# Sotwa Village, Nuaon, Kaimur (Bihar) – PIN Code & Facilities

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Village · Nuaon, Kaimur 

# Sotwa

Sotwa is a village in Nuaon sub-district of Kaimur district, Bihar. The 2011 Census counted **909 people in 118 households**, the 40th largest of 69 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 70.1%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 70.5%.

- 909people (2011)
- 118households
- 70.1%literacy
- 938females per 1,000 males

## Sotwa PIN code and other codes

Sotwa falls in Nuaon sub-district, Kaimur district, Bihar.

- Gram panchayatChandesh
- Community development blockNuaon
- Census village code249092

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

## How far is Sotwa from nearby towns?

- Nuaon (sub-district HQ)2 km by road
- Bhabua (district HQ)38 km by road
- Bhabua (nearest town)38 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 Sotwa?

8 services counted by the Census are inside Sotwa; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●Public bus serviceIn village
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary schoolunder 5 km · Nuaon
- ○Degree college10+ km · Babhua
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Babhua
- ○Primary health centre5–10 km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensary5–10 km
- ○Post office5–10 km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM5–10 km
- ○Commercial bank10+ km
- ○Mandi / regular market10+ km
- ○Public library10+ km

### Water and power

- Drinking waterhand pumps and canal / river

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 Sotwa known for?

The main crops are **paddy**. About 98% of the 172 hectares of village land is sown, and 152 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 Sotwa

Of every 100 households in Sotwa in 2011, 7 had electricity, 16 a toilet at home and 1 cooked with LPG; 76 had a mobile phone, 15 a two-wheeler and 15 a car.

■ Sotwa · ■ Nuaon rural average

Electricity for lighting ****7%**

**12%

Toilet within the home ****16%**

**18%

No toilet (open defecation) ****84%**

**81%

Tap water ****10%**

**3%

Drinking water within premises ****66%**

**66%

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

**2%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****97%**

**94%

Use banking services ****73%**

**47%

Television ****26%**

**18%

Mobile phone ****76%**

**66%

Computer with internet ****12%**

**1%

Two-wheeler ****15%**

**10%

Car / jeep / van ****15%**

**3%

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

**18%

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 Sotwa?

■ Sotwa · ■ Nuaon rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****70.1%**

**70.5%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****938**

**905

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1042**

**945

Working population ****35.4%**

**32.8%

### Women and men

Literacy is 81.6% for men and 57.5% for women. 42% of men and 29% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 45 (14%) · **■** Farm labourers 51 (16%) · **■** Household industry 1 (0%) · **■** Other work 17 (5%) · **■** Marginal 208 (65%)

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 Nuaon

- Mapatpur1,080 people
- Parasia1,050 people
- Chintamanpur964 people
- Musia913 people
- Partabpur906 people
- Gaura846 people
- Sonbarsa837 people
- Kanhua740 people

[All 92 villages in Nuaon](https://wherepedia.org/india/bihar/kaimur/nuaon/villages/)

## Quick answers

- How far is Sotwa from Bhabua?38 km by road
- What is the population of Sotwa?909 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Sotwa in?Kaimur district (Nuaon sub-district), Bihar
- What is the literacy rate of Sotwa?70.1% (Census 2011)