# Sahokarman Village, Rafiganj, Aurangabad (Bihar) – PIN Code

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Village · Rafiganj, Aurangabad 

# Sahokarman

Sahokarman is a village in Rafiganj sub-district of Aurangabad district, Bihar. The 2011 Census counted **1,290 people in 190 households**, the 82nd largest of 210 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 65.3%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 66.4%.

- 1,290people (2011)
- 190households
- 65.3%literacy
- 883females per 1,000 males

## Sahokarman PIN code and other codes

Sahokarman falls in Rafiganj sub-district, Aurangabad district, Bihar.

- Gram panchayatBalar
- Community development blockRafiganj
- Census village code253153

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

## How far is Sahokarman from nearby towns?

- Rafiganj (sub-district HQ)6 km by road
- Aurangabad (district HQ)41 km by road
- Rafiganj (nearest town)6 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 Sahokarman?

8 services counted by the Census are inside Sahokarman; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●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 school10+ km · Kharupa
- ○Degree college5–10 km · Rafiganj
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Gaya
- ○Primary health centre10+ km
- ○Allopathic hospital5–10 km
- ○Dispensary5–10 km
- ○Post office5–10 km
- ○Public bus service5–10 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 waterhand pumps and tube wells / boreholes

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 Sahokarman known for?

The main crops are **paddy**. About 68% of the 173 hectares of village land is sown, and 37 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 Sahokarman

Of every 100 households in Sahokarman in 2011, 12 had electricity, 6 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 51 had a mobile phone, 4 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Sahokarman · ■ Rafiganj rural average

Electricity for lighting ****12%**

**4%

Toilet within the home ****6%**

**17%

No toilet (open defecation) ****94%**

**82%

Tap water ****1%**

**2%

Drinking water within premises ****36%**

**55%

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

**2%

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

**94%

Use banking services ****12%**

**44%

Television ****3%**

**6%

Mobile phone ****51%**

**58%

Computer with internet ****1%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****4%**

**6%

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

**1%

None of these assets ****42%**

**25%

Own their home ****99%**

**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 Sahokarman?

■ Sahokarman · ■ Rafiganj rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****65.3%**

**66.4%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****883**

**921

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****814**

**961

Working population ****39.3%**

**36.0%

### Women and men

Literacy is 75.4% for men and 54.2% for women. 53% of men and 24% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 47 (9%) · **■** Farm labourers 97 (19%) · **■** Household industry 12 (2%) · **■** Other work 111 (22%) · **■** Marginal 240 (47%)

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 Rafiganj

- Pachariya1,323 people
- Takra1,311 people
- Parariya1,310 people
- Kiakhap1,298 people
- Ghazikarma1,289 people
- Mahuain1,287 people
- Basar Bigha1,286 people
- Danai1,265 people

[All 216 villages in Rafiganj](https://wherepedia.org/india/bihar/aurangabad/rafiganj/villages/)

## Quick answers

- How far is Sahokarman from Aurangabad?41 km by road
- What is the population of Sahokarman?1,290 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Sahokarman in?Aurangabad district (Rafiganj sub-district), Bihar
- What is the literacy rate of Sahokarman?65.3% (Census 2011)