# Sowa Village, Nokha, Bikaner (Rajasthan) – PIN Code

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Village · Nokha, Bikaner 

# Sowa

Sowa is a village in Nokha sub-district of Bikaner district, Rajasthan, PIN code **334801**. The 2011 Census counted **3,764 people in 584 households**, the 34th largest of 145 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 47.5%, below the sub-district's rural average of 57.7%.

- 3,764people (2011)
- 584households
- 47.5%literacy
- 334801PIN code

## Sowa PIN code and other codes

**The PIN code of Sowa is 334801.** Sowa falls in Nokha sub-district, Bikaner district, Rajasthan.

- PIN code334801
- Community development blockNokha
- Census village code069583

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

## How far is Sowa from nearby towns?

- Nokha (sub-district HQ)34 km by road
- Bikaner (district HQ)36 km by road
- Nokha (nearest town)34 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 Sowa?

22 services counted by the Census are inside Sowa; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Health sub-centreIn village · 1
- ●Maternity & child welfare centreIn village · 1 · 1 doctors
- ●Alternative medicine hospitalIn village · 1 · 1 doctors
- ●Sub post officeIn village
- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●Internet / Common Service CentreIn village
- ●Public bus serviceIn village
- ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●ATMIn village
- ●Commercial bankIn village
- ●Cooperative bankIn village
- ●Agricultural credit societyIn village
- ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village
- ●Mandi / regular marketIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village
- ●Community centreIn village
- ●Sports fieldIn village
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school10+ km · Nokha
- ○Degree college10+ km · Nokha
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Nokha
- ○Primary health centre10+ km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensary10+ km
- ○Post office10+ km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○Public library10+ km

### Water and power

- Drinking watertreated tap water, untreated tap water and tube wells / boreholes
- Electricity (2011)15 h summer · 20 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 Sowa known for?

The main crops are **bajara, moth and guar**. About 60% of the 3,829 hectares of village land is sown, and 39 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 Sowa

Of every 100 households in Sowa in 2011, 31 had electricity, 15 a toilet at home and 1 cooked with LPG; 56 had a mobile phone, 2 a two-wheeler and 1 a car.

■ Sowa · ■ Nokha rural average

Electricity for lighting ****31%**

**37%

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

**22%

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

**78%

Tap water ****26%**

**31%

Drinking water within premises ****13%**

**26%

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

**3%

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

**97%

Use banking services ****78%**

**73%

Television ****6%**

**10%

Mobile phone ****56%**

**70%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****2%**

**4%

Car / jeep / van ****1%**

**3%

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

**26%

Own their home ****100%**

**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 Sowa?

■ Sowa · ■ Nokha rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****47.5%**

**57.7%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****862**

**903

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****894**

**899

Working population ****42.9%**

**44.9%

### Women and men

Literacy is 60.6% for men and 32.3% for women. 50% of men and 35% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 396 (25%) · **■** Farm labourers 259 (16%) · **■** Household industry 11 (1%) · **■** Other work 247 (15%) · **■** Marginal 701 (43%)

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

- Sadhoona3,981 people
- Dheengsari3,957 people
- Salundiya3,897 people
- Dharnok3,860 people
- Kuchor Athooni3,736 people
- Hansasar3,666 people
- Gajsukhdesar3,486 people
- Sainsar3,443 people

[All 145 villages in Nokha](https://wherepedia.org/india/rajasthan/bikaner/nokha/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Sowa?334801
- How far is Sowa from Bikaner?36 km by road
- What is the population of Sowa?3,764 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Sowa in?Bikaner district (Nokha sub-district), Rajasthan
- What is the literacy rate of Sowa?47.5% (Census 2011)