# Sohar Village, Balrampur, Katihar (Bihar) – PIN Code, Facilities & Population

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Village · Balrampur, Katihar 

# Sohar

Sohar is a village in Balrampur sub-district of Katihar district, Bihar, PIN code **854317**. The 2011 Census counted **2,141 people in 419 households**, the 21st largest of 130 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 54.2%, above the sub-district's rural average of 47.2%.

- 2,141people (2011)
- 419households
- 54.2%literacy
- 854317PIN code

## Sohar PIN code and other codes

**The PIN code of Sohar is 854317.** Sohar falls in Balrampur sub-district, Katihar district, Bihar.

- PIN code854317
- Gram panchayatBhemial
- Community development blockBalrampur
- Census village code224861

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

## How far is Sohar from nearby towns?

- Balrampur (sub-district HQ)15 km by road
- Katihar (district HQ)60 km by road
- Raiganj (nearest town)16 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 Sohar?

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

### In the village

- ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Post officeIn village
- ●Railway stationIn village
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school5–10 km · Balrampur
- ○Degree college10+ km · Bhemial
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Katihar
- ○Primary health centre10+ km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensary10+ km
- ○Public bus service5–10 km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Commercial bank10+ km
- ○Ration (PDS) shopunder 5 km
- ○Mandi / regular market10+ km
- ○Public library10+ km

### Water and power

- Drinking waterhand pumps

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 Sohar known for?

The main crops are **paddy**. About 89% of the 225 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 Sohar

Of every 100 households in Sohar in 2011, 0 had electricity, 5 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 16 had a mobile phone, 4 a two-wheeler and 1 a car.

■ Sohar · ■ Balrampur rural average

Electricity for lighting ****0%**

**1%

Toilet within the home ****5%**

**6%

No toilet (open defecation) ****95%**

**92%

Tap water ****1%**

**1%

Drinking water within premises ****17%**

**44%

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

**0%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****100%**

**98%

Use banking services ****8%**

**15%

Television ****1%**

**3%

Mobile phone ****16%**

**31%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****4%**

**4%

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

**1%

None of these assets ****28%**

**35%

Own their home ****98%**

**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 Sohar?

■ Sohar · ■ Balrampur rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****54.2%**

**47.2%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****973**

**934

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1056**

**953

Working population ****41.5%**

**30.6%

### Women and men

Literacy is 63.6% for men and 44.3% for women. 52% of men and 31% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 83 (9%) · **■** Farm labourers 105 (12%) · **■** Household industry 8 (1%) · **■** Other work 79 (9%) · **■** Marginal 613 (69%)

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 Balrampur

- Adampur Kasht2,368 people
- Milikpur2,237 people
- Sharif Nagar2,208 people
- Kallangaon2,147 people
- Sadipur2,090 people
- Datian2,084 people
- Shahpur2,078 people
- Khairan2,066 people

[All 155 villages in Balrampur](https://wherepedia.org/india/bihar/katihar/balrampur/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Sohar?854317
- How far is Sohar from Katihar?60 km by road
- What is the population of Sohar?2,141 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Sohar in?Katihar district (Balrampur sub-district), Bihar
- What is the literacy rate of Sohar?54.2% (Census 2011)