# Sohansa Village, Paroo, Muzaffarpur (Bihar) – PIN Code, Facilities & Population > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/bihar/muzaffarpur/paroo/sohansa/ Village · Paroo, Muzaffarpur # Sohansa Sohansa is a village in Paroo sub-district of Muzaffarpur district, Bihar. The 2011 Census counted **2,003 people in 330 households**, the 63rd largest of 136 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 61.8%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 62.3%. - 2,003people (2011) - 330households - 61.8%literacy - 888females per 1,000 males ## Sohansa PIN code and other codes Sohansa falls in Paroo sub-district, Muzaffarpur district, Bihar. - Gram panchayatChand Kuari - Community development blockParoo - Census village code228211 Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## How far is Sohansa from nearby towns? - Paroo (sub-district HQ)15 km by road - Muzaffarpur (district HQ)45 km by road - Muzaffarpur (nearest town)45 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 Sohansa? 16 services counted by the Census are inside Sohansa; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 1 private - ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt · 1 private - ●Post officeIn village - ●Sub post officeIn village - ●Mobile phone coverageIn village - ●Public bus serviceIn village - ●Private bus serviceIn 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 - ●Polling stationIn village ### Nearest outside - ○Senior secondary school5–10 km · Motipur - ○Degree college10+ km · Muzaffarpur - ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Muzaffarpur - ○Primary health centre5–10 km - ○Allopathic hospital10+ km - ○Dispensary5–10 km - ○Railway station10+ km - ○ATM5–10 km - ○Commercial bank5–10 km - ○Public library5–10 km ### Water and power - Drinking watercovered wells, hand pumps and tube wells / boreholes - Electricity (2011)3 h summer · 4 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 Sohansa known for? The main crops are **paddy**. About 91% of the 54 hectares of village land is sown, and 39 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 Sohansa Of every 100 households in Sohansa in 2011, 2 had electricity, 16 a toilet at home and 4 cooked with LPG; 66 had a mobile phone, 10 a two-wheeler and 2 a car. ■ Sohansa · ■ Paroo rural average Electricity for lighting ****2%** **14% Toilet within the home ****16%** **23% No toilet (open defecation) ****84%** **77% Tap water ****6%** **3% Drinking water within premises ****53%** **54% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****4%** **2% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****96%** **97% Use banking services ****72%** **46% Television ****12%** **13% Mobile phone ****66%** **60% Computer with internet ****0%** **1% Two-wheeler ****10%** **8% Car / jeep / van ****2%** **5% None of these assets ****11%** **14% 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 Sohansa? ■ Sohansa · ■ Paroo rural average Literacy (age 7+) ****61.8%** **62.3% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****888** **901 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****923** **927 Working population ****20.1%** **32.7% ### Women and men Literacy is 69.1% for men and 53.4% for women. 36% of men and 3% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ******** **■** Cultivators 6 (1%) · **■** Household industry 1 (0%) · **■** Other work 12 (3%) · **■** Marginal 384 (95%) 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 Paroo - Hirapur2,317 people - Kubauli2,260 people - Nema Patti Pakauli Urf Lalu Ch2,078 people - Gariba urf Pearepur2,031 people - Chhapra As1,958 people - Khotahi1,953 people - Bhagwatpur1,930 people - Chainpura1,898 people [All 158 villages in Paroo](https://wherepedia.org/india/bihar/muzaffarpur/paroo/villages/) ## Quick answers - How far is Sohansa from Muzaffarpur?45 km by road - What is the population of Sohansa?2,003 (Census 2011) - Which district is Sohansa in?Muzaffarpur district (Paroo sub-district), Bihar - What is the literacy rate of Sohansa?61.8% (Census 2011)