# Sowae Khas Village, Sahebpur Kamal, Begusarai (Bihar) > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/bihar/begusarai/sahebpur-kamal/sowae-khas/ Village · Sahebpur Kamal, Begusarai # Sowae Khas Sowae Khas is a village in Sahebpur Kamal sub-district of Begusarai district, Bihar. The 2011 Census counted **612 people in 126 households**, the 29th largest of 31 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 69.3%, above the sub-district's rural average of 62.4%. - 612people (2011) - 126households - 69.3%literacy - 774females per 1,000 males ## Sowae Khas PIN code and other codes Sowae Khas falls in Sahebpur Kamal sub-district, Begusarai district, Bihar. - Gram panchayatSowae Khas - Community development blockSahebpur Kamal - Census village code238292 Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## How far is Sowae Khas from nearby towns? - Sahebpur Kamal (sub-district HQ)5 km by road - Begusarai (district HQ)31 km by road - Khagaria (nearest town)12 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 Sowae Khas? 17 services counted by the Census are inside Sowae Khas; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ●Post officeIn village - ●Mobile phone coverageIn village - ●Public bus serviceIn village - ●Private bus serviceIn village - ●National highwayIn village - ●State highwayIn village - ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village - ●All-weather roadIn village - ●Cooperative bankIn village - ●Agricultural credit societyIn village - ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village - ●Anganwadi centreIn village - ●ASHA health workerIn village - ●Community centreIn village - ●Sports fieldIn village - ●Public libraryIn village - ●Polling stationIn village ### Nearest outside - ○Primary schoolunder 5 km · Raghunathpur - ○Senior secondary school10+ km · Khagaria - ○Degree college10+ km · Khagaria - ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Begusarai - ○Primary health centre5–10 km - ○Allopathic hospital10+ km - ○Dispensary10+ km - ○Railway station5–10 km - ○ATM5–10 km - ○Commercial bank5–10 km - ○Mandi / regular market5–10 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 Sowae Khas known for? The main crops are **paddy**. About 83% of the 28 hectares of village land is sown, and 19 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 Sowae Khas Of every 100 households in Sowae Khas in 2011, 0 had electricity, 8 a toilet at home and 6 cooked with LPG; 79 had a mobile phone, 3 a two-wheeler and 1 a car. ■ Sowae Khas · ■ Sahebpur Kamal rural average Electricity for lighting ****0%** **12% Toilet within the home ****8%** **28% No toilet (open defecation) ****92%** **70% Tap water ****0%** **2% Drinking water within premises ****90%** **53% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****6%** **4% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****94%** **94% Use banking services ****82%** **50% Television ****4%** **11% Mobile phone ****79%** **57% Computer with internet ****0%** **0% Two-wheeler ****3%** **5% Car / jeep / van ****1%** **1% None of these assets ****15%** **28% 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 Sowae Khas? ■ Sowae Khas · ■ Sahebpur Kamal rural average Literacy (age 7+) ****69.3%** **62.4% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****774** **873 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****857** **912 Working population ****24.8%** **28.1% ### Women and men Literacy is 75.4% for men and 61.2% for women. 43% of men and 1% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ******** **■** Cultivators 18 (12%) · **■** Farm labourers 116 (76%) · **■** Other work 14 (9%) · **■** Marginal 4 (3%) 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 Sahebpur Kamal - Malhipur Karari1,713 people - Parora1,237 people - Saraia1,021 people - Sadpur1,013 people - Achhe Chak182 people - Saidpur55 people [All 39 villages in Sahebpur Kamal](https://wherepedia.org/india/bihar/begusarai/sahebpur-kamal/villages/) ## Quick answers - How far is Sowae Khas from Begusarai?31 km by road - What is the population of Sowae Khas?612 (Census 2011) - Which district is Sowae Khas in?Begusarai district (Sahebpur Kamal sub-district), Bihar - What is the literacy rate of Sowae Khas?69.3% (Census 2011)