# Sohans Village, Bisfi, Madhubani (Bihar) – PIN Code, Facilities & Population

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Village · Bisfi, Madhubani 

# Sohans

Sohans is a village in Bisfi sub-district of Madhubani district, Bihar, PIN code **847222**. The 2011 Census counted **5,550 people in 1,276 households**, the 18th largest of 52 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 56.7%, above the sub-district's rural average of 54.3%.

- 5,550people (2011)
- 1,276households
- 56.7%literacy
- 847222PIN code

## Sohans PIN code and other codes

**The PIN code of Sohans is 847222.** Sohans falls in Bisfi sub-district, Madhubani district, Bihar.

- PIN code847222
- Gram panchayatSohans
- Community development blockBisfi
- Census village code220387

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

## How far is Sohans from nearby towns?

- Bisfi (sub-district HQ)18 km by road
- Madhubani (district HQ)22 km by road
- Madhubani (nearest town)20 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 Sohans?

9 services counted by the Census are inside Sohans; 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
- ●Public bus serviceIn village
- ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school10+ km · Bisfi
- ○Degree college10+ km · Madhubani
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Bisfi
- ○Primary health centre5–10 km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensary10+ km
- ○Post officeunder 5 km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Commercial bankunder 5 km
- ○Ration (PDS) shop5–10 km
- ○Mandi / regular marketunder 5 km
- ○Public library10+ km

### Water and power

- Drinking waterhand pumps, tube wells / boreholes and tanks / ponds

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 Sohans known for?

The main crops are **paddy**. About 66% of the 443 hectares of village land is sown, and 154 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 Sohans

Of every 100 households in Sohans in 2011, 3 had electricity, 7 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 77 had a mobile phone, 5 a two-wheeler and 1 a car.

■ Sohans · ■ Bisfi rural average

Electricity for lighting ****3%**

**12%

Toilet within the home ****7%**

**22%

No toilet (open defecation) ****93%**

**77%

Tap water ****2%**

**3%

Drinking water within premises ****20%**

**38%

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

**3%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****99%**

**94%

Use banking services ****40%**

**30%

Television ****3%**

**6%

Mobile phone ****77%**

**52%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****5%**

**6%

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

**1%

None of these assets ****11%**

**31%

Own their home ****97%**

**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 Sohans?

■ Sohans · ■ Bisfi rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****56.7%**

**54.3%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****887**

**912

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****851**

**939

Working population ****29.4%**

**29.1%

### Women and men

Literacy is 68.0% for men and 44.0% for women. 49% of men and 7% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 426 (26%) · **■** Farm labourers 553 (34%) · **■** Household industry 6 (0%) · **■** Other work 132 (8%) · **■** Marginal 512 (31%)

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 Bisfi

- Rathos8,162 people
- Bherwa6,880 people
- Raghauli6,648 people
- Jafra5,585 people
- Balha5,500 people
- Raghepura5,322 people
- Sadullahpur5,289 people
- Dhepura5,169 people

[All 57 villages in Bisfi](https://wherepedia.org/india/bihar/madhubani/bisfi/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Sohans?847222
- How far is Sohans from Madhubani?22 km by road
- What is the population of Sohans?5,550 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Sohans in?Madhubani district (Bisfi sub-district), Bihar
- What is the literacy rate of Sohans?56.7% (Census 2011)