# Sohasa Village, Kadwa, Katihar (Bihar) – PIN Code, Facilities & Population

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Village · Kadwa, Katihar 

# Sohasa

Sohasa is a village in Kadwa sub-district of Katihar district, Bihar, PIN code **855113**. The 2011 Census counted **1,970 people in 425 households**, the 55th largest of 234 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 52.8%, above the sub-district's rural average of 50.5%.

- 1,970people (2011)
- 425households
- 52.8%literacy
- 855113PIN code

## Sohasa PIN code and other codes

**The PIN code of Sohasa is 855113.** Sohasa falls in Kadwa sub-district, Katihar district, Bihar.

- PIN code855113
- Gram panchayatKadwa
- Community development blockKadwa
- Census village code224698

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

## How far is Sohasa from nearby towns?

- Kadwa (sub-district HQ)5 km by road
- Katihar (district HQ)33 km by road
- Katihar (nearest town)33 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 Sohasa?

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

### In the village

- ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●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 · Sonauli
- ○Degree college10+ km · Sisia
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Katihar
- ○Primary health centre5–10 km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensary10+ km
- ○Post office10+ km
- ○Public bus service10+ km
- ○Railway station5–10 km
- ○ATMunder 5 km
- ○Commercial bankunder 5 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 Sohasa known for?

The main crops are **paddy**. About 32% of the 340 hectares of village land is sown, and 90 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 Sohasa

Of every 100 households in Sohasa in 2011, 0 had electricity, 3 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 28 had a mobile phone, 2 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Sohasa · ■ Kadwa rural average

Electricity for lighting ****0%**

**4%

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

**16%

No toilet (open defecation) ****96%**

**83%

Tap water ****2%**

**1%

Drinking water within premises ****61%**

**50%

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

**2%

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

**96%

Use banking services ****23%**

**24%

Television ****6%**

**6%

Mobile phone ****28%**

**39%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****2%**

**5%

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

**1%

None of these assets ****36%**

**35%

Own their home ****100%**

**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 Sohasa?

■ Sohasa · ■ Kadwa rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****52.8%**

**50.5%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****966**

**922

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1042**

**969

Working population ****39.0%**

**33.0%

### Women and men

Literacy is 65.7% for men and 39.2% for women. 47% of men and 30% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

********

**■** Cultivators 11 (1%) · **■** Farm labourers 113 (15%) · **■** Other work 3 (0%) · **■** Marginal 642 (83%)

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 Kadwa

- Jaja2,040 people
- Basantpur2,030 people
- Deogaon2,006 people
- Sadapur1,982 people
- Sonaili1,965 people
- Minapur1,961 people
- Sisia1,960 people
- Shekhpura1,896 people

[All 264 villages in Kadwa](https://wherepedia.org/india/bihar/katihar/kadwa/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Sohasa?855113
- How far is Sohasa from Katihar?33 km by road
- What is the population of Sohasa?1,970 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Sohasa in?Katihar district (Kadwa sub-district), Bihar
- What is the literacy rate of Sohasa?52.8% (Census 2011)