# Sogaha Village, Biraul, Darbhanga (Bihar) – PIN Code

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Village · Biraul, Darbhanga 

# Sogaha

Sogaha is a village in Biraul sub-district of Darbhanga district, Bihar. The 2011 Census counted **701 people in 139 households**, the 56th largest of 62 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 45.3%, below the sub-district's rural average of 53.3%.

- 701people (2011)
- 139households
- 45.3%literacy
- 936females per 1,000 males

## Sogaha PIN code and other codes

Sogaha falls in Biraul sub-district, Darbhanga district, Bihar.

- Gram panchayatKamar Kalan
- Community development blockBiraul
- Census village code227725

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

## How far is Sogaha from nearby towns?

- Biraul (sub-district HQ)15 km by road
- Darbhanga (district HQ)41 km by road
- Darbhanga (nearest town)41 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 Sogaha?

4 services counted by the Census are inside Sogaha; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt · 1 private
- ●Weekly haatIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school10+ km · Deoukli
- ○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 bank10+ km
- ○Ration (PDS) shop5–10 km
- ○Mandi / regular marketunder 5 km
- ○Public library10+ km

### Water and power

- Drinking waterhand pumps
- Electricity (2011)5 h summer · 10 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 Sogaha known for?

The main crops are **paddy**. About 75% of the 27 hectares of village land is sown, and 12 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 Sogaha

Of every 100 households in Sogaha in 2011, 0 had electricity, 1 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 35 had a mobile phone, 1 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Sogaha · ■ Biraul rural average

Electricity for lighting ****0%**

**8%

Toilet within the home ****1%**

**16%

No toilet (open defecation) ****99%**

**83%

Tap water ****0%**

**2%

Drinking water within premises ****25%**

**43%

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

**2%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****98%**

**96%

Use banking services ****27%**

**32%

Television ****1%**

**5%

Mobile phone ****35%**

**54%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**1%

Two-wheeler ****1%**

**6%

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

**2%

None of these assets ****48%**

**29%

Own their home ****100%**

**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 Sogaha?

■ Sogaha · ■ Biraul rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****45.3%**

**53.3%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****936**

**916

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****821**

**938

Working population ****24.1%**

**30.0%

### Women and men

Literacy is 51.8% for men and 38.5% for women. 38% of men and 10% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

********

**■** Cultivators 12 (7%) · **■** Farm labourers 94 (56%) · **■** Other work 12 (7%) · **■** Marginal 51 (30%)

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 Biraul

- Lalpur834 people
- Rampur818 people
- Nausta807 people
- Andhiari731 people
- Saduka482 people
- Sirsia462 people
- Az Rakbe Gobindpur378 people
- Shiwpur309 people

[All 70 villages in Biraul](https://wherepedia.org/india/bihar/darbhanga/biraul/villages/)

## Quick answers

- How far is Sogaha from Darbhanga?41 km by road
- What is the population of Sogaha?701 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Sogaha in?Darbhanga district (Biraul sub-district), Bihar
- What is the literacy rate of Sogaha?45.3% (Census 2011)