# Sowanpur Village, Saraikela, Saraikela-Kharsawan (Jharkhand)

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Village · Saraikela, Saraikela-Kharsawan 

# Sowanpur

Sowanpur is a village in Saraikela sub-district of Saraikela-Kharsawan district, Jharkhand, PIN code **833220**. The 2011 Census counted **426 people in 94 households**, the 73rd largest of 168 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 67.7%, above the sub-district's rural average of 62.8%.

- 426people (2011)
- 94households
- 67.7%literacy
- 833220PIN code

## Sowanpur PIN code and other codes

**The PIN code of Sowanpur is 833220.** Sowanpur falls in Saraikela sub-district, Saraikela-Kharsawan district, Jharkhand.

- PIN code833220
- Gram panchayatMohitpur
- Community development blockSaraikela
- Census village code379330

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

## How far is Sowanpur from nearby towns?

- Seraikela (sub-district HQ)16 km by road
- Seraikela (district HQ)16 km by road
- Seraikela (nearest town)16 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 Sowanpur?

5 services counted by the Census are inside Sowanpur; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 1 private
- ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Primary school5–10 km · Sohandi
- ○Senior secondary school5–10 km · Sini
- ○Degree college5–10 km · Saraikela
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Kharsawana
- ○Primary health centre10+ km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensary10+ km
- ○Post officeunder 5 km
- ○Public bus service10+ km
- ○Railway station5–10 km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Commercial bank10+ km
- ○Mandi / regular marketunder 5 km
- ○Public library5–10 km

### Water and power

- Drinking watertreated tap water, hand pumps and tube wells / boreholes
- Electricity (2011)6 h summer · 6 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 Sowanpur known for?

The main crops are **rice**. About 13% of the 35 hectares of village land is sown.

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

## Homes and amenities in Sowanpur

Of every 100 households in Sowanpur in 2011, 83 had electricity, 15 a toilet at home and 3 cooked with LPG; 43 had a mobile phone, 12 a two-wheeler and 4 a car.

■ Sowanpur · ■ Saraikela rural average

Electricity for lighting ****83%**

**75%

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

**6%

No toilet (open defecation) ****85%**

**93%

Tap water ****10%**

**2%

Drinking water within premises ****24%**

**7%

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

**2%

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

**88%

Use banking services ****59%**

**57%

Television ****40%**

**21%

Mobile phone ****43%**

**36%

Computer with internet ****2%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****12%**

**12%

Car / jeep / van ****4%**

**0%

None of these assets ****37%**

**16%

Own their home ****92%**

**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 Sowanpur?

■ Sowanpur · ■ Saraikela rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****67.7%**

**62.8%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1019**

**995

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****944**

**963

Working population ****31.2%**

**41.7%

### Women and men

Literacy is 76.6% for men and 59.1% for women. 48% of men and 15% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

********

**■** Cultivators 2 (2%) · **■** Farm labourers 3 (2%) · **■** Other work 29 (22%) · **■** Marginal 99 (74%)

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 Saraikela

- Chota Lupung439 people
- Bistamsai434 people
- Ulidih431 people
- Ranka Kocha430 people
- Sidadih417 people
- Kadambera402 people
- Koira399 people
- Biram Chandarpur385 people

[All 173 villages in Saraikela](https://wherepedia.org/india/jharkhand/saraikela-kharsawan/saraikela/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Sowanpur?833220
- How far is Sowanpur from Seraikela?16 km by road
- What is the population of Sowanpur?426 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Sowanpur in?Saraikela-Kharsawan district (Saraikela sub-district), Jharkhand
- What is the literacy rate of Sowanpur?67.7% (Census 2011)