# Sohma Village, Bithan, Samastipur (Bihar) – PIN Code, Facilities & Population

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Village · Bithan, Samastipur 

# Sohma

Sohma is a village in Bithan sub-district of Samastipur district, Bihar, PIN code **848207**. The 2011 Census counted **6,014 people in 1,194 households**, the 7th largest of 51 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 56.0%, above the sub-district's rural average of 48.0%.

- 6,014people (2011)
- 1,194households
- 56.0%literacy
- 848207PIN code

## Sohma PIN code and other codes

**The PIN code of Sohma is 848207.** Sohma falls in Bithan sub-district, Samastipur district, Bihar.

- PIN code848207
- Gram panchayatSohma
- Community development blockBithan
- Census village code237385

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

## How far is Sohma from nearby towns?

- Bithan (sub-district HQ)9 km by road
- Samastipur (district HQ)70 km by road
- Rosera (nearest town)40 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 Sohma?

17 services counted by the Census are inside Sohma; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 1 private
- ●Primary schoolIn village · 3 govt
- ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Secondary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Health sub-centreIn village · 1
- ●Maternity & child welfare centreIn village · 1
- ●Family welfare centreIn village · 1
- ●Post officeIn village
- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●Private bus serviceIn village
- ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●Agricultural credit societyIn village
- ●Weekly haatIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school5–10 km · Bithan
- ○Degree college10+ km · Rosera
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Samastipur
- ○Primary health centre10+ km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensary10+ km
- ○Public bus service5–10 km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Commercial bank10+ km
- ○Ration (PDS) shop5–10 km
- ○Mandi / regular market5–10 km
- ○Public library5–10 km

### Water and power

- Drinking waterhand pumps and canal / river

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 Sohma known for?

The main crops are **paddy**. About 79% of the 260 hectares of village land is sown, and 107 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 Sohma

Of every 100 households in Sohma in 2011, 0 had electricity, 14 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 50 had a mobile phone, 4 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Sohma · ■ Bithan rural average

Electricity for lighting ****0%**

**0%

Toilet within the home ****14%**

**6%

No toilet (open defecation) ****86%**

**93%

Tap water ****0%**

**0%

Drinking water within premises ****37%**

**33%

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

**1%

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

**99%

Use banking services ****39%**

**34%

Television ****1%**

**2%

Mobile phone ****50%**

**45%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****4%**

**3%

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

**1%

None of these assets ****39%**

**40%

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 Sohma?

■ Sohma · ■ Bithan rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****56.0%**

**48.0%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****938**

**936

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****986**

**927

Working population ****26.6%**

**33.6%

### Women and men

Literacy is 66.7% for men and 44.5% for women. 41% of men and 11% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 205 (13%) · **■** Farm labourers 706 (44%) · **■** Household industry 41 (3%) · **■** Other work 88 (6%) · **■** Marginal 557 (35%)

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 Bithan

- Belsandi6,919 people
- Pusaho6,765 people
- Ujan6,229 people
- Jagmohra6,031 people
- Murthua5,449 people
- Karachin5,115 people
- Salaha4,370 people
- Nirpa4,300 people

[All 56 villages in Bithan](https://wherepedia.org/india/bihar/samastipur/bithan/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Sohma?848207
- How far is Sohma from Samastipur?70 km by road
- What is the population of Sohma?6,014 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Sohma in?Samastipur district (Bithan sub-district), Bihar
- What is the literacy rate of Sohma?56.0% (Census 2011)