# Sohtha Village, Falka, Katihar (Bihar) – PIN Code, Facilities & Population > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/bihar/katihar/falka/sohtha/ Village · Falka, Katihar # Sohtha Sohtha is a village in Falka sub-district of Katihar district, Bihar. The 2011 Census counted **15,223 people in 2,926 households**, the 1st largest of 59 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 54.4%, above the sub-district's rural average of 47.0%. - 15,223people (2011) - 2,926households - 54.4%literacy - 919females per 1,000 males ## Sohtha PIN code and other codes Sohtha falls in Falka sub-district, Katihar district, Bihar. - Gram panchayatSohtha North, Sohtha South - Community development blockFalka - Census village code224294 Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## How far is Sohtha from nearby towns? - Falka (sub-district HQ)2 km by road - Katihar (district HQ)31 km by road - Katihar (nearest town)31 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 Sohtha? 19 services counted by the Census are inside Sohtha; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ●Primary schoolIn village · 3 govt - ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Health sub-centreIn village · 1 · 1 doctors - ●Post officeIn village - ●Mobile phone coverageIn village - ●Internet / Common Service CentreIn village - ●Public bus serviceIn village - ●Private bus serviceIn village - ●State highwayIn village - ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village - ●All-weather roadIn village - ●Commercial bankIn village - ●Cooperative bankIn village - ●Agricultural credit societyIn village - ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village - ●Weekly haatIn village - ●Anganwadi centreIn village - ●ASHA health workerIn village - ●Polling stationIn village ### Nearest outside - ○Senior secondary school5–10 km · Falka - ○Degree college10+ km · Katihar - ○ITI / vocational school5–10 km · Salehpur - ○Primary health centre5–10 km - ○Allopathic hospital10+ km - ○Dispensary5–10 km - ○Railway station10+ km - ○ATM10+ km - ○Mandi / regular market5–10 km - ○Public library10+ km ### Water and power - Drinking waterhand pumps and tube wells / boreholes - Electricity (2011)8 h summer · 8 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 Sohtha known for? The main crops are **paddy**. About 52% of the 1,138 hectares of village land is sown, and 545 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 Sohtha Of every 100 households in Sohtha in 2011, 6 had electricity, 17 a toilet at home and 3 cooked with LPG; 50 had a mobile phone, 6 a two-wheeler and 1 a car. ■ Sohtha · ■ Falka rural average Electricity for lighting ****6%** **5% Toilet within the home ****17%** **11% No toilet (open defecation) ****83%** **88% Tap water ****1%** **1% Drinking water within premises ****77%** **54% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****3%** **1% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****96%** **98% Use banking services ****34%** **30% Television ****11%** **7% Mobile phone ****50%** **39% Computer with internet ****0%** **0% Two-wheeler ****6%** **5% Car / jeep / van ****1%** **1% None of these assets ****32%** **36% Own their home ****98%** **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 Sohtha? ■ Sohtha · ■ Falka rural average Literacy (age 7+) ****54.4%** **47.0% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****919** **930 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1018** **976 Working population ****40.6%** **39.2% ### Women and men Literacy is 61.8% for men and 46.1% for women. 51% of men and 29% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ********** **■** Cultivators 820 (13%) · **■** Farm labourers 3,526 (57%) · **■** Household industry 50 (1%) · **■** Other work 613 (10%) · **■** Marginal 1,166 (19%) 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 Falka - Bhangha10,184 people - Pothia9,718 people - Salehpur8,851 people - Morsanda8,519 people [All 72 villages in Falka](https://wherepedia.org/india/bihar/katihar/falka/villages/) ## Quick answers - How far is Sohtha from Katihar?31 km by road - What is the population of Sohtha?15,223 (Census 2011) - Which district is Sohtha in?Katihar district (Falka sub-district), Bihar - What is the literacy rate of Sohtha?54.4% (Census 2011)