# Sothgaon Village, Harlakhi, Madhubani (Bihar) – PIN Code

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Village · Harlakhi, Madhubani 

# Sothgaon

Sothgaon is a village in Harlakhi sub-district of Madhubani district, Bihar. The 2011 Census counted **12,106 people in 2,083 households**, the 2nd largest of 43 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 46.9%, below the sub-district's rural average of 55.8%.

- 12,106people (2011)
- 2,083households
- 46.9%literacy
- 922females per 1,000 males

## Sothgaon PIN code and other codes

Sothgaon falls in Harlakhi sub-district, Madhubani district, Bihar.

- Gram panchayatSothgaon
- Community development blockHarlakhi
- Census village code219871

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

## How far is Sothgaon from nearby towns?

- Harlakhi (sub-district HQ)2 km by road
- Madhubani (district HQ)35 km by road
- Jainagar (nearest town)27 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 Sothgaon?

14 services counted by the Census are inside Sothgaon; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 3 private
- ●Primary schoolIn village · 3 govt
- ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Post officeIn village
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●Agricultural credit societyIn village
- ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village
- ●Mandi / regular marketIn village
- ●Weekly haatIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village
- ●Community centreIn village
- ●Sports fieldIn village
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school10+ km · Hisar
- ○Degree college10+ km · Jainagar
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Madhubani
- ○Primary health centre10+ km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensary5–10 km
- ○Public bus service10+ km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM5–10 km
- ○Commercial bank5–10 km
- ○Public library5–10 km

### Water and power

- Drinking waterhand pumps, canal / river 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 Sothgaon known for?

The main crops are **paddy**. About 68% of the 656 hectares of village land is sown, and 386 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 Sothgaon

Of every 100 households in Sothgaon in 2011, 19 had electricity, 15 a toilet at home and 3 cooked with LPG; 44 had a mobile phone, 6 a two-wheeler and 1 a car.

■ Sothgaon · ■ Harlakhi rural average

Electricity for lighting ****19%**

**8%

Toilet within the home ****15%**

**15%

No toilet (open defecation) ****85%**

**84%

Tap water ****0%**

**1%

Drinking water within premises ****34%**

**34%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****3%**

**2%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****96%**

**94%

Use banking services ****32%**

**43%

Television ****7%**

**7%

Mobile phone ****44%**

**47%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****6%**

**6%

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

**1%

None of these assets ****26%**

**22%

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 Sothgaon?

■ Sothgaon · ■ Harlakhi rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****46.9%**

**55.8%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****922**

**933

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****910**

**961

Working population ****32.0%**

**34.6%

### Women and men

Literacy is 58.5% for men and 34.3% for women. 44% of men and 19% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 801 (21%) · **■** Farm labourers 1,142 (30%) · **■** Household industry 23 (1%) · **■** Other work 255 (7%) · **■** Marginal 1,647 (43%)

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 Harlakhi

- Khirhar15,209 people
- Hisar10,361 people
- Kauaha pahari9,599 people
- Pipraun9,249 people
- Gangaur9,244 people

[All 44 villages in Harlakhi](https://wherepedia.org/india/bihar/madhubani/harlakhi/villages/)

## Quick answers

- How far is Sothgaon from Madhubani?35 km by road
- What is the population of Sothgaon?12,106 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Sothgaon in?Madhubani district (Harlakhi sub-district), Bihar
- What is the literacy rate of Sothgaon?46.9% (Census 2011)