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- LGD code
- 224698
- Pincode
- 855113
- Post office
- Salmari
- Population
- 1,970
- Households
- 425
- Literacy rate
- 42.3%
- Sex ratio
- 966 ♀/1000♂
- Workers
- 769
जनगणना 2011 · तुलना में
सोहासा की तुलना
By population, Sohasa ranks #55 of 264 villages in Kadwa mandal.
Literacy rate
%
42.3%
+2.0% vs mandal average
- Sohasa
- 42.3%
- Kadwa mandal
- 40.3%
- Katihar district
- 41.7%
Sex ratio
♀ per 1000 ♂
966
+44 vs mandal average
- Sohasa
- 966
- Kadwa mandal
- 922
Household size
people per home
4.6
−0.2 vs mandal average
- Sohasa
- 4.6
- Kadwa mandal
- 4.8
Source: Census of India 2011 (village PCA; mandal and district aggregates).
सोहासा एक नज़र में
सोहासा बिहार के कटिहार जिले के कदवा ब्लॉक में 1,970 लोगों 425 परिवारों में (जनगणना 2011) का एक गांव है, जो कदवा ब्लॉक के 264 गांवों में 55वां सबसे बड़ा है। साक्षरता 42% है, जो ब्लॉक औसत 40% से 2 अंक अधिक है और लिंगानुपात प्रति 1,000 पुरुषों पर 966 महिलाएं। पिनकोड 855113 है, Salmari डाकघर द्वारा सेवित; एलजीडी गांव कोड 224698 है। गांव Purnia विधानसभा क्षेत्र में आता है, विधायक Vijay Kumar Khemka हैं। 2026 में अनुमानित जनसंख्या 2,323 है, 2011 जनगणना से 18% अधिक।
ग्राम पंचायत: Kadwa →
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Amenities · Census 2011 village directory · सोहासा
- Treated tap water
- No
- Untreated tap water
- No
- Well water
- No
- Hand pump
- Yes
- Tube well / borewell
- Yes
- Electricity for homes
- No
- Electricity for farms
- No
- Power hours (summer)
- 0
- Power hours (winter)
- 0
- Primary school
- 1
- Middle school
- 0
- Secondary school
- 0
- Senior secondary
- 0
- Degree college
- 0
- Primary health centre
- 0
- Health sub-centre
- 0
- Community health centre
- 0
- Dispensary
- 0
- Veterinary hospital
- 0
- Post office
- No
- Sub post office
- No
- Commercial bank
- No
- Cooperative bank
- No
- ATM
- No
- Public bus service
- No
- Private bus service
- No
- Railway station
- No
- Pucca (paved) road
- No
- Anganwadi centre
- Yes
- ASHA worker
- Yes
- Fair-price shop
- Yes
- Mandi / regular market
- Yes
- Weekly haat
- No
- Nearest statutory town
- KATIHAR
- Distance to nearest town (km)
- 33
- Distance to district HQ (km)
- 33
- Distance to sub-district HQ (km)
- 5
- All-weather road
- Yes
- Gram panchayat (2011)
- KADWA
- Total area (ha)
- 340
- Irrigated area (ha)
- 89.7
- Forest area (ha)
- 0
Source: Census of India 2011, Village Directory. Facilities may have changed since.
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मुख्य तथ्य — सोहासा
- LGD code
- 224698
- Pincode
- 855113
- Post office
- Salmari
- Population (Census 2011)
- 1,970
- Population (projected 2026)
- 2,323
- Households
- 425
- Sex ratio (per 1,000 males)
- 966
- Literacy rate
- 42.3%
- Lok Sabha constituency
- Purnia
- Vidhan Sabha constituency
- Purnia
- Member of Parliament
- Pappu Yadav
- Member of Legislative Assembly
- Vijay Kumar Khemka
- Block / Mandal
- Kadwa
एक ही पिनकोड
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- ChaulharAzamnagar mandal6,387 pop
- Unaso PachgachhiKadwa mandal5,482 pop
- PindhalAzamnagar mandal5,292 pop
- AmarsinghpurAzamnagar mandal5,289 pop
- MadhaipurKadwa mandal5,219 pop
- BairiaAzamnagar mandal5,216 pop
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- Population, literacy, households: Census 2011 (PCA)
- Village directory: Local Government Directory, record updated 2026-05-09
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