# Soima Village, Barh, Patna (Bihar) – PIN Code, Facilities & Population

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Village · Barh, Patna 

# Soima

Soima is a village in Barh sub-district of Patna district, Bihar, PIN code **803214**. The 2011 Census counted **2,132 people in 290 households**, the 26th largest of 45 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 57.2%, below the sub-district's rural average of 59.3%.

- 2,132people (2011)
- 290households
- 57.2%literacy
- 803214PIN code

## Soima PIN code and other codes

**The PIN code of Soima is 803214.** Soima falls in Barh sub-district, Patna district, Bihar.

- PIN code803214
- Gram panchayatBirhana Purvi
- Community development blockBarh
- Census village code246414

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

## How far is Soima from nearby towns?

- Barh (sub-district HQ)8 km by road
- Patna (district HQ)65 km by road
- Barh (nearest town)8 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 Soima?

6 services counted by the Census are inside Soima; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Secondary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school5–10 km · Barh
- ○Degree college5–10 km · Barh
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Barh
- ○Primary health centre5–10 km
- ○Allopathic hospital5–10 km
- ○Dispensary10+ km
- ○Post office5–10 km
- ○Public bus service5–10 km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Commercial bank5–10 km
- ○Ration (PDS) shop10+ km
- ○Mandi / regular market5–10 km
- ○Public library5–10 km

### Water and power

- Drinking watercovered wells, hand pumps and tube wells / boreholes
- Electricity (2011)10 h summer · 7 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 Soima known for?

The main crops are **paddy**. About 94% of the 86 hectares of village land is sown, and 20 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 Soima

Of every 100 households in Soima in 2011, 30 had electricity, 19 a toilet at home and 1 cooked with LPG; 61 had a mobile phone, 5 a two-wheeler and 1 a car.

■ Soima · ■ Barh rural average

Electricity for lighting ****30%**

**46%

Toilet within the home ****19%**

**34%

No toilet (open defecation) ****78%**

**65%

Tap water ****23%**

**6%

Drinking water within premises ****19%**

**43%

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

**11%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****98%**

**86%

Use banking services ****40%**

**50%

Television ****6%**

**29%

Mobile phone ****61%**

**58%

Computer with internet ****2%**

**1%

Two-wheeler ****5%**

**7%

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

**2%

None of these assets ****20%**

**26%

Own their home ****99%**

**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 Soima?

■ Soima · ■ Barh rural average

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

**59.3%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****875**

**877

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****891**

**905

Working population ****36.2%**

**31.2%

### Women and men

Literacy is 74.5% for men and 37.4% for women. 43% of men and 28% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 105 (14%) · **■** Farm labourers 307 (40%) · **■** Household industry 3 (0%) · **■** Other work 49 (6%) · **■** Marginal 308 (40%)

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 Barh

- Talibpur2,630 people
- Dhanwan2,558 people
- Danisman Chak2,516 people
- Hasan Chak2,144 people
- Burhanpur2,103 people
- Dumaria2,099 people
- Hasan Chak1,993 people
- Mokimpur1,794 people

[All 47 villages in Barh](https://wherepedia.org/india/bihar/patna/barh/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Soima?803214
- How far is Soima from Patna?65 km by road
- What is the population of Soima?2,132 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Soima in?Patna district (Barh sub-district), Bihar
- What is the literacy rate of Soima?57.2% (Census 2011)
