# Somgarh Village, Sahebganj, Muzaffarpur (Bihar) – PIN Code

> Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/bihar/muzaffarpur/sahebganj/somgarh/

Village · Sahebganj, Muzaffarpur 

# Somgarh

Somgarh is a village in Sahebganj sub-district of Muzaffarpur district, Bihar. The 2011 Census counted **1,837 people in 378 households**, the 42nd largest of 121 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 71.3%, above the sub-district's rural average of 60.7%.

- 1,837people (2011)
- 378households
- 71.3%literacy
- 904females per 1,000 males

## Somgarh PIN code and other codes

Somgarh falls in Sahebganj sub-district, Muzaffarpur district, Bihar.

- Gram panchayatBishunpur Kalyan
- Community development blockSahebganj
- Census village code228006

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

## How far is Somgarh from nearby towns?

- Sahebganj (sub-district HQ)5 km by road
- Muzaffarpur (district HQ)53 km by road
- Sahebganj (nearest town)5 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 Somgarh?

9 services counted by the Census are inside Somgarh; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Private bus serviceIn village
- ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village
- ●Mandi / regular marketIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village
- ●Community centreIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school5–10 km · Sahebganj
- ○Degree college10+ km · Sahebganj
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Muzaffarpur
- ○Primary health centre5–10 km
- ○Allopathic hospital5–10 km
- ○Dispensary5–10 km
- ○Post officeunder 5 km
- ○Public bus service10+ km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Commercial bank5–10 km
- ○Public library10+ km

### Water and power

- Drinking waterhand pumps

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 Somgarh known for?

The main crops are **paddy**. About 80% of the 163 hectares of village land is sown, and 40 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 Somgarh

Of every 100 households in Somgarh in 2011, 9 had electricity, 23 a toilet at home and 2 cooked with LPG; 77 had a mobile phone, 4 a two-wheeler and 4 a car.

■ Somgarh · ■ Sahebganj rural average

Electricity for lighting ****9%**

**6%

Toilet within the home ****23%**

**17%

No toilet (open defecation) ****73%**

**82%

Tap water ****3%**

**3%

Drinking water within premises ****57%**

**48%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****2%**

**2%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****97%**

**98%

Use banking services ****56%**

**48%

Television ****10%**

**10%

Mobile phone ****77%**

**63%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****4%**

**7%

Car / jeep / van ****4%**

**2%

None of these assets ****10%**

**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 Somgarh?

■ Somgarh · ■ Sahebganj rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****71.3%**

**60.7%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****904**

**912

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****862**

**924

Working population ****42.0%**

**36.7%

### Women and men

Literacy is 82.6% for men and 58.9% for women. 53% of men and 29% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 97 (13%) · **■** Farm labourers 144 (19%) · **■** Household industry 7 (1%) · **■** Other work 21 (3%) · **■** Marginal 503 (65%)

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 Sahebganj

- Dharo Pali2,154 people
- Parsauni Raisi1,925 people
- Pakri Asli1,893 people
- Karnaul Chaturbhuj1,870 people
- Tarwan1,821 people
- Pipra Asli1,795 people
- Parsauni Jahangir1,733 people
- Mahdaia Math1,715 people

[All 126 villages in Sahebganj](https://wherepedia.org/india/bihar/muzaffarpur/sahebganj/villages/)

## Quick answers

- How far is Somgarh from Muzaffarpur?53 km by road
- What is the population of Somgarh?1,837 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Somgarh in?Muzaffarpur district (Sahebganj sub-district), Bihar
- What is the literacy rate of Somgarh?71.3% (Census 2011)