# Sohwalia Kalan Village, Kargahar, Rohtas (Bihar) – PIN Code > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/bihar/rohtas/kargahar/sohwalia-kalan/ Village · Kargahar, Rohtas # Sohwalia Kalan Sohwalia Kalan is a village in Kargahar sub-district of Rohtas district, Bihar. The 2011 Census counted **871 people in 131 households**, the 105th largest of 198 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 77.7%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 75.9%. - 871people (2011) - 131households - 77.7%literacy - 865females per 1,000 males ## Sohwalia Kalan PIN code and other codes Sohwalia Kalan falls in Kargahar sub-district, Rohtas district, Bihar. - Gram panchayatBhokhari - Community development blockKargahar - Census village code251674 Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## How far is Sohwalia Kalan from nearby towns? - Kargahar (sub-district HQ)23 km by road - Sasaram (district HQ)41 km by road - Sasaram (nearest town)41 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 Sohwalia Kalan? 10 services counted by the Census are inside Sohwalia Kalan; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 1 private - ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt · 1 private - ●Private bus serviceIn village - ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village - ●All-weather roadIn village - ●Weekly haatIn village - ●Anganwadi centreIn village - ●ASHA health workerIn village - ●Polling stationIn village ### Nearest outside - ○Senior secondary school10+ km · Bisodehri - ○Degree college10+ km · Sasaram - ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Gaya - ○Primary health centre10+ km - ○Allopathic hospital10+ km - ○Dispensary5–10 km - ○Post office10+ km - ○Public bus serviceunder 5 km - ○Railway station10+ km - ○ATM10+ km - ○Commercial bank10+ km - ○Ration (PDS) shop5–10 km - ○Mandi / regular market10+ km - ○Public library10+ km ### Water and power - Drinking watercovered wells, hand pumps, tube wells / boreholes and canal / river - Electricity (2011)2 h summer · 2 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 Sohwalia Kalan known for? The main crops are **paddy**. About 99% of the 116 hectares of village land is sown, and 115 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 Sohwalia Kalan Of every 100 households in Sohwalia Kalan in 2011, 0 had electricity, 33 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 85 had a mobile phone, 15 a two-wheeler and 4 a car. ■ Sohwalia Kalan · ■ Kargahar rural average Electricity for lighting ****0%** **9% Toilet within the home ****33%** **25% No toilet (open defecation) ****66%** **74% Tap water ****0%** **2% Drinking water within premises ****81%** **83% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****0%** **2% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****97%** **94% Use banking services ****84%** **64% Television ****27%** **17% Mobile phone ****85%** **72% Computer with internet ****1%** **1% Two-wheeler ****15%** **13% Car / jeep / van ****4%** **4% None of these assets ****9%** **16% Own their home ****100%** **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 Sohwalia Kalan? ■ Sohwalia Kalan · ■ Kargahar rural average Literacy (age 7+) ****77.7%** **75.9% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****865** **908 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1041** **918 Working population ****43.7%** **31.6% ### Women and men Literacy is 85.5% for men and 68.3% for women. 40% of men and 48% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ********** **■** Cultivators 73 (19%) · **■** Farm labourers 84 (22%) · **■** Household industry 46 (12%) · **■** Other work 24 (6%) · **■** Marginal 154 (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 Kargahar - Jagdatpur894 people - Sanwabahar892 people - Gokhulpur888 people - Shukulpura888 people - Kusdihra862 people - Sonbarsa853 people - Semaria832 people - Phakla812 people [All 257 villages in Kargahar](https://wherepedia.org/india/bihar/rohtas/kargahar/villages/) ## Quick answers - How far is Sohwalia Kalan from Sasaram?41 km by road - What is the population of Sohwalia Kalan?871 (Census 2011) - Which district is Sohwalia Kalan in?Rohtas district (Kargahar sub-district), Bihar - What is the literacy rate of Sohwalia Kalan?77.7% (Census 2011)