# Sohilwara Village, Mansurchak, Begusarai (Bihar) – PIN Code

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Village · Mansurchak, Begusarai 

# Sohilwara

Sohilwara is a village in Mansurchak sub-district of Begusarai district, Bihar. The 2011 Census counted **2,081 people in 480 households**, the 11th largest of 36 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 68.0%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 67.2%.

- 2,081people (2011)
- 480households
- 68.0%literacy
- 1,077females per 1,000 males

## Sohilwara PIN code and other codes

Sohilwara falls in Mansurchak sub-district, Begusarai district, Bihar.

- Gram panchayatGanpataul
- Community development blockMansurchak
- Census village code237746

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

## How far is Sohilwara from nearby towns?

- Mansurchak (sub-district HQ)3 km by road
- Begusarai (district HQ)46 km by road
- Dalsinghsarai (nearest town)14 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 Sohilwara?

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

### In the village

- ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●National highwayIn village
- ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village
- ●Mandi / regular marketIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school5–10 km · Mansurchak
- ○Degree college10+ km · Begusarai
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Begusarai
- ○Primary health centre5–10 km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensary10+ km
- ○Post office5–10 km
- ○Public bus service5–10 km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Commercial bank5–10 km
- ○Public library10+ km

### Water and power

- Drinking waterhand pumps
- Electricity (2011)3 h summer · 5 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 Sohilwara known for?

The main crops are **paddy**. About 88% of the 170 hectares of village land is sown, and 140 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 Sohilwara

Of every 100 households in Sohilwara in 2011, 9 had electricity, 14 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 62 had a mobile phone, 6 a two-wheeler and 3 a car.

■ Sohilwara · ■ Mansurchak rural average

Electricity for lighting ****9%**

**9%

Toilet within the home ****14%**

**28%

No toilet (open defecation) ****85%**

**70%

Tap water ****2%**

**4%

Drinking water within premises ****42%**

**43%

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

**4%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****97%**

**94%

Use banking services ****47%**

**47%

Television ****9%**

**9%

Mobile phone ****62%**

**48%

Computer with internet ****2%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****6%**

**5%

Car / jeep / van ****3%**

**1%

None of these assets ****20%**

**29%

Own their home ****90%**

**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 Sohilwara?

■ Sohilwara · ■ Mansurchak rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****68.0%**

**67.2%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1077**

**931

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1083**

**947

Working population ****42.6%**

**34.6%

### Women and men

Literacy is 79.6% for men and 57.1% for women. 47% of men and 39% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 103 (12%) · **■** Farm labourers 74 (8%) · **■** Household industry 61 (7%) · **■** Other work 76 (9%) · **■** Marginal 572 (65%)

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 Mansurchak

- Hawaspur2,924 people
- Bhawanipur2,814 people
- Nayatol2,740 people
- Sarai Nurnagar2,180 people
- Gurdaspur1,746 people
- Alam Chak1,677 people
- Dasrathpur1,551 people
- Chhabilapur1,397 people

[All 55 villages in Mansurchak](https://wherepedia.org/india/bihar/begusarai/mansurchak/villages/)

## Quick answers

- How far is Sohilwara from Begusarai?46 km by road
- What is the population of Sohilwara?2,081 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Sohilwara in?Begusarai district (Mansurchak sub-district), Bihar
- What is the literacy rate of Sohilwara?68.0% (Census 2011)