# Sohwalia Khurd Village, Kargahar, Rohtas (Bihar) – PIN Code

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Village · Kargahar, Rohtas 

# Sohwalia Khurd

Sohwalia Khurd is a village in Kargahar sub-district of Rohtas district, Bihar. The 2011 Census counted **309 people in 46 households**, the 176th largest of 198 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 94.9%, above the sub-district's rural average of 75.9%.

- 309people (2011)
- 46households
- 94.9%literacy
- 828females per 1,000 males

## Sohwalia Khurd PIN code and other codes

Sohwalia Khurd falls in Kargahar sub-district, Rohtas district, Bihar.

- Gram panchayatBakasara
- Community development blockKargahar
- Census village code251673

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

## How far is Sohwalia Khurd 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 Khurd?

4 services counted by the Census are inside Sohwalia Khurd; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Private bus serviceIn village
- ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●Weekly haatIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Primary school5–10 km · Bikramganj
- ○Senior secondary school5–10 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 service5–10 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 and tube wells / boreholes
- Electricity (2011)5 h summer · 6 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 Khurd known for?

The main crops are **paddy**. About 99% of the 98 hectares of village land is sown, and 98 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 Khurd

Of every 100 households in Sohwalia Khurd in 2011, 0 had electricity, 43 a toilet at home and 14 cooked with LPG; 100 had a mobile phone, 35 a two-wheeler and 8 a car.

■ Sohwalia Khurd · ■ Kargahar rural average

Electricity for lighting ****0%**

**9%

Toilet within the home ****43%**

**25%

No toilet (open defecation) ****57%**

**74%

Tap water ****2%**

**2%

Drinking water within premises ****94%**

**83%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****14%**

**2%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****86%**

**94%

Use banking services ****96%**

**64%

Television ****41%**

**17%

Mobile phone ****100%**

**72%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**1%

Two-wheeler ****35%**

**13%

Car / jeep / van ****8%**

**4%

None of these assets ****0%**

**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 Khurd?

■ Sohwalia Khurd · ■ Kargahar rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****94.9%**

**75.9%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****828**

**908

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****882**

**918

Working population ****51.5%**

**31.6%

### Women and men

Literacy is 99.3% for men and 89.6% for women. 49% of men and 55% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

********

**■** Cultivators 72 (45%) · **■** Farm labourers 15 (9%) · **■** Household industry 69 (43%) · **■** Other work 3 (2%)

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

- Garbhe328 people
- Hirde Sarae328 people
- Tetrarh323 people
- Emandehri322 people
- Bhairawa300 people
- Ugarsenpur293 people
- Bisodehri269 people
- Baradih259 people

[All 257 villages in Kargahar](https://wherepedia.org/india/bihar/rohtas/kargahar/villages/)

## Quick answers

- How far is Sohwalia Khurd from Sasaram?41 km by road
- What is the population of Sohwalia Khurd?309 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Sohwalia Khurd in?Rohtas district (Kargahar sub-district), Bihar
- What is the literacy rate of Sohwalia Khurd?94.9% (Census 2011)