# Sokho Village, Khaira, Jamui (Bihar) – PIN Code, Facilities & Population

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Village · Khaira, Jamui 

# Sokho

Sokho is a village in Khaira sub-district of Jamui district, Bihar. The 2011 Census counted **4,197 people in 762 households**, the 15th largest of 89 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 53.4%, below the sub-district's rural average of 61.2%.

- 4,197people (2011)
- 762households
- 53.4%literacy
- 923females per 1,000 males

## Sokho PIN code and other codes

Sokho falls in Khaira sub-district, Jamui district, Bihar.

- Gram panchayatArunmabank
- Community development blockKhaira
- Census village code259170

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

## How far is Sokho from nearby towns?

- Khaira (sub-district HQ)15 km by road
- Jamui (district HQ)20 km by road
- Jamui (nearest town)20 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 Sokho?

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

### In the village

- ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 1 private
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village
- ●Community centreIn village
- ●Sports fieldIn village
- ●Public libraryIn village
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Primary school5–10 km · Sono
- ○Senior secondary school10+ km · Jamui
- ○Degree college10+ km · Jamui
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Bhagalpur
- ○Primary health centre5–10 km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensary10+ km
- ○Post office10+ km
- ○Public bus service10+ km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Commercial bank5–10 km
- ○Mandi / regular marketunder 5 km

### Water and power

- Drinking waterhand pumps
- Electricity (2011)3 h summer · 5 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 Sokho known for?

The main crops are **paddy**. About 26% of the 1,301 hectares of village land is sown, and 89 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 Sokho

Of every 100 households in Sokho in 2011, 0 had electricity, 15 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 40 had a mobile phone, 6 a two-wheeler and 1 a car.

■ Sokho · ■ Khaira rural average

Electricity for lighting ****0%**

**6%

Toilet within the home ****15%**

**12%

No toilet (open defecation) ****76%**

**88%

Tap water ****14%**

**4%

Drinking water within premises ****3%**

**21%

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

**2%

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

**97%

Use banking services ****22%**

**41%

Television ****2%**

**8%

Mobile phone ****40%**

**51%

Computer with internet ****2%**

**1%

Two-wheeler ****6%**

**6%

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

**2%

None of these assets ****34%**

**33%

Own their home ****99%**

**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 Sokho?

■ Sokho · ■ Khaira rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****53.4%**

**61.2%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****923**

**914

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1022**

**953

Working population ****35.2%**

**39.9%

### Women and men

Literacy is 63.4% for men and 42.4% for women. 49% of men and 21% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 92 (6%) · **■** Farm labourers 525 (35%) · **■** Household industry 14 (1%) · **■** Other work 123 (8%) · **■** Marginal 725 (49%)

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 Khaira

- Dabil5,095 people
- Harkhar4,822 people
- Chuan4,657 people
- Mainijor4,308 people
- Bela4,123 people
- Dumarkola3,775 people
- Bhaunr3,738 people
- Gopalpur3,651 people

[All 96 villages in Khaira](https://wherepedia.org/india/bihar/jamui/khaira/villages/)

## Quick answers

- How far is Sokho from Jamui?20 km by road
- What is the population of Sokho?4,197 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Sokho in?Jamui district (Khaira sub-district), Bihar
- What is the literacy rate of Sokho?53.4% (Census 2011)