# Soti Village, Dandkhora, Katihar (Bihar) – PIN Code, Facilities & Population

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Village · Dandkhora, Katihar 

# Soti

Soti is a village in Dandkhora sub-district of Katihar district, Bihar. The 2011 Census counted **548 people in 122 households**, the 34th largest of 47 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 82.5%, above the sub-district's rural average of 60.2%.

- 548people (2011)
- 122households
- 82.5%literacy
- 851females per 1,000 males

## Soti PIN code and other codes

Soti falls in Dandkhora sub-district, Katihar district, Bihar.

- Gram panchayatRaipur
- Community development blockDandkhora
- Census village code225466

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

## How far is Soti from nearby towns?

- Dandkhora (sub-district HQ)8 km by road
- Katihar (district HQ)16 km by road
- Katihar (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 Soti?

7 services counted by the Census are inside Soti; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village
- ●Mandi / regular marketIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school5–10 km · Katihar
- ○Degree college5–10 km · Katihar
- ○ITI / vocational school5–10 km · Katihar
- ○Primary health centre10+ km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensary10+ km
- ○Post officeunder 5 km
- ○Public bus service10+ km
- ○Railway stationunder 5 km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Commercial bank10+ 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 Soti known for?

The main crops are **paddy**. About 71% of the 92 hectares of village land is sown, and 32 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 Soti

Of every 100 households in Soti in 2011, 1 had electricity, 3 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 57 had a mobile phone, 2 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Soti · ■ Dandkhora rural average

Electricity for lighting ****1%**

**6%

Toilet within the home ****3%**

**10%

No toilet (open defecation) ****97%**

**90%

Tap water ****1%**

**1%

Drinking water within premises ****35%**

**60%

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

**1%

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

**98%

Use banking services ****50%**

**26%

Television ****11%**

**9%

Mobile phone ****57%**

**32%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****2%**

**4%

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

**1%

None of these assets ****24%**

**36%

Own their home ****64%**

**97%

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 Soti?

■ Soti · ■ Dandkhora rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****82.5%**

**60.2%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****851**

**927

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****705**

**947

Working population ****56.6%**

**39.3%

### Women and men

Literacy is 88.9% for men and 75.1% for women. 55% of men and 58% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 25 (8%) · **■** Farm labourers 120 (39%) · **■** Household industry 13 (4%) · **■** Other work 6 (2%) · **■** Marginal 146 (47%)

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 Dandkhora

- Sihla688 people
- Majhwa684 people
- Pararia Kalan660 people
- Pararia Khurd574 people
- Ratanpura520 people
- Badhia473 people
- Jhunki Basanta448 people
- Budhali447 people

[All 50 villages in Dandkhora](https://wherepedia.org/india/bihar/katihar/dandkhora/villages/)

## Quick answers

- How far is Soti from Katihar?16 km by road
- What is the population of Soti?548 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Soti in?Katihar district (Dandkhora sub-district), Bihar
- What is the literacy rate of Soti?82.5% (Census 2011)