# Solaia Village, Imamganj, Gaya (Bihar) – PIN Code & Facilities

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Village · Imamganj, Gaya 

# Solaia

Solaia is a village in Imamganj sub-district of Gaya district, Bihar. The 2011 Census counted **4,805 people in 806 households**, the 3rd largest of 184 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 52.8%, below the sub-district's rural average of 59.6%.

- 4,805people (2011)
- 806households
- 52.8%literacy
- 964females per 1,000 males

## Solaia PIN code and other codes

Solaia falls in Imamganj sub-district, Gaya district, Bihar.

- Gram panchayatSalaiya
- Community development blockImamganj
- Census village code255972

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

## How far is Solaia from nearby towns?

- Imamganj (sub-district HQ)17 km by road
- Gaya (district HQ)82 km by road
- Sherghati (nearest town)40 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 Solaia?

6 services counted by the Census are inside Solaia; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 1 private
- ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school10+ km · Imamganj
- ○Degree college10+ km · Sherghati
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Gaya
- ○Primary health centre10+ km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensary10+ km
- ○Post office5–10 km
- ○Public bus service5–10 km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM5–10 km
- ○Commercial bank10+ km
- ○Ration (PDS) shop5–10 km
- ○Mandi / regular market5–10 km
- ○Public library5–10 km

### Water and power

- Drinking waterhand 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 Solaia known for?

The main crops are **paddy, wheat and pulse**. About 60% of the 512 hectares of village land is sown, and 94 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 Solaia

Of every 100 households in Solaia in 2011, 0 had electricity, 8 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 46 had a mobile phone, 8 a two-wheeler and 2 a car.

■ Solaia · ■ Imamganj rural average

Electricity for lighting ****0%**

**2%

Toilet within the home ****8%**

**17%

No toilet (open defecation) ****92%**

**82%

Tap water ****0%**

**3%

Drinking water within premises ****35%**

**42%

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

**2%

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

**96%

Use banking services ****37%**

**34%

Television ****6%**

**5%

Mobile phone ****46%**

**45%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****8%**

**5%

Car / jeep / van ****2%**

**1%

None of these assets ****30%**

**34%

Own their home ****96%**

**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 Solaia?

■ Solaia · ■ Imamganj rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****52.8%**

**59.6%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****964**

**945

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1017**

**991

Working population ****43.0%**

**39.6%

### Women and men

Literacy is 61.3% for men and 44.0% for women. 48% of men and 37% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 384 (19%) · **■** Farm labourers 526 (25%) · **■** Household industry 56 (3%) · **■** Other work 76 (4%) · **■** Marginal 1,024 (50%)

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 Imamganj

- Malhari6,138 people
- Babhandih5,057 people
- Raniganj4,572 people
- Bisrampur4,259 people
- Pakri Guria3,860 people
- Pakardih3,593 people

[All 195 villages in Imamganj](https://wherepedia.org/india/bihar/gaya/imamganj/villages/)

## Quick answers

- How far is Solaia from Gaya?82 km by road
- What is the population of Solaia?4,805 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Solaia in?Gaya district (Imamganj sub-district), Bihar
- What is the literacy rate of Solaia?52.8% (Census 2011)