# Sobhalia Village, Kochas, Rohtas (Bihar) – PIN Code, Facilities & Population

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Village · Kochas, Rohtas 

# Sobhalia

Sobhalia is a village in Kochas sub-district of Rohtas district, Bihar. The 2011 Census counted **1,854 people in 258 households**, the 19th largest of 148 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 76.2%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 75.2%.

- 1,854people (2011)
- 258households
- 76.2%literacy
- 960females per 1,000 males

## Sobhalia PIN code and other codes

Sobhalia falls in Kochas sub-district, Rohtas district, Bihar.

- Gram panchayatKapsiya
- Community development blockKochas
- Census village code250702

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

## How far is Sobhalia from nearby towns?

- Kochas (sub-district HQ)18 km by road
- Sasaram (district HQ)38 km by road
- Sasaram (nearest town)38 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 Sobhalia?

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

### In the village

- ●Primary schoolIn village · 2 govt
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary schoolunder 5 km · Karanchhata
- ○Degree college5–10 km · Shahmal Khaira
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Gaya
- ○Primary health centre10+ km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensary10+ km
- ○Post office5–10 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 waterhand pumps and canal / river
- Electricity (2011)2 h summer · 3 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 Sobhalia known for?

The main crops are **paddy**. About 96% of the 255 hectares of village land is sown, and 234 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 Sobhalia

Of every 100 households in Sobhalia in 2011, 1 had electricity, 9 a toilet at home and 1 cooked with LPG; 68 had a mobile phone, 8 a two-wheeler and 1 a car.

■ Sobhalia · ■ Kochas rural average

Electricity for lighting ****1%**

**15%

Toilet within the home ****9%**

**26%

No toilet (open defecation) ****91%**

**74%

Tap water ****0%**

**2%

Drinking water within premises ****82%**

**83%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****1%**

**6%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****99%**

**91%

Use banking services ****35%**

**51%

Television ****9%**

**18%

Mobile phone ****68%**

**71%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**1%

Two-wheeler ****8%**

**11%

Car / jeep / van ****1%**

**2%

None of these assets ****29%**

**18%

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 Sobhalia?

■ Sobhalia · ■ Kochas rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****76.2%**

**75.2%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****960**

**916

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1000**

**922

Working population ****24.3%**

**27.8%

### Women and men

Literacy is 84.7% for men and 67.2% for women. 46% of men and 2% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 194 (43%) · **■** Farm labourers 118 (26%) · **■** Household industry 12 (3%) · **■** Other work 12 (3%) · **■** Marginal 114 (25%)

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 Kochas

- Satasa2,144 people
- Agarsidehra2,077 people
- Laheri2,030 people
- Baradih1,936 people
- Karjar1,797 people
- Anhari1,753 people
- Salas1,731 people
- Ubdhi1,729 people

[All 191 villages in Kochas](https://wherepedia.org/india/bihar/rohtas/kochas/villages/)

## Quick answers

- How far is Sobhalia from Sasaram?38 km by road
- What is the population of Sobhalia?1,854 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Sobhalia in?Rohtas district (Kochas sub-district), Bihar
- What is the literacy rate of Sobhalia?76.2% (Census 2011)