# Sokhea Village, Barachatti, Gaya (Bihar) – PIN Code

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Village · Barachatti, Gaya 

# Sokhea

Sokhea is a village in Barachatti sub-district of Gaya district, Bihar. The 2011 Census counted **1,116 people in 160 households**, the 45th largest of 141 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 64.7%, above the sub-district's rural average of 58.5%.

- 1,116people (2011)
- 160households
- 64.7%literacy
- 901females per 1,000 males

## Sokhea PIN code and other codes

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

- Gram panchayatDiwania
- Community development blockBarachatti
- Census village code257384

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

## How far is Sokhea from nearby towns?

- Barachatti (sub-district HQ)9 km by road
- Gaya (district HQ)52 km by road
- Gaya (nearest town)52 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 Sokhea?

12 services counted by the Census are inside Sokhea; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Health sub-centreIn village · 1
- ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●Commercial bankIn village
- ●Cooperative bankIn village
- ●Agricultural credit societyIn village
- ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village
- ●Mandi / regular marketIn village
- ●Weekly haatIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Primary school5–10 km · Sokha
- ○Senior secondary school10+ km · Gaya
- ○Degree college10+ km · Gaya
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Gaya
- ○Primary health centre10+ km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensary10+ km
- ○Post office10+ km
- ○Public bus service5–10 km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM5–10 km
- ○Public library10+ km

### Water and power

- Drinking waterhand pumps and tube wells / boreholes
- Electricity (2011)5 h summer · 6 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 Sokhea known for?

The main crops are **paddy**. About 64% of the 141 hectares of village land is sown, and 81 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 Sokhea

Of every 100 households in Sokhea in 2011, 14 had electricity, 4 a toilet at home and 1 cooked with LPG; 61 had a mobile phone, 5 a two-wheeler and 1 a car.

■ Sokhea · ■ Barachatti rural average

Electricity for lighting ****14%**

**17%

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

**14%

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

**86%

Tap water ****1%**

**2%

Drinking water within premises ****48%**

**28%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****1%**

**2%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****99%**

**95%

Use banking services ****49%**

**44%

Television ****11%**

**10%

Mobile phone ****61%**

**48%

Computer with internet ****1%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****5%**

**6%

Car / jeep / van ****1%**

**1%

None of these assets ****11%**

**32%

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 Sokhea?

■ Sokhea · ■ Barachatti rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****64.7%**

**58.5%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****901**

**967

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****824**

**970

Working population ****51.7%**

**45.9%

### Women and men

Literacy is 76.3% for men and 52.1% for women. 51% of men and 53% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

******

**■** Cultivators 219 (38%) · **■** Other work 5 (1%) · **■** Marginal 353 (61%)

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

- Deuri Dumri1,227 people
- Tula Chak1,167 people
- Nauagardan1,148 people
- Bheriya1,122 people
- Dhanganin1,099 people
- Jahangira1,099 people
- Beri1,098 people
- Dahiyar1,085 people

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

## Quick answers

- How far is Sokhea from Gaya?52 km by road
- What is the population of Sokhea?1,116 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Sokhea in?Gaya district (Barachatti sub-district), Bihar
- What is the literacy rate of Sokhea?64.7% (Census 2011)