# Sohdi Village, Sikti, Araria (Bihar) – PIN Code, Facilities & Population

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Village · Sikti, Araria 

# Sohdi

Sohdi is a village in Sikti sub-district of Araria district, Bihar. The 2011 Census counted **492 people in 85 households**, the 49th largest of 54 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 71.0%, above the sub-district's rural average of 56.8%.

- 492people (2011)
- 85households
- 71.0%literacy
- 960females per 1,000 males

## Sohdi PIN code and other codes

Sohdi falls in Sikti sub-district, Araria district, Bihar.

- Gram panchayatDarhua
- Community development blockSikti
- Census village code221997

Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

## How far is Sohdi from nearby towns?

- Sikti (sub-district HQ)10 km by road
- Araria (district HQ)45 km by road
- Araria (nearest town)45 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 Sohdi?

9 services counted by the Census are inside Sohdi; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Middle schoolIn village · 6 govt
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village
- ●Mandi / regular marketIn village
- ●Weekly haatIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school10+ km · Araria
- ○Degree college10+ km · Araria
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Araria
- ○Primary health centre5–10 km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensary5–10 km
- ○Post officeunder 5 km
- ○Public bus service10+ km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Commercial bank5–10 km
- ○Public library10+ km

### Water and power

- Drinking waterhand pumps and canal / river
- Electricity (2011)3 h summer · 4 h winter

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 Sohdi known for?

The main crops are **paddy**. About 48% of the 258 hectares of village land is sown, and 82 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 Sohdi

Of every 100 households in Sohdi in 2011, 1 had electricity, 13 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 45 had a mobile phone, 15 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Sohdi · ■ Sikti rural average

Electricity for lighting ****1%**

**1%

Toilet within the home ****13%**

**4%

No toilet (open defecation) ****87%**

**96%

Tap water ****0%**

**1%

Drinking water within premises ****20%**

**46%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****0%**

**0%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****100%**

**98%

Use banking services ****8%**

**14%

Television ****15%**

**7%

Mobile phone ****45%**

**39%

Computer with internet ****5%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****15%**

**6%

Car / jeep / van ****0%**

**1%

None of these assets ****4%**

**26%

Own their home ****100%**

**98%

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 Sohdi?

■ Sohdi · ■ Sikti rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****71.0%**

**56.8%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****960**

**942

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****735**

**972

Working population ****42.5%**

**36.3%

### Women and men

Literacy is 80.2% for men and 62.0% for women. 50% of men and 34% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 15 (7%) · **■** Farm labourers 181 (87%) · **■** Household industry 1 (0%) · **■** Other work 7 (3%) · **■** Marginal 5 (2%)

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 Sikti

- Pahara Sikti898 people
- Dithaura812 people
- Pararia738 people
- Kabaia651 people
- Thengapur Pipra Milik432 people
- Thengapur Pipra Milik Arazi390 people
- Chhaparia319 people
- Palasmani213 people

[All 57 villages in Sikti](https://wherepedia.org/india/bihar/araria/sikti/villages/)

## Quick answers

- How far is Sohdi from Araria?45 km by road
- What is the population of Sohdi?492 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Sohdi in?Araria district (Sikti sub-district), Bihar
- What is the literacy rate of Sohdi?71.0% (Census 2011)