങ്ങൾ — Sorakhar
- 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
അതേ പിൻകോഡ്
Villages sharing pincode 855102
Other villages in the same gram panchayat as Sorakhar
Barsoi മണ്ഡലം മറ്റ് ഗ്രാമങ്ങൾ
View all 60+ →- Abadpur
- Sultanpur
- Harnar
- Bighaurhat
- Maheshpur
- Shikarpur
- Dharampur
- Chandi
- Bans Kota
- Lagua
- Chandpara
- Bansgaon
- Molnapara
- Dhachna
- Lagwan
- Belwa
- Shiwanpur
- Mathurapur
- Kaliannagar
- Bahrakhar
- Kamraul
- Raghunathpur
- Chapakhor
- Beltar
- Jathar
- Nalsar
- Phunagaon
- Bariol
- Manman
- Alipur
- Lahgaria
- Raghunathpur
- Imadpur
- Bazidpur
- Manullahpur Kadam Gachhi
- Bazidpur
Sources & freshness
- Population, literacy, households: Census 2011 (PCA)
- Village directory: Local Government Directory, record updated 2026-05-09
- Sarpanch: state panchayat-raj records, 2026-05-14
- Weather: OpenWeatherMap / Open-Meteo, live
- Places nearby: OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL)