# Sowa Village, Manihari, Katihar (Bihar) – PIN Code, Facilities & Population

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Village · Manihari, Katihar 

# Sowa

Sowa is a village in Manihari sub-district of Katihar district, Bihar. The 2011 Census counted **1,965 people in 361 households**, the 24th largest of 42 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 59.7%, above the sub-district's rural average of 51.6%.

- 1,965people (2011)
- 361households
- 59.7%literacy
- 910females per 1,000 males

## Sowa PIN code and other codes

Sowa falls in Manihari sub-district, Katihar district, Bihar.

- Gram panchayatNandanpur
- Community development blockManihari
- Census village code225709

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

## How far is Sowa from nearby towns?

- Manihari (sub-district HQ)8 km by road
- Katihar (district HQ)18 km by road
- Manihari (nearest town)8 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 Sowa?

10 services counted by the Census are inside Sowa; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Primary schoolIn village · 2 govt
- ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Health sub-centreIn village · 1 · 2 doctors
- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●Mandi / regular marketIn village
- ●Weekly haatIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school5–10 km · Manihari
- ○Degree college10+ km · Katihar
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Katihar
- ○Primary health centreunder 5 km
- ○Allopathic hospital5–10 km
- ○Dispensary5–10 km
- ○Post office5–10 km
- ○Public bus service5–10 km
- ○Railway station5–10 km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Commercial bank5–10 km
- ○Ration (PDS) shop5–10 km
- ○Public library5–10 km

### Water and power

- Drinking watercovered wells, hand pumps and tube wells / boreholes
- Electricity (2011)5 h summer · 5 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 Sowa known for?

The main crops are **paddy**. About 57% of the 467 hectares of village land is sown, and 207 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 Sowa

Of every 100 households in Sowa in 2011, 2 had electricity, 1 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 29 had a mobile phone, 2 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Sowa · ■ Manihari rural average

Electricity for lighting ****2%**

**5%

Toilet within the home ****1%**

**12%

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

**88%

Tap water ****0%**

**1%

Drinking water within premises ****25%**

**46%

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

**1%

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

**98%

Use banking services ****14%**

**27%

Television ****2%**

**6%

Mobile phone ****29%**

**39%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****2%**

**4%

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

**1%

None of these assets ****40%**

**39%

Own their home ****99%**

**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 Sowa?

■ Sowa · ■ Manihari rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****59.7%**

**51.6%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****910**

**909

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****942**

**945

Working population ****45.5%**

**32.0%

### Women and men

Literacy is 69.5% for men and 48.9% for women. 51% of men and 40% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 65 (7%) · **■** Farm labourers 64 (7%) · **■** Household industry 5 (1%) · **■** Other work 13 (1%) · **■** Marginal 747 (84%)

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 Manihari

- Kebala2,728 people
- Dhuriahi2,683 people
- Hanswar2,631 people
- Bahadurpur2,457 people
- Maheshpur1,838 people
- Googachhi1,807 people
- Shahpur1,676 people
- Mahespur1,229 people

[All 62 villages in Manihari](https://wherepedia.org/india/bihar/katihar/manihari/villages/)

## Quick answers

- How far is Sowa from Katihar?18 km by road
- What is the population of Sowa?1,965 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Sowa in?Katihar district (Manihari sub-district), Bihar
- What is the literacy rate of Sowa?59.7% (Census 2011)