# Sohdi Village, Ariari, Sheikhpura (Bihar) – PIN Code

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Village · Ariari, Sheikhpura 

# Sohdi

Sohdi is a village in Ariari sub-district of Sheikhpura district, Bihar. The 2011 Census counted **1,753 people in 235 households**, the 22nd largest of 61 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 50.9%, below the sub-district's rural average of 57.7%.

- 1,753people (2011)
- 235households
- 50.9%literacy
- 974females per 1,000 males

## Sohdi PIN code and other codes

Sohdi falls in Ariari sub-district, Sheikhpura district, Bihar.

- Gram panchayatChordargha
- Community development blockAriari
- Census village code244075

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

## How far is Sohdi from nearby towns?

- Ariari (sub-district HQ)8 km by road
- Sheikhpura (district HQ)18 km by road
- Sheikhpura (nearest town)18 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 Sohdi?

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

### In the village

- ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Post officeIn village
- ●Private bus serviceIn village
- ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●Agricultural credit societyIn village
- ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school10+ km · Sheikhpura
- ○Degree college10+ km · Sheikhpura
- ○ITI / vocational school5–10 km · Ariari
- ○Primary health centre10+ km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensary10+ km
- ○Public bus service10+ km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Commercial bank10+ km
- ○Mandi / regular market10+ km
- ○Public library10+ km

### Water and power

- Drinking waterhand pumps and canal / river
- 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 Sohdi known for?

The main crops are **paddy**. About 58% of the 172 hectares of village land is sown, and 80 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 Sohdi

Of every 100 households in Sohdi in 2011, 42 had electricity, 18 a toilet at home and 3 cooked with LPG; 66 had a mobile phone, 10 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Sohdi · ■ Ariari rural average

Electricity for lighting ****42%**

**14%

Toilet within the home ****18%**

**16%

No toilet (open defecation) ****82%**

**82%

Tap water ****1%**

**8%

Drinking water within premises ****27%**

**27%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****3%**

**2%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****94%**

**93%

Use banking services ****28%**

**29%

Television ****13%**

**8%

Mobile phone ****66%**

**56%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****10%**

**5%

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

**2%

None of these assets ****29%**

**31%

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 Sohdi?

■ Sohdi · ■ Ariari rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****50.9%**

**57.7%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****974**

**932

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1068**

**954

Working population ****28.6%**

**38.6%

### Women and men

Literacy is 66.8% for men and 34.1% for women. 46% of men and 10% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 168 (34%) · **■** Farm labourers 77 (15%) · **■** Household industry 4 (1%) · **■** Other work 57 (11%) · **■** Marginal 195 (39%)

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 Ariari

- Mahuet2,153 people
- Gohda2,003 people
- Intahara1,852 people
- Ariari1,755 people
- Dhankaul1,670 people
- Rampur1,546 people
- Ikraen1,437 people
- Baruni1,432 people

[All 68 villages in Ariari](https://wherepedia.org/india/bihar/sheikhpura/ariari/villages/)

## Quick answers

- How far is Sohdi from Sheikhpura?18 km by road
- What is the population of Sohdi?1,753 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Sohdi in?Sheikhpura district (Ariari sub-district), Bihar
- What is the literacy rate of Sohdi?50.9% (Census 2011)