# Sohsa Village, Kaler, Arwal (Bihar) – PIN Code, Facilities & Population

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Village · Kaler, Arwal 

# Sohsa

Sohsa is a village in Kaler sub-district of Arwal district, Bihar, PIN code **824127**. The 2011 Census counted **3,923 people in 573 households**, the 12th largest of 59 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 69.4%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 70.7%.

- 3,923people (2011)
- 573households
- 69.4%literacy
- 824127PIN code

## Sohsa PIN code and other codes

**The PIN code of Sohsa is 824127.** Sohsa falls in Kaler sub-district, Arwal district, Bihar.

- PIN code824127
- Gram panchayatSohsha
- Community development blockKaler
- Census village code260692

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

## How far is Sohsa from nearby towns?

- Kaler (sub-district HQ)12 km by road
- Arwal (district HQ)30 km by road
- Arwal (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 Sohsa?

14 services counted by the Census are inside Sohsa; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Secondary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Health sub-centreIn village · 1 · 1 doctors
- ●Maternity & child welfare centreIn village · 1 · 1 doctors
- ●Family welfare centreIn village · 1
- ●Post officeIn village
- ●Private bus serviceIn village
- ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village
- ●Sports fieldIn village
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school5–10 km · Chanda
- ○Degree college10+ km · Kaler
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Kaler
- ○Primary health centre5–10 km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensary5–10 km
- ○Public bus serviceunder 5 km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM5–10 km
- ○Commercial bank5–10 km
- ○Ration (PDS) shopunder 5 km
- ○Mandi / regular market5–10 km
- ○Public library5–10 km

### Water and power

- Drinking watercovered wells, hand pumps and canal / river

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 Sohsa known for?

The main crops are **paddy**. About 47% of the 599 hectares of village land is sown, and 200 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 Sohsa

Of every 100 households in Sohsa in 2011, 0 had electricity, 48 a toilet at home and 8 cooked with LPG; 53 had a mobile phone, 11 a two-wheeler and 2 a car.

■ Sohsa · ■ Kaler rural average

Electricity for lighting ****0%**

**1%

Toilet within the home ****48%**

**29%

No toilet (open defecation) ****51%**

**70%

Tap water ****0%**

**2%

Drinking water within premises ****82%**

**77%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****8%**

**3%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****89%**

**95%

Use banking services ****59%**

**58%

Television ****15%**

**10%

Mobile phone ****53%**

**53%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****11%**

**8%

Car / jeep / van ****2%**

**1%

None of these assets ****19%**

**22%

Own their home ****100%**

**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 Sohsa?

■ Sohsa · ■ Kaler rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****69.4%**

**70.7%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****889**

**938

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****901**

**965

Working population ****36.2%**

**34.9%

### Women and men

Literacy is 82.4% for men and 54.6% for women. 48% of men and 23% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 376 (26%) · **■** Farm labourers 361 (25%) · **■** Household industry 33 (2%) · **■** Other work 187 (13%) · **■** Marginal 463 (33%)

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 Kaler

- Kamta5,284 people
- Belawan4,620 people
- Sakri4,390 people
- Bath4,311 people
- Hirdai Chak3,909 people
- Teri3,592 people
- Mehdiyabad3,175 people
- Mainpura3,061 people

[All 60 villages in Kaler](https://wherepedia.org/india/bihar/arwal/kaler/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Sohsa?824127
- How far is Sohsa from Arwal?30 km by road
- What is the population of Sohsa?3,923 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Sohsa in?Arwal district (Kaler sub-district), Bihar
- What is the literacy rate of Sohsa?69.4% (Census 2011)