# Sowan Village, Dumraon, Buxar (Bihar) – PIN Code, Facilities & Population > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/bihar/buxar/dumraon/sowan/ Village · Dumraon, Buxar # Sowan Sowan is a village in Dumraon sub-district of Buxar district, Bihar. The 2011 Census counted **8,064 people in 1,273 households**, the 6th largest of 73 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 62.6%, below the sub-district's rural average of 67.7%. - 8,064people (2011) - 1,273households - 62.6%literacy - 932females per 1,000 males ## Sowan PIN code and other codes Sowan falls in Dumraon sub-district, Buxar district, Bihar. - Gram panchayatSowan - Community development blockDumraon - Census village code248158 Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## How far is Sowan from nearby towns? - Dumraon (sub-district HQ)10 km by road - Buxar (district HQ)30 km by road - Sowan (nearest town)10 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 Sowan? 21 services counted by the Census are inside Sowan; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt · 2 private - ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Secondary schoolIn village · 1 govt · 1 private - ●Health sub-centreIn village · 1 · 1 doctors - ●Post officeIn village - ●Mobile phone coverageIn village - ●Internet / Common Service CentreIn village - ●State highwayIn village - ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village - ●All-weather roadIn village - ●Commercial bankIn 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 - ●Public libraryIn village - ●Polling stationIn village ### Nearest outside - ○Senior secondary schoolunder 5 km · Kachainiya - ○Degree college5–10 km · Hakimpur - ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Buxar - ○Primary health centre10+ km - ○Allopathic hospital5–10 km - ○Dispensary5–10 km - ○Public bus service5–10 km - ○Railway stationunder 5 km - ○ATM10+ km ### Water and power - Drinking waterhand pumps and tube wells / boreholes - Electricity (2011)4 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 Sowan known for? The main crops are **paddy**. About 95% of the 528 hectares of village land is sown, and 300 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 Sowan Of every 100 households in Sowan in 2011, 7 had electricity, 17 a toilet at home and 4 cooked with LPG; 42 had a mobile phone, 6 a two-wheeler and 2 a car. ■ Sowan · ■ Dumraon rural average Electricity for lighting ****7%** **21% Toilet within the home ****17%** **22% No toilet (open defecation) ****83%** **77% Tap water ****2%** **4% Drinking water within premises ****60%** **68% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****4%** **7% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****94%** **91% Use banking services ****60%** **57% Television ****9%** **16% Mobile phone ****42%** **62% Computer with internet ****1%** **0% Two-wheeler ****6%** **8% Car / jeep / van ****2%** **2% None of these assets ****34%** **21% Own their home ****99%** **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 Sowan? ■ Sowan · ■ Dumraon rural average Literacy (age 7+) ****62.6%** **67.7% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****932** **928 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****908** **949 Working population ****27.0%** **33.8% ### Women and men Literacy is 76.8% for men and 47.5% for women. 44% of men and 9% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ********** **■** Cultivators 343 (16%) · **■** Farm labourers 913 (42%) · **■** Household industry 89 (4%) · **■** Other work 242 (11%) · **■** Marginal 591 (27%) 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 Dumraon - Bhojpur Jadid17,088 people - Ariyawon9,978 people - Kuransarae9,714 people - Mathila8,823 people - Nandan6,894 people - Chhatanwar6,310 people - Chilhari6,207 people - Noaon5,698 people [All 93 villages in Dumraon](https://wherepedia.org/india/bihar/buxar/dumraon/villages/) ## Quick answers - How far is Sowan from Buxar?30 km by road - What is the population of Sowan?8,064 (Census 2011) - Which district is Sowan in?Buxar district (Dumraon sub-district), Bihar - What is the literacy rate of Sowan?62.6% (Census 2011)