# Sohawal Village, Chainpur, Kaimur (Bihar) – PIN Code

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Village · Chainpur, Kaimur 

# Sohawal

Sohawal is a village in Chainpur sub-district of Kaimur district, Bihar, PIN code **821103**. The 2011 Census counted **745 people in 137 households**, the 77th largest of 151 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 66.9%, above the sub-district's rural average of 62.5%.

- 745people (2011)
- 137households
- 66.9%literacy
- 821103PIN code

## Sohawal PIN code and other codes

**The PIN code of Sohawal is 821103.** Sohawal falls in Chainpur sub-district, Kaimur district, Bihar.

- PIN code821103
- Gram panchayatNandgawan
- Community development blockChainpur
- Census village code249884

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

## How far is Sohawal from nearby towns?

- Chainpur (sub-district HQ)5 km by road
- Bhabua (district HQ)13 km by road
- Bhabua (nearest town)13 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 Sohawal?

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

### In the village

- ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Health sub-centreIn village · 1
- ●Maternity & child welfare centreIn village · 1
- ●Family welfare centreIn village · 1
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●Agricultural credit societyIn village
- ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school5–10 km · Chainpur
- ○Degree college10+ km · Bhabua
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Bhabua
- ○Primary health centre5–10 km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensary5–10 km
- ○Post officeunder 5 km
- ○Public bus service5–10 km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Commercial bank5–10 km
- ○Mandi / regular market5–10 km
- ○Public library10+ km

### Water and power

- Drinking waterhand pumps and canal / river
- Electricity (2011)5 h summer · 4 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 Sohawal known for?

The main crops are **paddy**. About 94% of the 69 hectares of village land is sown, and 65 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 Sohawal

Of every 100 households in Sohawal in 2011, 2 had electricity, 6 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 64 had a mobile phone, 4 a two-wheeler and 5 a car.

■ Sohawal · ■ Chainpur rural average

Electricity for lighting ****2%**

**11%

Toilet within the home ****6%**

**12%

No toilet (open defecation) ****94%**

**88%

Tap water ****0%**

**3%

Drinking water within premises ****76%**

**45%

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

**2%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****98%**

**96%

Use banking services ****18%**

**30%

Television ****4%**

**14%

Mobile phone ****64%**

**51%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****4%**

**7%

Car / jeep / van ****5%**

**2%

None of these assets ****13%**

**27%

Own their home ****100%**

**99%

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 Sohawal?

■ Sohawal · ■ Chainpur rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****66.9%**

**62.5%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1041**

**939

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1271**

**968

Working population ****22.8%**

**34.4%

### Women and men

Literacy is 81.4% for men and 52.2% for women. 46% of men and 1% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 26 (15%) · **■** Farm labourers 2 (1%) · **■** Household industry 3 (2%) · **■** Other work 7 (4%) · **■** Marginal 132 (78%)

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 Chainpur

- Ramauli813 people
- Chitarhi811 people
- Madra797 people
- Danrwa769 people
- Babhaniawan742 people
- Deua715 people
- Dharahra712 people
- Ismailpur703 people

[All 177 villages in Chainpur](https://wherepedia.org/india/bihar/kaimur/chainpur/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Sohawal?821103
- How far is Sohawal from Bhabua?13 km by road
- What is the population of Sohawal?745 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Sohawal in?Kaimur district (Chainpur sub-district), Bihar
- What is the literacy rate of Sohawal?66.9% (Census 2011)