# Sotharia Village, Tardih, Darbhanga (Bihar) – PIN Code

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Village · Tardih, Darbhanga 

# Sotharia

Sotharia is a village in Tardih sub-district of Darbhanga district, Bihar, PIN code **847405**. The 2011 Census counted **400 people in 92 households**, the 35th largest of 38 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 49.3%, below the sub-district's rural average of 57.2%.

- 400people (2011)
- 92households
- 49.3%literacy
- 847405PIN code

## Sotharia PIN code and other codes

**The PIN code of Sotharia is 847405.** Sotharia falls in Tardih sub-district, Darbhanga district, Bihar.

- PIN code847405
- Gram panchayatRaja Kharwar
- Community development blockTardih
- Census village code227200

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

## How far is Sotharia from nearby towns?

- Tardih (sub-district HQ)10 km by road
- Darbhanga (district HQ)52 km by road
- Jhanjharpur (nearest town)15 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 Sotharia?

9 services counted by the Census are inside Sotharia; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●Private bus serviceIn village
- ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village
- ●Weekly haatIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school5–10 km · Jhanjharpur
- ○Degree college10+ km · Jhanjharpur
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Darbhanga
- ○Primary health centre5–10 km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensary10+ km
- ○Post office5–10 km
- ○Public bus service5–10 km
- ○Railway station5–10 km
- ○ATMunder 5 km
- ○Commercial bank5–10 km
- ○Mandi / regular marketunder 5 km
- ○Public library5–10 km

### Water and power

- Drinking waterhand pumps
- Electricity (2011)7 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 Sotharia known for?

The main crops are **paddy**. About 85% of the 34 hectares of village land is sown, and 20 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 Sotharia

Of every 100 households in Sotharia in 2011, 0 had electricity, 4 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 12 had a mobile phone, 0 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Sotharia · ■ Tardih rural average

Electricity for lighting ****0%**

**12%

Toilet within the home ****4%**

**22%

No toilet (open defecation) ****96%**

**77%

Tap water ****0%**

**2%

Drinking water within premises ****33%**

**49%

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

**1%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****41%**

**97%

Use banking services ****12%**

**44%

Television ****0%**

**7%

Mobile phone ****12%**

**56%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****0%**

**6%

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

**1%

None of these assets ****63%**

**25%

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 Sotharia?

■ Sotharia · ■ Tardih rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****49.3%**

**57.2%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****980**

**927

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****961**

**927

Working population ****34.0%**

**34.5%

### Women and men

Literacy is 60.3% for men and 38.3% for women. 47% of men and 21% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

******

**■** Cultivators 34 (25%) · **■** Farm labourers 101 (74%) · **■** Other work 1 (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 Tardih

- Lodiami657 people
- Phakirna562 people
- Chaka516 people
- Pachahi Machhaita496 people
- Dhankaul241 people
- Barhmotar117 people
- Khidarpura7 people

[All 45 villages in Tardih](https://wherepedia.org/india/bihar/darbhanga/tardih/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Sotharia?847405
- How far is Sotharia from Darbhanga?52 km by road
- What is the population of Sotharia?400 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Sotharia in?Darbhanga district (Tardih sub-district), Bihar
- What is the literacy rate of Sotharia?49.3% (Census 2011)