# Sohra Village, Barhara, Bhojpur (Bihar) – PIN Code

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Village · Barhara, Bhojpur 

# Sohra

Sohra is a village in Barhara sub-district of Bhojpur district, Bihar, PIN code **802316**. The 2011 Census counted **11,474 people in 1,629 households**, the 6th largest of 59 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 60.9%, below the sub-district's rural average of 69.1%.

- 11,474people (2011)
- 1,629households
- 60.9%literacy
- 802316PIN code

## Sohra PIN code and other codes

**The PIN code of Sohra is 802316.** Sohra falls in Barhara sub-district, Bhojpur district, Bihar.

- PIN code802316
- Gram panchayatShohara
- Community development blockBarhara
- Census village code246829

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

## How far is Sohra from nearby towns?

- Barhara (sub-district HQ)12 km by road
- Arrah (district HQ)19 km by road
- Arrah (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 Sohra?

22 services counted by the Census are inside Sohra; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 3 private
- ●Primary schoolIn village · 2 govt
- ●Secondary schoolIn village · 2 govt
- ●PolytechnicIn village · 1 private
- ●Primary health centreIn village · 1 · 2 doctors
- ●Health sub-centreIn village · 1 · 1 doctors
- ●Maternity & child welfare centreIn village · 1
- ●TB clinicIn village · 1 · 1 doctors
- ●Family welfare centreIn village · 1
- ●Post officeIn village
- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●Public bus serviceIn village
- ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village
- ●Agricultural credit societyIn village
- ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village
- ●Mandi / regular marketIn village
- ●Weekly haatIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village
- ●Community centreIn village
- ●Sports fieldIn village
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school5–10 km · Arrah
- ○Degree college10+ km · Arrah
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Arrah
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensary5–10 km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM5–10 km
- ○Commercial bank5–10 km
- ○Public library5–10 km

### Water and power

- Drinking wateruntreated tap water, covered wells, hand pumps, tube wells / boreholes and canal / river
- Electricity (2011)3 h summer · 3 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 Sohra known for?

About 42% of the 626 hectares of village land is sown.

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

## Homes and amenities in Sohra

Of every 100 households in Sohra in 2011, 6 had electricity, 15 a toilet at home and 3 cooked with LPG; 55 had a mobile phone, 6 a two-wheeler and 3 a car.

■ Sohra · ■ Barhara rural average

Electricity for lighting ****6%**

**10%

Toilet within the home ****15%**

**23%

No toilet (open defecation) ****83%**

**75%

Tap water ****23%**

**7%

Drinking water within premises ****44%**

**68%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****3%**

**5%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****91%**

**91%

Use banking services ****66%**

**56%

Television ****16%**

**18%

Mobile phone ****55%**

**61%

Computer with internet ****4%**

**1%

Two-wheeler ****6%**

**10%

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

**2%

None of these assets ****22%**

**19%

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 Sohra?

■ Sohra · ■ Barhara rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****60.9%**

**69.1%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****866**

**878

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****847**

**906

Working population ****26.0%**

**29.9%

### Women and men

Literacy is 73.5% for men and 46.5% for women. 42% of men and 7% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 130 (4%) · **■** Farm labourers 677 (23%) · **■** Household industry 51 (2%) · **■** Other work 359 (12%) · **■** Marginal 1,761 (59%)

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 Barhara

- Khawaspur15,074 people
- Gunri13,910 people
- Sinha13,186 people
- Saraiya12,464 people
- Sheo Diara11,364 people
- Balua7,829 people
- Akauna7,597 people
- Nathmalpur6,966 people

[All 79 villages in Barhara](https://wherepedia.org/india/bihar/bhojpur/barhara/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Sohra?802316
- How far is Sohra from Arrah?19 km by road
- What is the population of Sohra?11,474 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Sohra in?Bhojpur district (Barhara sub-district), Bihar
- What is the literacy rate of Sohra?60.9% (Census 2011)
