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About Soapakar Village

Soapakar is a mid sized village in Sarairanjan tehsil, in the district of Samastipur, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,864, made up of 971 males and 893 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 920 females per 1000 males. The village covers 49 hectares hectares.

Soapakar Overview

Census 2011 figures for Soapakar village
Description Value
State Bihar
District Samastipur
Tehsil Sarairanjan
Area (hectares) 49 hectares
Population 1,864
Male Population 971
Female Population 893
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 920
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Soapakar compares

By the 2011 count Soapakar is the 36th largest of the 53 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 4,787 residents. Its 49 hectares work out to about 38 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, a little below the tehsil average of 939.

Getting to Soapakar

Soapakar is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Soapakar as Available within <5 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within <5 km distance. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available within 10+ km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Soapakar from other places

Soapakar lies about 13 km from Samastipur, and the nearest railway station is Angar Ghat, about 4.3 km away. The figures below are straight-line distances from the village to each place. A road journey is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again.

Distances from Soapakar
Nearest railway station Angar Ghat 4.3 km
Nearest town Dalsingh Sarai 13 km
District headquarters Samastipur 13 km
Tehsil headquarters Sarairanjan 15 km

Villages closest to Soapakar

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Sarairanjan tehsil.

Source: Census of India 2011, the most recent completed census. Figures have not been revised since collection. Read more on our about the data page.

Common questions about Soapakar

As per the Census of India 2011, Soapakar village had a population of 1,864. That makes it the 36th largest of the 53 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 4,787 residents.

Soapakar village has 971 males and 893 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Soapakar has about 920 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, a little below the tehsil average of 939.

Soapakar covers 49 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 38 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area.

Soapakar falls under Sarairanjan tehsil of Samastipur district in Bihar.

The nearest railway station to Soapakar is Angar Ghat, about 4.3 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within 10+ km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within <5 km distance and private bus service as Available within <5 km distance for Soapakar.

Soapakar is about 13 km from Samastipur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Soapakar is in Sarairanjan tehsil of Samastipur district. Angar Ghat is about 4.3 km away. Dalsingh Sarai is about 13 km away. Samastipur is about 13 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Balbhadarpur Mehsi (9.3 km), Lagunia Surajkanth (10 km) and Rupauli Buzrug (11 km).

No. It is the count from the Census of India 2011, the most recent completed census. The population of Soapakar today is likely to be higher.

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