# Sosna Village, Kargahar, Rohtas (Bihar) – PIN Code, Facilities & Population

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Village · Kargahar, Rohtas 

# Sosna

Sosna is a village in Kargahar sub-district of Rohtas district, Bihar. The 2011 Census counted **620 people in 81 households**, the 141st largest of 198 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 91.8%, above the sub-district's rural average of 75.9%.

- 620people (2011)
- 81households
- 91.8%literacy
- 896females per 1,000 males

## Sosna PIN code and other codes

Sosna falls in Kargahar sub-district, Rohtas district, Bihar.

- Gram panchayatBhokhari
- Community development blockKargahar
- Census village code251686

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

## How far is Sosna from nearby towns?

- Kargahar (sub-district HQ)12 km by road
- Sasaram (district HQ)30 km by road
- Sasaram (nearest town)30 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 Sosna?

2 services counted by the Census are inside Sosna; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 1 private
- ●Weekly haatIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Primary school5–10 km · Bikramganj
- ○Senior secondary school5–10 km · Ratanpura
- ○Degree college10+ km · Sasaram
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Gaya
- ○Primary health centre5–10 km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensary5–10 km
- ○Post office10+ km
- ○Public bus service5–10 km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM5–10 km
- ○Commercial bank10+ km
- ○Ration (PDS) shop10+ km
- ○Mandi / regular market10+ km
- ○Public library10+ km

### Water and power

- Drinking wateruntreated tap water, covered wells, hand pumps, tube wells / boreholes and canal / river

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 Sosna known for?

The main crops are **paddy**. About 98% of the 160 hectares of village land is sown, and 156 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 Sosna

Of every 100 households in Sosna in 2011, 20 had electricity, 55 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 100 had a mobile phone, 26 a two-wheeler and 2 a car.

■ Sosna · ■ Kargahar rural average

Electricity for lighting ****20%**

**9%

Toilet within the home ****55%**

**25%

No toilet (open defecation) ****45%**

**74%

Tap water ****3%**

**2%

Drinking water within premises ****89%**

**83%

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

**2%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****97%**

**94%

Use banking services ****98%**

**64%

Television ****34%**

**17%

Mobile phone ****100%**

**72%

Computer with internet ****17%**

**1%

Two-wheeler ****26%**

**13%

Car / jeep / van ****2%**

**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 Sosna?

■ Sosna · ■ Kargahar rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****91.8%**

**75.9%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****896**

**908

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1000**

**918

Working population ****25.5%**

**31.6%

### Women and men

Literacy is 97.1% for men and 85.7% for women. 47% of men and 1% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 92 (58%) · **■** Farm labourers 6 (4%) · **■** Household industry 3 (2%) · **■** Other work 4 (3%) · **■** Marginal 53 (34%)

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

- Mathurapur643 people
- Panrepur641 people
- Parwalia625 people
- Chhitni624 people
- Jogwalia619 people
- Tikari610 people
- Ghuranpur608 people
- Samhota599 people

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

## Quick answers

- How far is Sosna from Sasaram?30 km by road
- What is the population of Sosna?620 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Sosna in?Rohtas district (Kargahar sub-district), Bihar
- What is the literacy rate of Sosna?91.8% (Census 2011)