# Sobh Village, Barachatti, Gaya (Bihar) – PIN Code & Facilities

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Village · Barachatti, Gaya 

# Sobh

Sobh is a village in Barachatti sub-district of Gaya district, Bihar. The 2011 Census counted **2,597 people in 392 households**, the 11th largest of 141 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 77.6%, above the sub-district's rural average of 58.5%.

- 2,597people (2011)
- 392households
- 77.6%literacy
- 927females per 1,000 males

## Sobh PIN code and other codes

Sobh falls in Barachatti sub-district, Gaya district, Bihar.

- Gram panchayatRohi
- Community development blockBarachatti
- Census village code257318

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

## How far is Sobh from nearby towns?

- Barachatti (sub-district HQ)3 km by road
- Gaya (district HQ)36 km by road
- Gaya (nearest town)36 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 Sobh?

11 services counted by the Census are inside Sobh; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Public bus serviceIn village
- ●Railway stationIn village
- ●National highwayIn village
- ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●Mandi / regular marketIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school10+ km · Gaya
- ○Degree college10+ km · Shom
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Gaya
- ○Primary health centre5–10 km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensary10+ km
- ○Post office5–10 km
- ○ATM5–10 km
- ○Commercial bank10+ km
- ○Ration (PDS) shop5–10 km
- ○Public library10+ km

### Water and power

- Drinking watercovered wells, hand pumps and tube wells / boreholes

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 Sobh known for?

The main crops are **paddy**. About 63% of the 64 hectares of village land is sown, and 29 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 Sobh

Of every 100 households in Sobh in 2011, 6 had electricity, 41 a toilet at home and 20 cooked with LPG; 80 had a mobile phone, 19 a two-wheeler and 7 a car.

■ Sobh · ■ Barachatti rural average

Electricity for lighting ****6%**

**17%

Toilet within the home ****41%**

**14%

No toilet (open defecation) ****59%**

**86%

Tap water ****1%**

**2%

Drinking water within premises ****70%**

**28%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****20%**

**2%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****77%**

**95%

Use banking services ****90%**

**44%

Television ****35%**

**10%

Mobile phone ****80%**

**48%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****19%**

**6%

Car / jeep / van ****7%**

**1%

None of these assets ****6%**

**32%

Own their home ****90%**

**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 Sobh?

■ Sobh · ■ Barachatti rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****77.6%**

**58.5%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****927**

**967

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****970**

**970

Working population ****29.9%**

**45.9%

### Women and men

Literacy is 85.6% for men and 68.8% for women. 46% of men and 13% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 236 (30%) · **■** Farm labourers 106 (14%) · **■** Household industry 45 (6%) · **■** Other work 266 (34%) · **■** Marginal 123 (16%)

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 Barachatti

- Jhajh3,461 people
- Gajragarh3,019 people
- Kathautia2,925 people
- Bumer2,658 people
- Patluka2,370 people
- Binda2,207 people
- Karman2,123 people
- Bibipesra2,078 people

[All 158 villages in Barachatti](https://wherepedia.org/india/bihar/gaya/barachatti/villages/)

## Quick answers

- How far is Sobh from Gaya?36 km by road
- What is the population of Sobh?2,597 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Sobh in?Gaya district (Barachatti sub-district), Bihar
- What is the literacy rate of Sobh?77.6% (Census 2011)