# Sohael Village, Sonhaula, Bhagalpur (Bihar) – PIN Code

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Village · Sonhaula, Bhagalpur 

# Sohael

Sohael is a village in Sonhaula sub-district of Bhagalpur district, Bihar. The 2011 Census counted **3,689 people in 643 households**, the 11th largest of 137 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 45.0%, below the sub-district's rural average of 54.9%.

- 3,689people (2011)
- 643households
- 45.0%literacy
- 888females per 1,000 males

## Sohael PIN code and other codes

Sohael falls in Sonhaula sub-district, Bhagalpur district, Bihar.

- Gram panchayatDhuabey
- Community development blockSonhaula
- Census village code240329

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

## How far is Sohael from nearby towns?

- Sonhaula (sub-district HQ)25 km by road
- Bhagalpur (district HQ)36 km by road
- Colgong (nearest town)25 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 Sohael?

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

### In the village

- ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Middle schoolIn village · 2 govt
- ●Post officeIn village
- ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school10+ km · Colgong
- ○Degree college10+ km · Colgong
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Bhagalpur
- ○Primary health centre10+ km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensary10+ km
- ○Public bus service5–10 km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Commercial bank5–10 km
- ○Ration (PDS) shopunder 5 km
- ○Mandi / regular market5–10 km
- ○Public library10+ km

### Water and power

- Drinking waterhand pumps
- Electricity (2011)12 h summer · 12 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 Sohael known for?

The main crops are **paddy**. About 100% of the 347 hectares of village land is sown, and 15 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 Sohael

Of every 100 households in Sohael in 2011, 12 had electricity, 4 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 42 had a mobile phone, 2 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Sohael · ■ Sonhaula rural average

Electricity for lighting ****12%**

**26%

Toilet within the home ****4%**

**14%

No toilet (open defecation) ****96%**

**84%

Tap water ****6%**

**5%

Drinking water within premises ****22%**

**24%

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

**1%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****94%**

**85%

Use banking services ****24%**

**44%

Television ****4%**

**11%

Mobile phone ****42%**

**53%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**1%

Two-wheeler ****2%**

**5%

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

**1%

None of these assets ****43%**

**31%

Own their home ****98%**

**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 Sohael?

■ Sohael · ■ Sonhaula rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****45.0%**

**54.9%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****888**

**900

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1039**

**944

Working population ****43.2%**

**40.9%

### Women and men

Literacy is 54.5% for men and 33.8% for women. 48% of men and 38% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 84 (5%) · **■** Farm labourers 137 (9%) · **■** Household industry 22 (1%) · **■** Other work 40 (3%) · **■** Marginal 1,310 (82%)

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 Sonhaula

- Sakrawan4,135 people
- Kamalpur3,977 people
- Maheshkhor3,886 people
- Dhoawa3,787 people
- Amdanda3,613 people
- Bhuria3,570 people
- Madhepur3,532 people
- Bhawanipur3,314 people

[All 177 villages in Sonhaula](https://wherepedia.org/india/bihar/bhagalpur/sonhaula/villages/)

## Quick answers

- How far is Sohael from Bhagalpur?36 km by road
- What is the population of Sohael?3,689 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Sohael in?Bhagalpur district (Sonhaula sub-district), Bihar
- What is the literacy rate of Sohael?45.0% (Census 2011)