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

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Village · Kochas, Rohtas 

# Sohasa

Sohasa is a village in Kochas sub-district of Rohtas district, Bihar, PIN code **821109**. The 2011 Census counted **723 people in 106 households**, the 76th largest of 148 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 85.4%, above the sub-district's rural average of 75.2%.

- 723people (2011)
- 106households
- 85.4%literacy
- 821109PIN code

## Sohasa PIN code and other codes

**The PIN code of Sohasa is 821109.** Sohasa falls in Kochas sub-district, Rohtas district, Bihar.

- PIN code821109
- Gram panchayatKatharai
- Community development blockKochas
- Census village code250684

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

## How far is Sohasa from nearby towns?

- Kochas (sub-district HQ)15 km by road
- Sasaram (district HQ)35 km by road
- Sasaram (nearest town)35 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 Sohasa?

6 services counted by the Census are inside Sohasa; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●National highwayIn village
- ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school5–10 km · Barahuti Kalan
- ○Degree collegeunder 5 km · Parthua
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Gaya
- ○Primary health centre5–10 km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensary5–10 km
- ○Post office5–10 km
- ○Public bus service5–10 km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM5–10 km
- ○Commercial bank10+ km
- ○Ration (PDS) shop5–10 km
- ○Mandi / regular market10+ km
- ○Public library10+ km

### Water and power

- Drinking wateruntreated tap water and hand pumps
- 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 Sohasa known for?

The main crops are **paddy and pulse**. About 96% of the 136 hectares of village land is sown, and 120 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 Sohasa

Of every 100 households in Sohasa in 2011, 0 had electricity, 21 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 80 had a mobile phone, 10 a two-wheeler and 11 a car.

■ Sohasa · ■ Kochas rural average

Electricity for lighting ****0%**

**15%

Toilet within the home ****21%**

**26%

No toilet (open defecation) ****79%**

**74%

Tap water ****0%**

**2%

Drinking water within premises ****92%**

**83%

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

**6%

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

**91%

Use banking services ****74%**

**51%

Television ****25%**

**18%

Mobile phone ****80%**

**71%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**1%

Two-wheeler ****10%**

**11%

Car / jeep / van ****11%**

**2%

None of these assets ****7%**

**18%

Own their home ****97%**

**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 Sohasa?

■ Sohasa · ■ Kochas rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****85.4%**

**75.2%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****883**

**916

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****922**

**922

Working population ****21.0%**

**27.8%

### Women and men

Literacy is 93.7% for men and 76.0% for women. 38% of men and 1% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 97 (64%) · **■** Farm labourers 18 (12%) · **■** Household industry 1 (1%) · **■** Other work 33 (22%) · **■** Marginal 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 Kochas

- Bararhi818 people
- Bhunrwa786 people
- Dhabchhua770 people
- Ghasa766 people
- Helha721 people
- Misraulia718 people
- Panchu Dehri710 people
- Andaur703 people

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

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Sohasa?821109
- How far is Sohasa from Sasaram?35 km by road
- What is the population of Sohasa?723 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Sohasa in?Rohtas district (Kochas sub-district), Bihar
- What is the literacy rate of Sohasa?85.4% (Census 2011)