# Sotawan Village, Nokha, Rohtas (Bihar) – PIN Code, Facilities & Population

> Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/bihar/rohtas/nokha/sotawan/

Village · Nokha, Rohtas 

# Sotawan

Sotawan is a village in Nokha sub-district of Rohtas district, Bihar. The 2011 Census counted **2,354 people in 366 households**, the 17th largest of 81 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 71.7%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 72.4%.

- 2,354people (2011)
- 366households
- 71.7%literacy
- 919females per 1,000 males

## Sotawan PIN code and other codes

Sotawan falls in Nokha sub-district, Rohtas district, Bihar.

- Gram panchayatSotwa
- Community development blockNokha
- Census village code251592

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

## How far is Sotawan from nearby towns?

- Nokha (sub-district HQ)7 km by road
- Sasaram (district HQ)20 km by road
- Nokha (nearest town)7 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 Sotawan?

11 services counted by the Census are inside Sotawan; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Private bus serviceIn village
- ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village
- ●Community centreIn village
- ●Sports fieldIn village
- ●Public libraryIn village
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school10+ km · Nokha
- ○Degree college10+ km · Sasaram
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Gaya
- ○Primary health centre10+ km
- ○Allopathic hospital5–10 km
- ○Dispensary5–10 km
- ○Post office10+ km
- ○Public bus service5–10 km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Commercial bank10+ km
- ○Ration (PDS) shop10+ km
- ○Mandi / regular market10+ km

### Water and power

- Drinking waterhand pumps
- 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 Sotawan known for?

The main crops are **paddy**. About 89% of the 208 hectares of village land is sown, and 146 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 Sotawan

Of every 100 households in Sotawan in 2011, 24 had electricity, 15 a toilet at home and 1 cooked with LPG; 42 had a mobile phone, 6 a two-wheeler and 2 a car.

■ Sotawan · ■ Nokha rural average

Electricity for lighting ****24%**

**9%

Toilet within the home ****15%**

**18%

No toilet (open defecation) ****84%**

**81%

Tap water ****1%**

**4%

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

**84%

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

**2%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****72%**

**93%

Use banking services ****70%**

**55%

Television ****8%**

**14%

Mobile phone ****42%**

**64%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**1%

Two-wheeler ****6%**

**9%

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

**3%

None of these assets ****16%**

**18%

Own their home ****99%**

**99%

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 Sotawan?

■ Sotawan · ■ Nokha rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****71.7%**

**72.4%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****919**

**917

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1079**

**945

Working population ****24.0%**

**32.2%

### Women and men

Literacy is 83.4% for men and 58.4% for women. 44% of men and 2% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

********

**■** Cultivators 153 (27%) · **■** Farm labourers 353 (63%) · **■** Other work 23 (4%) · **■** Marginal 35 (6%)

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 Nokha

- Bhaunra2,595 people
- Dharampura2,570 people
- Dharupur2,548 people
- Maudiha2,369 people
- Jabra2,224 people
- Majhiyawan2,196 people
- Biseni Khurd2,192 people
- Badjoga2,178 people

[All 87 villages in Nokha](https://wherepedia.org/india/bihar/rohtas/nokha/villages/)

## Quick answers

- How far is Sotawan from Sasaram?20 km by road
- What is the population of Sotawan?2,354 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Sotawan in?Rohtas district (Nokha sub-district), Bihar
- What is the literacy rate of Sotawan?71.7% (Census 2011)