# Sohari Village, Garhani, Bhojpur (Bihar) – PIN Code, Facilities & Population

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Village · Garhani, Bhojpur 

# Sohari

Sohari is a village in Garhani sub-district of Bhojpur district, Bihar, PIN code **802203**. The 2011 Census counted **1,008 people in 143 households**, the 36th largest of 48 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 75.7%, above the sub-district's rural average of 66.8%.

- 1,008people (2011)
- 143households
- 75.7%literacy
- 802203PIN code

## Sohari PIN code and other codes

**The PIN code of Sohari is 802203.** Sohari falls in Garhani sub-district, Bhojpur district, Bihar.

- PIN code802203
- Gram panchayatHarpur
- Community development blockGarhani
- Census village code247506

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

## How far is Sohari from nearby towns?

- Garhani (sub-district HQ)6 km by road
- Arrah (district HQ)25 km by road
- Arrah (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 Sohari?

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

### In the village

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

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school5–10 km · Garhani
- ○Degree college10+ km · Arrah
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Patna
- ○Primary health centre5–10 km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensary5–10 km
- ○Post office5–10 km
- ○Public bus service5–10 km
- ○Railway station5–10 km
- ○ATM5–10 km
- ○Commercial bank10+ km
- ○Ration (PDS) shop5–10 km
- ○Mandi / regular market5–10 km
- ○Public library5–10 km

### Water and power

- Drinking wateruntreated tap water, hand pumps, tube wells / boreholes and canal / river
- Electricity (2011)4 h summer · 4 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 Sohari known for?

The main crops are **paddy, wheat and oil seeds**. About 86% of the 61 hectares of village land is sown, and 50 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 Sohari

Of every 100 households in Sohari in 2011, 0 had electricity, 0 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 95 had a mobile phone, 14 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Sohari · ■ Garhani rural average

Electricity for lighting ****0%**

**10%

Toilet within the home ****0%**

**20%

No toilet (open defecation) ****100%**

**79%

Tap water ****1%**

**3%

Drinking water within premises ****91%**

**75%

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

**3%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****99%**

**93%

Use banking services ****99%**

**57%

Television ****18%**

**15%

Mobile phone ****95%**

**56%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****14%**

**8%

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

**1%

None of these assets ****4%**

**32%

Own their home ****99%**

**97%

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 Sohari?

■ Sohari · ■ Garhani rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****75.7%**

**66.8%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****877**

**919

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1129**

**923

Working population ****42.6%**

**31.0%

### Women and men

Literacy is 90.6% for men and 57.9% for women. 45% of men and 39% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 17 (4%) · **■** Farm labourers 389 (91%) · **■** Household industry 2 (0%) · **■** Other work 16 (4%) · **■** Marginal 5 (1%)

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 Garhani

- Labhuani1,246 people
- Bahadurpur1,099 people
- Sihar1,091 people
- Dubauli1,017 people
- Sikti989 people
- Pathar976 people
- Ratanpur943 people
- Azam Nagar911 people

[All 54 villages in Garhani](https://wherepedia.org/india/bihar/bhojpur/garhani/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Sohari?802203
- How far is Sohari from Arrah?25 km by road
- What is the population of Sohari?1,008 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Sohari in?Bhojpur district (Garhani sub-district), Bihar
- What is the literacy rate of Sohari?75.7% (Census 2011)