# Sotibhag Village, Baisi, Purnia (Bihar) – PIN Code

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Village · Baisi, Purnia 

# Sotibhag

Sotibhag is a village in Baisi sub-district of Purnia district, Bihar. The 2011 Census counted **4,190 people in 894 households**, the 14th largest of 112 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 28.3%, below the sub-district's rural average of 41.4%.

- 4,190people (2011)
- 894households
- 28.3%literacy
- 918females per 1,000 males

## Sotibhag PIN code and other codes

Sotibhag falls in Baisi sub-district, Purnia district, Bihar.

- Gram panchayatKhapara
- Community development blockBaisi
- Census village code223989

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

## How far is Sotibhag from nearby towns?

- Baisi (sub-district HQ)8 km by road
- Purnia (district HQ)28 km by road
- Purnia (nearest town)28 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 Sotibhag?

7 services counted by the Census are inside Sotibhag; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●All-weather roadIn 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 · Purnia
- ○Degree college10+ km · Purnia
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Purnia
- ○Primary health centreunder 5 km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensary5–10 km
- ○Post officeunder 5 km
- ○Public bus service5–10 km
- ○Railway station5–10 km
- ○ATM5–10 km
- ○Commercial bank5–10 km
- ○Public library5–10 km

### Water and power

- Drinking waterhand pumps and tube wells / boreholes

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 Sotibhag known for?

The main crops are **paddy**. About 63% of the 397 hectares of village land is sown, and 197 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 Sotibhag

Of every 100 households in Sotibhag in 2011, 1 had electricity, 21 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 11 had a mobile phone, 1 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Sotibhag · ■ Baisi rural average

Electricity for lighting ****1%**

**6%

Toilet within the home ****21%**

**8%

No toilet (open defecation) ****79%**

**92%

Tap water ****0%**

**1%

Drinking water within premises ****16%**

**32%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****0%**

**1%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****100%**

**98%

Use banking services ****22%**

**20%

Television ****0%**

**3%

Mobile phone ****11%**

**37%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****1%**

**4%

Car / jeep / van ****0%**

**0%

None of these assets ****69%**

**44%

Own their home ****95%**

**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 Sotibhag?

■ Sotibhag · ■ Baisi rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****28.3%**

**41.4%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****918**

**935

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****944**

**956

Working population ****30.0%**

**28.3%

### Women and men

Literacy is 33.9% for men and 22.2% for women. 44% of men and 15% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

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**■** Cultivators 119 (9%) · **■** Farm labourers 777 (62%) · **■** Other work 32 (3%) · **■** Marginal 329 (26%)

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 Baisi

- Tarabani4,896 people
- Shakarbalia4,605 people
- Surigaon4,504 people
- Panisadra4,489 people
- Malharia4,044 people
- Choncha3,996 people
- Harintor3,867 people
- Habdang3,831 people

[All 130 villages in Baisi](https://wherepedia.org/india/bihar/purnia/baisi/villages/)

## Quick answers

- How far is Sotibhag from Purnia?28 km by road
- What is the population of Sotibhag?4,190 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Sotibhag in?Purnia district (Baisi sub-district), Bihar
- What is the literacy rate of Sotibhag?28.3% (Census 2011)