# Sohandar Village, Palasi, Araria (Bihar) – PIN Code, Facilities & Population > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/bihar/araria/palasi/sohandar/ Village · Palasi, Araria # Sohandar Sohandar is a village in Palasi sub-district of Araria district, Bihar, PIN code **854329**. The 2011 Census counted **1,605 people in 331 households**, the 54th largest of 104 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 64.5%, above the sub-district's rural average of 52.8%. - 1,605people (2011) - 331households - 64.5%literacy - 854329PIN code ## Sohandar PIN code and other codes **The PIN code of Sohandar is 854329.** Sohandar falls in Palasi sub-district, Araria district, Bihar. - PIN code854329 - Gram panchayatSohandar - Community development blockPalasi - Census village code222059 Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## How far is Sohandar from nearby towns? - Palasi (sub-district HQ)17 km by road - Araria (district HQ)30 km by road - Araria (nearest town)30 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 Sohandar? 18 services counted by the Census are inside Sohandar; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ●Primary schoolIn village · 2 govt - ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Senior secondary schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Health sub-centreIn village · 1 · 1 doctors - ●Maternity & child welfare centreIn village · 1 - ●Family welfare centreIn village · 1 - ●Post officeIn village - ●Mobile phone coverageIn village - ●National highwayIn village - ●State highwayIn village - ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village - ●All-weather roadIn village - ●Commercial bankIn village - ●Agricultural credit societyIn village - ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village - ●Weekly haatIn village - ●Anganwadi centreIn village - ●ASHA health workerIn village ### Nearest outside - ○Degree college10+ km · Araria - ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Araria - ○Primary health centre10+ km - ○Allopathic hospital10+ km - ○Dispensary10+ km - ○Public bus service10+ km - ○Railway station10+ km - ○ATM10+ km - ○Mandi / regular market10+ km - ○Public library10+ km ### Water and power - Drinking waterhand pumps, tube wells / boreholes, canal / river and tanks / ponds 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 Sohandar known for? The main crops are **paddy**. About 83% of the 172 hectares of village land is sown, and 74 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 Sohandar Of every 100 households in Sohandar in 2011, 0 had electricity, 7 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 42 had a mobile phone, 10 a two-wheeler and 1 a car. ■ Sohandar · ■ Palasi rural average Electricity for lighting ****0%** **0% Toilet within the home ****7%** **4% No toilet (open defecation) ****93%** **95% Tap water ****0%** **1% Drinking water within premises ****58%** **36% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****0%** **0% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****100%** **98% Use banking services ****40%** **18% Television ****12%** **4% Mobile phone ****42%** **49% Computer with internet ****2%** **0% Two-wheeler ****10%** **6% Car / jeep / van ****1%** **1% None of these assets ****26%** **25% Own their home ****98%** **99% 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 Sohandar? ■ Sohandar · ■ Palasi rural average Literacy (age 7+) ****64.5%** **52.8% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****902** **928 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1072** **972 Working population ****29.1%** **34.0% ### Women and men Literacy is 77.6% for men and 49.4% for women. 52% of men and 4% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ********** **■** Cultivators 138 (30%) · **■** Farm labourers 193 (41%) · **■** Household industry 11 (2%) · **■** Other work 82 (18%) · **■** Marginal 43 (9%) 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 Palasi - Dipnagar1,710 people - Nakta Khurd1,699 people - Seyampur1,692 people - Dala1,609 people - Maina1,578 people - Gyaspur1,563 people - Purandaha1,555 people - Domaria1,496 people [All 107 villages in Palasi](https://wherepedia.org/india/bihar/araria/palasi/villages/) ## Quick answers - What is the PIN code of Sohandar?854329 - How far is Sohandar from Araria?30 km by road - What is the population of Sohandar?1,605 (Census 2011) - Which district is Sohandar in?Araria district (Palasi sub-district), Bihar - What is the literacy rate of Sohandar?64.5% (Census 2011)