# Soti Village, Dagarua, Purnia (Bihar) – PIN Code, Facilities & Population

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Village · Dagarua, Purnia 

# Soti

Soti is a village in Dagarua sub-district of Purnia district, Bihar. The 2011 Census counted **1,402 people in 280 households**, the 54th largest of 140 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 52.7%, above the sub-district's rural average of 45.6%.

- 1,402people (2011)
- 280households
- 52.7%literacy
- 947females per 1,000 males

## Soti PIN code and other codes

Soti falls in Dagarua sub-district, Purnia district, Bihar.

- Gram panchayatDagarua
- Community development blockDagarua
- Census village code224160

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

## How far is Soti from nearby towns?

- Dagarua (sub-district HQ)10 km by road
- Purnia (district HQ)14 km by road
- Purnia (nearest town)14 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 Soti?

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

### In the village

- ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●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 East
- ○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
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Commercial bank5–10 km
- ○Public library5–10 km

### Water and power

- Drinking wateruntreated tap water, hand pumps, tube wells / boreholes and canal / river
- Electricity (2011)9 h summer · 9 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 Soti known for?

The main crops are **paddy**. About 66% of the 59 hectares of village land is sown, and 29 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 Soti

Of every 100 households in Soti in 2011, 13 had electricity, 4 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 34 had a mobile phone, 2 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Soti · ■ Dagarua rural average

Electricity for lighting ****13%**

**12%

Toilet within the home ****4%**

**7%

No toilet (open defecation) ****96%**

**91%

Tap water ****0%**

**1%

Drinking water within premises ****72%**

**38%

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

**1%

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

**98%

Use banking services ****10%**

**21%

Television ****3%**

**6%

Mobile phone ****34%**

**36%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**1%

Two-wheeler ****2%**

**5%

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

**2%

None of these assets ****30%**

**35%

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 Soti?

■ Soti · ■ Dagarua rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****52.7%**

**45.6%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****947**

**924

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1038**

**975

Working population ****25.0%**

**30.6%

### Women and men

Literacy is 59.6% for men and 45.2% for women. 44% of men and 5% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 74 (21%) · **■** Farm labourers 204 (58%) · **■** Household industry 1 (0%) · **■** Other work 30 (9%) · **■** Marginal 42 (12%)

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 Dagarua

- Sakraili1,696 people
- Phulbari1,569 people
- Kamalpur1,489 people
- Chakdeh1,476 people
- Bhakhri1,356 people
- Bandrak1,332 people
- Baraili1,312 people
- Harkheli1,305 people

[All 154 villages in Dagarua](https://wherepedia.org/india/bihar/purnia/dagarua/villages/)

## Quick answers

- How far is Soti from Purnia?14 km by road
- What is the population of Soti?1,402 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Soti in?Purnia district (Dagarua sub-district), Bihar
- What is the literacy rate of Soti?52.7% (Census 2011)