# Rasulpur Sohawan Village, Bhagwanpur, Vaishali (Bihar) > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/bihar/vaishali/bhagwanpur/rasulpur-sohawan/ Village · Bhagwanpur, Vaishali # Rasulpur Sohawan Rasulpur Sohawan is a village in Bhagwanpur sub-district of Vaishali district, Bihar. The 2011 Census counted **2,433 people in 500 households**, the 32nd largest of 99 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 79.2%, above the sub-district's rural average of 69.4%. - 2,433people (2011) - 500households - 79.2%literacy - 888females per 1,000 males ## Rasulpur Sohawan PIN code and other codes Rasulpur Sohawan falls in Bhagwanpur sub-district, Vaishali district, Bihar. - Gram panchayatRatanpura - Community development blockBhagwanpur - Census village code234895 Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## How far is Rasulpur Sohawan from nearby towns? - Bhagwanpur (sub-district HQ)1 km by road - Hajipur (district HQ)23 km by road - Hajipur (nearest town)23 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 Rasulpur Sohawan? 17 services counted by the Census are inside Rasulpur Sohawan; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 3 private - ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt · 3 private - ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Secondary schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Health sub-centreIn village · 1 - ●Maternity & child welfare centreIn village · 1 - ●Mobile phone coverageIn village - ●Private bus serviceIn village - ●State highwayIn village - ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village - ●All-weather roadIn village - ●Commercial bankIn village - ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village - ●Anganwadi centreIn village - ●ASHA health workerIn village - ●Sports fieldIn village - ●Polling stationIn village ### Nearest outside - ○Senior secondary schoolunder 5 km · Bhagwanpur - ○Degree collegeunder 5 km · Bhagwanpur - ○ITI / vocational schoolunder 5 km · Bhagwanpur - ○Primary health centreunder 5 km - ○Allopathic hospital10+ km - ○Dispensary10+ km - ○Post officeunder 5 km - ○Public bus service5–10 km - ○Railway stationunder 5 km - ○ATMunder 5 km - ○Mandi / regular market5–10 km - ○Public libraryunder 5 km ### Water and power - Drinking waterhand pumps and tube wells / boreholes - Electricity (2011)3 h summer · 2 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 Rasulpur Sohawan known for? The main crops are **paddy**. About 94% of the 76 hectares of village land is sown, and 55 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 Rasulpur Sohawan Of every 100 households in Rasulpur Sohawan in 2011, 35 had electricity, 49 a toilet at home and 31 cooked with LPG; 69 had a mobile phone, 25 a two-wheeler and 3 a car. ■ Rasulpur Sohawan · ■ Bhagwanpur rural average Electricity for lighting ****35%** **6% Toilet within the home ****49%** **26% No toilet (open defecation) ****51%** **73% Tap water ****1%** **3% Drinking water within premises ****46%** **37% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****31%** **8% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****68%** **91% Use banking services ****68%** **56% Television ****36%** **16% Mobile phone ****69%** **57% Computer with internet ****0%** **1% Two-wheeler ****25%** **9% Car / jeep / van ****3%** **1% None of these assets ****16%** **20% Own their home ****94%** **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 Rasulpur Sohawan? ■ Rasulpur Sohawan · ■ Bhagwanpur rural average Literacy (age 7+) ****79.2%** **69.4% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****888** **891 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****871** **890 Working population ****27.7%** **31.2% ### Women and men Literacy is 84.3% for men and 73.4% for women. 48% of men and 5% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ********** **■** Cultivators 237 (35%) · **■** Farm labourers 77 (11%) · **■** Household industry 7 (1%) · **■** Other work 210 (31%) · **■** Marginal 144 (21%) 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 Bhagwanpur - Bhagwanpur2,508 people - Rampur Asurar2,505 people - Saidpur Bijuli2,494 people - Barah Rup2,492 people - Jahangirpur Paterha2,407 people - Mohamadpur Rohua2,343 people - Rahsa Pachhiari2,274 people - Gorhia Chamman2,259 people [All 105 villages in Bhagwanpur](https://wherepedia.org/india/bihar/vaishali/bhagwanpur/villages/) ## Quick answers - How far is Rasulpur Sohawan from Hajipur?23 km by road - What is the population of Rasulpur Sohawan?2,433 (Census 2011) - Which district is Rasulpur Sohawan in?Vaishali district (Bhagwanpur sub-district), Bihar - What is the literacy rate of Rasulpur Sohawan?79.2% (Census 2011)