# Sowal Village, Tikari, Gaya (Bihar) – PIN Code, Facilities & Population

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Village · Tikari, Gaya 

# Sowal

Sowal is a village in Tikari sub-district of Gaya district, Bihar, PIN code **824236**. The 2011 Census counted **1,812 people in 316 households**, the 48th largest of 149 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 65.6%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 67.4%.

- 1,812people (2011)
- 316households
- 65.6%literacy
- 824236PIN code

## Sowal PIN code and other codes

**The PIN code of Sowal is 824236.** Sowal falls in Tikari sub-district, Gaya district, Bihar.

- PIN code824236
- Gram panchayatLaw
- Community development blockTikari
- Census village code254758

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

## How far is Sowal from nearby towns?

- Tikari (sub-district HQ)7 km by road
- Gaya (district HQ)35 km by road
- Tikari (nearest town)7 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 Sowal?

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

### In the village

- ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt · 5 private
- ●Health sub-centreIn village · 1
- ●DispensaryIn village · 1 · 1 doctors
- ●Family welfare centreIn village · 1 · 1 doctors
- ●Public bus serviceIn village
- ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school10+ km · Tikari
- ○Degree college10+ km · Mau
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Gaya
- ○Primary health centre10+ km
- ○Allopathic hospital5–10 km
- ○Post office10+ km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Commercial bank5–10 km
- ○Ration (PDS) shop5–10 km
- ○Mandi / regular market5–10 km
- ○Public library10+ km

### Water and power

- Drinking waterhand pumps
- 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 Sowal known for?

The main crops are **paddy**. About 66% of the 198 hectares of village land is sown, and 111 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 Sowal

Of every 100 households in Sowal in 2011, 1 had electricity, 29 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 66 had a mobile phone, 6 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Sowal · ■ Tikari rural average

Electricity for lighting ****1%**

**9%

Toilet within the home ****29%**

**22%

No toilet (open defecation) ****71%**

**77%

Tap water ****2%**

**4%

Drinking water within premises ****49%**

**53%

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

**3%

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

**94%

Use banking services ****82%**

**54%

Television ****15%**

**10%

Mobile phone ****66%**

**58%

Computer with internet ****3%**

**1%

Two-wheeler ****6%**

**7%

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

**1%

None of these assets ****9%**

**25%

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 Sowal?

■ Sowal · ■ Tikari rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****65.6%**

**67.4%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****840**

**927

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****907**

**952

Working population ****44.5%**

**37.9%

### Women and men

Literacy is 74.9% for men and 54.3% for women. 49% of men and 39% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 46 (6%) · **■** Farm labourers 546 (68%) · **■** Household industry 4 (0%) · **■** Other work 9 (1%) · **■** Marginal 202 (25%)

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 Tikari

- singhapur1,945 people
- Bishunpur urur1,913 people
- Bhainsmara1,863 people
- Bohiyakamalpur1,853 people
- Alipur1,783 people
- Malsari1,747 people
- Raksiya1,732 people
- Gaharpur1,698 people

[All 155 villages in Tikari](https://wherepedia.org/india/bihar/gaya/tikari/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Sowal?824236
- How far is Sowal from Gaya?35 km by road
- What is the population of Sowal?1,812 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Sowal in?Gaya district (Tikari sub-district), Bihar
- What is the literacy rate of Sowal?65.6% (Census 2011)