# Solkandha Village, Azamnagar, Katihar (Bihar) – PIN Code, Facilities & Population

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Village · Azamnagar, Katihar 

# Solkandha

Solkandha is a village in Azamnagar sub-district of Katihar district, Bihar. The 2011 Census counted **1,369 people in 336 households**, the 90th largest of 214 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 32.7%, below the sub-district's rural average of 47.6%.

- 1,369people (2011)
- 336households
- 32.7%literacy
- 891females per 1,000 males

## Solkandha PIN code and other codes

Solkandha falls in Azamnagar sub-district, Katihar district, Bihar.

- Gram panchayatBairia
- Community development blockAzamnagar
- Census village code225230

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

## How far is Solkandha from nearby towns?

- Azamnagar (sub-district HQ)12 km by road
- Katihar (district HQ)29 km by road
- Katihar (nearest town)29 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 Solkandha?

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

### In the village

- ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 1 private
- ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school10+ km · Basmel
- ○Degree college10+ km · Katihar
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Katihar
- ○Primary health centre10+ km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensary10+ km
- ○Post officeunder 5 km
- ○Public bus service10+ km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Commercial bank10+ km
- ○Ration (PDS) shop5–10 km
- ○Mandi / regular market10+ km
- ○Public library10+ 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 Solkandha known for?

The main crops are **paddy**. About 58% of the 193 hectares of village land is sown, and 47 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 Solkandha

Of every 100 households in Solkandha in 2011, 0 had electricity, 6 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 23 had a mobile phone, 3 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Solkandha · ■ Azamnagar rural average

Electricity for lighting ****0%**

**1%

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

**14%

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

**85%

Tap water ****0%**

**1%

Drinking water within premises ****29%**

**46%

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

**1%

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

**98%

Use banking services ****15%**

**22%

Television ****3%**

**3%

Mobile phone ****23%**

**34%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****3%**

**4%

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

**0%

None of these assets ****48%**

**33%

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 Solkandha?

■ Solkandha · ■ Azamnagar rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****32.7%**

**47.6%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****891**

**920

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****655**

**964

Working population ****41.4%**

**32.7%

### Women and men

Literacy is 42.5% for men and 22.3% for women. 51% of men and 31% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 65 (11%) · **■** Farm labourers 301 (53%) · **■** Household industry 3 (1%) · **■** Other work 10 (2%) · **■** Marginal 188 (33%)

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 Azamnagar

- Bartabari1,404 people
- Balsama1,401 people
- Mahra1,396 people
- Panka1,381 people
- Kusaul1,361 people
- Dhapara1,358 people
- Sisia1,346 people
- Bazidpur1,321 people

[All 234 villages in Azamnagar](https://wherepedia.org/india/bihar/katihar/azamnagar/villages/)

## Quick answers

- How far is Solkandha from Katihar?29 km by road
- What is the population of Solkandha?1,369 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Solkandha in?Katihar district (Azamnagar sub-district), Bihar
- What is the literacy rate of Solkandha?32.7% (Census 2011)