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

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Village · Kochas, Rohtas 

# Sorathi

Sorathi is a village in Kochas sub-district of Rohtas district, Bihar. The 2011 Census counted **976 people in 127 households**, the 60th largest of 148 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 84.3%, above the sub-district's rural average of 75.2%.

- 976people (2011)
- 127households
- 84.3%literacy
- 1,038females per 1,000 males

## Sorathi PIN code and other codes

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

- Gram panchayatChitawn
- Community development blockKochas
- Census village code250768

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

## How far is Sorathi from nearby towns?

- Kochas (sub-district HQ)10 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 Sorathi?

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

### In the village

- ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school5–10 km · Chitwan
- ○Degree college10+ km · Aara
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Gaya
- ○Primary health centre5–10 km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensary5–10 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 Sorathi known for?

The main crops are **paddy**. About 97% of the 119 hectares of village land is sown, and 109 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 Sorathi

Of every 100 households in Sorathi in 2011, 2 had electricity, 28 a toilet at home and 1 cooked with LPG; 95 had a mobile phone, 9 a two-wheeler and 1 a car.

■ Sorathi · ■ Kochas rural average

Electricity for lighting ****2%**

**15%

Toilet within the home ****28%**

**26%

No toilet (open defecation) ****72%**

**74%

Tap water ****2%**

**2%

Drinking water within premises ****93%**

**83%

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

**6%

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

**91%

Use banking services ****66%**

**51%

Television ****19%**

**18%

Mobile phone ****95%**

**71%

Computer with internet ****1%**

**1%

Two-wheeler ****9%**

**11%

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

**2%

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

**18%

Own their home ****98%**

**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 Sorathi?

■ Sorathi · ■ Kochas rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****84.3%**

**75.2%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1038**

**916

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1083**

**922

Working population ****22.7%**

**27.8%

### Women and men

Literacy is 89.0% for men and 79.6% for women. 44% of men and 3% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 95 (43%) · **■** Farm labourers 40 (18%) · **■** Household industry 8 (4%) · **■** Other work 7 (3%) · **■** Marginal 72 (32%)

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

- Amarsidehra1,096 people
- Khadawan1,057 people
- Semaria1,012 people
- Dhanchhua978 people
- Gaura947 people
- Hardaspur941 people
- Kursa935 people
- Panditpura929 people

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

## Quick answers

- How far is Sorathi from Sasaram?42 km by road
- What is the population of Sorathi?976 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Sorathi in?Rohtas district (Kochas sub-district), Bihar
- What is the literacy rate of Sorathi?84.3% (Census 2011)