# Somgarh Village, Narkatiaganj, Pashchim Champaran (Bihar)

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Village · Narkatiaganj, Pashchim Champaran 

# Somgarh

Somgarh is a village in Narkatiaganj sub-district of Pashchim Champaran district, Bihar. The 2011 Census counted **4,273 people in 768 households**, the 16th largest of 148 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 57.2%, above the sub-district's rural average of 53.9%.

- 4,273people (2011)
- 768households
- 57.2%literacy
- 928females per 1,000 males

## Somgarh PIN code and other codes

Somgarh falls in Narkatiaganj sub-district, Pashchim Champaran district, Bihar.

- Gram panchayatSomgarh
- Community development blockNarkatiaganj
- Census village code216724

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?

- Narkatiaganj (sub-district HQ)11 km by road
- Bettiah (district HQ)52 km by road
- Narkatiyaganj (nearest town)12 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?

13 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 · 2 private
- ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt · 2 private
- ●Secondary schoolIn village · 1 govt · 1 private
- ●Health sub-centreIn village · 1 · 1 doctors
- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●Public bus serviceIn village
- ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village
- ●Agricultural credit societyIn village
- ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village
- ●Mandi / regular marketIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school10+ km · Narkatiaganj
- ○Degree college10+ km · Narkatiaganj
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Bettiah
- ○Primary health centre10+ km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensary10+ km
- ○Post office10+ km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Commercial bank10+ 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 66% of the 415 hectares of village land is sown, and 48 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, 1 had electricity, 10 a toilet at home and 1 cooked with LPG; 56 had a mobile phone, 4 a two-wheeler and 1 a car.

■ Somgarh · ■ Narkatiaganj rural average

Electricity for lighting ****1%**

**5%

Toilet within the home ****10%**

**12%

No toilet (open defecation) ****74%**

**86%

Tap water ****1%**

**1%

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

**49%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****1%**

**2%

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

**98%

Use banking services ****26%**

**36%

Television ****8%**

**7%

Mobile phone ****56%**

**51%

Computer with internet ****1%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****4%**

**6%

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

**1%

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

**24%

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 Somgarh?

■ Somgarh · ■ Narkatiaganj rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****57.2%**

**53.9%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****928**

**917

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****861**

**957

Working population ****39.0%**

**36.1%

### Women and men

Literacy is 71.5% for men and 42.2% for women. 52% of men and 25% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 77 (5%) · **■** Farm labourers 6 (0%) · **■** Household industry 6 (0%) · **■** Other work 132 (8%) · **■** Marginal 1,446 (87%)

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 Narkatiaganj

- Bheriharwa4,908 people
- Kehunia4,866 people
- Gokhula4,717 people
- Roari4,627 people
- Marhia4,120 people
- Pakri4,065 people
- Rampur4,038 people
- Sonasati3,968 people

[All 160 villages in Narkatiaganj](https://wherepedia.org/india/bihar/pashchim-champaran/narkatiaganj/villages/)

## Quick answers

- How far is Somgarh from Bettiah?52 km by road
- What is the population of Somgarh?4,273 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Somgarh in?Pashchim Champaran district (Narkatiaganj sub-district), Bihar
- What is the literacy rate of Somgarh?57.2% (Census 2011)