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

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Village · Kochas, Rohtas 

# Sorath

Sorath is a village in Kochas sub-district of Rohtas district, Bihar. The 2011 Census counted **620 people in 97 households**, the 93rd largest of 148 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 71.6%, below the sub-district's rural average of 75.2%.

- 620people (2011)
- 97households
- 71.6%literacy
- 1,039females per 1,000 males

## Sorath PIN code and other codes

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

- Gram panchayatNoua
- Community development blockKochas
- Census village code250769

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

## How far is Sorath from nearby towns?

- Kochas (sub-district HQ)8 km by road
- Sasaram (district HQ)42 km by road
- Sasaram (nearest town)42 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 Sorath?

0 services counted by the Census are inside Sorath; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### Nearest outside

- ○Primary school5–10 km · Sorhi
- ○Senior secondary school5–10 km · Chitwan
- ○Degree college10+ km · Aara
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Gaya
- ○Primary health centre5–10 km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensary10+ km
- ○Post officeunder 5 km
- ○Public bus service5–10 km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM5–10 km
- ○Commercial bank5–10 km
- ○Ration (PDS) shop5–10 km
- ○Mandi / regular market5–10 km
- ○Public library5–10 km

### Water and power

- Drinking waterhand pumps and tube wells / boreholes
- Electricity (2011)4 h summer · 5 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 Sorath known for?

The main crops are **paddy**. About 100% of the 225 hectares of village land is sown, and 207 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 Sorath

Of every 100 households in Sorath in 2011, 1 had electricity, 5 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 76 had a mobile phone, 6 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Sorath · ■ Kochas rural average

Electricity for lighting ****1%**

**15%

Toilet within the home ****5%**

**26%

No toilet (open defecation) ****95%**

**74%

Tap water ****1%**

**2%

Drinking water within premises ****83%**

**83%

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

**6%

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

**91%

Use banking services ****45%**

**51%

Television ****15%**

**18%

Mobile phone ****76%**

**71%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**1%

Two-wheeler ****6%**

**11%

Car / jeep / van ****0%**

**2%

None of these assets ****12%**

**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 Sorath?

■ Sorath · ■ Kochas rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****71.6%**

**75.2%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1039**

**916

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1203**

**922

Working population ****25.0%**

**27.8%

### Women and men

Literacy is 86.1% for men and 57.1% for women. 50% of men and 1% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

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**■** Cultivators 137 (88%) · **■** Farm labourers 1 (1%) · **■** Other work 5 (3%) · **■** Marginal 12 (8%)

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

- Baradih641 people
- Wojhwalia629 people
- Podumsi Dehra626 people
- Bedwalia624 people
- Karanchhata619 people
- Khairi601 people
- Chamraha596 people
- Manpura594 people

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

## Quick answers

- How far is Sorath from Sasaram?42 km by road
- What is the population of Sorath?620 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Sorath in?Rohtas district (Kochas sub-district), Bihar
- What is the literacy rate of Sorath?71.6% (Census 2011)