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

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Village · Karpi, Arwal 

# Sohsa

Sohsa is a village in Karpi sub-district of Arwal district, Bihar, PIN code **804423**. The 2011 Census counted **360 people in 63 households**, the 76th largest of 82 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 87.7%, above the sub-district's rural average of 65.5%.

- 360people (2011)
- 63households
- 87.7%literacy
- 804423PIN code

## Sohsa PIN code and other codes

**The PIN code of Sohsa is 804423.** Sohsa falls in Karpi sub-district, Arwal district, Bihar.

- PIN code804423
- Gram panchayatKinjar
- Community development blockKarpi
- Census village code260791

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?

- Karpi (sub-district HQ)17 km by road
- Arwal (district HQ)19 km by road
- Arwal (nearest town)19 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?

9 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
- ●Veterinary hospitalIn village · 1 · 1 doctors
- ●Post officeIn village
- ●Public bus serviceIn village
- ●Private bus serviceIn village
- ●State highwayIn village
- ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village
- ●All-weather roadIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary schoolunder 5 km · Kinjar
- ○Degree college10+ km · Jehanabad
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Karpi
- ○Primary health centreunder 5 km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensaryunder 5 km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Commercial bank10+ km
- ○Ration (PDS) shopunder 5 km
- ○Mandi / regular marketunder 5 km
- ○Public library10+ km

### Water and power

- Drinking waterhand pumps

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, wheat and pulse**. About 73% of the 112 hectares of village land is sown, and 71 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, 47 a toilet at home and 12 cooked with LPG; 73 had a mobile phone, 15 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Sohsa · ■ Karpi rural average

Electricity for lighting ****0%**

**2%

Toilet within the home ****47%**

**21%

No toilet (open defecation) ****53%**

**78%

Tap water ****2%**

**1%

Drinking water within premises ****75%**

**71%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****12%**

**2%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****87%**

**97%

Use banking services ****73%**

**50%

Television ****25%**

**10%

Mobile phone ****73%**

**52%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**1%

Two-wheeler ****15%**

**6%

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

**1%

None of these assets ****12%**

**28%

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 Sohsa?

■ Sohsa · ■ Karpi rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****87.7%**

**65.5%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1011**

**924

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****667**

**930

Working population ****32.2%**

**34.8%

### Women and men

Literacy is 93.7% for men and 82.0% for women. 56% of men and 8% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 63 (54%) · **■** Farm labourers 11 (9%) · **■** Household industry 1 (1%) · **■** Other work 39 (34%) · **■** Marginal 2 (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 Karpi

- Dariyapur502 people
- Rasulpur Pariyari484 people
- Abgila388 people
- Laraua379 people
- Khojan315 people
- Mahasi Chak286 people
- Manirampur246 people
- Mahmadpur Bara82 people

[All 84 villages in Karpi](https://wherepedia.org/india/bihar/arwal/karpi/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Sohsa?804423
- How far is Sohsa from Arwal?19 km by road
- What is the population of Sohsa?360 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Sohsa in?Arwal district (Karpi sub-district), Bihar
- What is the literacy rate of Sohsa?87.7% (Census 2011)