# Sohat Village, Alinagar, Darbhanga (Bihar) – PIN Code, Facilities & Population > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/bihar/darbhanga/alinagar/sohat/ Village · Alinagar, Darbhanga # Sohat Sohat is a village in Alinagar sub-district of Darbhanga district, Bihar. The 2011 Census counted **3,144 people in 640 households**, the 17th largest of 39 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 40.2%, below the sub-district's rural average of 49.4%. - 3,144people (2011) - 640households - 40.2%literacy - 928females per 1,000 males ## Sohat PIN code and other codes Sohat falls in Alinagar sub-district, Darbhanga district, Bihar. - Gram panchayatLahata Tumaul Sohat - Community development blockAlinagar - Census village code227218 Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## How far is Sohat from nearby towns? - Alinagar (sub-district HQ)15 km by road - Darbhanga (district HQ)45 km by road - Benipur (nearest town)14 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 Sohat? 15 services counted by the Census are inside Sohat; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Health sub-centreIn village · 1 · 1 doctors - ●Mobile phone coverageIn village - ●Private bus serviceIn village - ●State highwayIn village - ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village - ●All-weather roadIn village - ●Agricultural credit societyIn village - ●Anganwadi centreIn village - ●ASHA health workerIn village - ●Community centreIn village - ●Sports fieldIn village - ●Public libraryIn village - ●Polling stationIn village ### Nearest outside - ○Senior secondary school10+ km · Mahkaur - ○Degree college10+ km · Darbhanga - ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Darbhanga - ○Primary health centre10+ km - ○Allopathic hospital10+ km - ○Dispensary10+ km - ○Post office5–10 km - ○Public bus service5–10 km - ○Railway stationunder 5 km - ○ATMunder 5 km - ○Commercial bank5–10 km - ○Ration (PDS) shop10+ km - ○Mandi / regular market5–10 km ### Water and power - Drinking waterhand pumps and tanks / ponds - Electricity (2011)6 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 Sohat known for? The main crops are **paddy**. About 72% of the 327 hectares of village land is sown, and 112 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 Sohat Of every 100 households in Sohat in 2011, 2 had electricity, 3 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 43 had a mobile phone, 4 a two-wheeler and 1 a car. ■ Sohat · ■ Alinagar rural average Electricity for lighting ****2%** **3% Toilet within the home ****3%** **14% No toilet (open defecation) ****97%** **86% Tap water ****1%** **1% Drinking water within premises ****21%** **42% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****0%** **1% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****99%** **97% Use banking services ****26%** **37% Television ****2%** **3% Mobile phone ****43%** **55% Computer with internet ****0%** **0% Two-wheeler ****4%** **5% Car / jeep / van ****1%** **1% None of these assets ****44%** **29% Own their home ****99%** **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 Sohat? ■ Sohat · ■ Alinagar rural average Literacy (age 7+) ****40.2%** **49.4% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****928** **928 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1038** **953 Working population ****30.5%** **33.6% ### Women and men Literacy is 52.5% for men and 26.6% for women. 47% of men and 13% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ******** **■** Cultivators 35 (4%) · **■** Farm labourers 22 (2%) · **■** Other work 19 (2%) · **■** Marginal 883 (92%) 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 Alinagar - Andauli3,799 people - Sisouni3,724 people - Antaur3,541 people - Shampur3,530 people - Lahata3,069 people - Nuruddinpur Dost3,030 people - Rampur Udai3,022 people - Narma2,818 people [All 44 villages in Alinagar](https://wherepedia.org/india/bihar/darbhanga/alinagar/villages/) ## Quick answers - How far is Sohat from Darbhanga?45 km by road - What is the population of Sohat?3,144 (Census 2011) - Which district is Sohat in?Darbhanga district (Alinagar sub-district), Bihar - What is the literacy rate of Sohat?40.2% (Census 2011)