Sowan is a revenue village in Dumraon block, Buxar district, Bihar. It had a population of 8,064 in 1,273 households (Census 2011).
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Sowan is a village in Dumraon block, Buxar district, Bihar. At the 2011 Census it had 8,064 people in 1,273 households, with a literacy rate of 62.6%. It is administered by the Sowan gram panchayat. Its postal pincode is 802111.
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Sowan is in the Sowan (सोवन) gram panchayat.
Source: Local Government Directory (LGD), 2026-10-21.
By population, Sowan ranks #6 of 73 inhabited villages in Dumraon block.
Source: Census of India 2011 (village PCA; mandal and district totals of inhabited villages). Literacy = literates ÷ people aged 7+.
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Sowan is a village of 8,064 people in 1,273 households (Census 2011) in Dumraon block, Buxar district, Bihar, the 6th of 73 inhabited villages in Dumraon block by population. Literacy is 62.6%, 5.1 points below the block figure of 67.7%, and the sex ratio is 932 women per 1,000 men. The pincode is 802111, served by Sowan post office; the LGD village code is 248158. The population is estimated at about 10,200 in 2026 (+27.1% since 2011; scaled from Census 2011 by the state's official RGI projection, not a census count).
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Official dataCensus 2011 · LGD, updated 21 Oct 2026Report a correction
Post office: Sowan
Estimate for 2026 (scaled from Census 2011 by the state's official RGI projection; not a census count)
Method: the Census 2011 count × Bihar's projected population growth from 2011 to 2026 (+27.1%), from the official projections of the Technical Group on Population Projections (National Commission on Population, MoHFW, with the Registrar General of India), Table 21. The report projects no households, so households use the same ratio. Rounded; a single village can differ widely from its state's average. The next Census will replace these figures.
Population Projections for India and States 2011–2036 (nhm.gov.in, PDF) · Table 21 · checked on 2026-10-26
Source: Office of the Registrar General & Census Commissioner, India — Census 2011 Primary Census Abstract.
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District factsheet values published by the Ministry of Health and Family Welfare and the International Institute for Population Sciences. Survey estimates for the whole district, not a census.
These are district-level figures for Buxar district, not figures for Sowan.
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These are district-level figures for Buxar district, not figures for Sowan.
2,13,602 of 2,47,043 rural households have a tap connection
Method: Sum of 2,469 habitation rows in 11 block resources published on data.gov.in by the Department of Drinking Water and Sanitation (households; households with a tap connection).
Source: Households with Piped Water Supply (PWS) under Jal Jeevan Mission (JJM), per-block resources · retrieved 29 Oct 2026
household toilets built, 2,43,979 households listed · coverage 100.0%
Source: District-wise Coverage of Individual Household Latrine (IHHL) as on date · retrieved 29 Oct 2026
PMAY-G (rural houses) is not shown: the ministry publishes no district-wise bulk dataset.
The pin is an approximate location, within about 2 km, from the village's own post office in India Post's directory — not the exact site of Sowan. Exact coordinates come from OpenStreetMap once the village is mapped there.
Sowan · 25.5522° N, 84.2360° E
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Sowan is a village in Dumraon block of Buxar district, Bihar, India.
Sowan is in Buxar district of Bihar.
Sowan comes under the Sowan gram panchayat.
Sowan is written सोवन.
The pincode of Sowan, Dumraon, Buxar is 802111.
As per the 2011 Census, Sowan had a population of 8,064 (4,173 males and 3,891 females).
Sowan had 1,273 households at the 2011 Census.
Sowan covers about 528 hectares.
The literacy rate of Sowan was 62.6% at the 2011 Census (share of people aged 7 and above who are literate).
Sowan had 932 females per 1,000 males at the 2011 Census.
Sowan is in the Dumraon development block (Local Government Directory).
The Local Government Directory (LGD) code of Sowan is 248158 and its Census 2011 village code is 248158.
Villages near Sowan include Chaugain (about 8 km), Barhampur (about 8.5 km), Kesath (about 15 km), Simra (about 16 km), Simri (about 16 km).
No census has been taken since 2011. Scaling Sowan's Census 2011 population of 8,064 by Bihar's official RGI projection (+27.1% from 2011 to 2026) gives an estimate of about 10,200 people in 2026. This is an estimate, not a census count; the next Census will replace it.
The sarpanch of Sowan has not yet been verified on VoiceOfVillage. We publish a sarpanch's name only after they verify with an election certificate; until then the elected sarpanch is listed on the eGramSwaraj portal, by the State Election Commission and at the panchayat or block office.
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Pacific Ocean status (NOAA, 8 Oct 2026): El Niño Advisory
There is no El Niño forecast for individual villages. El Niño is a pattern in the Pacific Ocean; how much it changes rainfall here also depends on other conditions, and it does not mean drought everywhere.
Local rainfall estimates are not available yet.
Long-term district average for October: 53.7 mm (IMD normal, 1951–2000)
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District climate page →Latest reports from markets in Buxar district, within the last 14 days.
Latest reports up to 31 Oct 2026. Prices in ₹ per quintal.
| Commodity | Market | Min | Max | Modal | Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bottle gourd · Bottle Gourd | Dumarao APMC | 1,800 | 1,800 | 1,800 | 31 Oct 2026 |
| Brinjal · Arkasheela Mattigulla | Dumarao APMC | 2,500 | 2,500 | 2,500 | 31 Oct 2026 |
| Green Chilli · Green Chilly | Dumarao APMC | 3,000 | 3,000 | 3,000 | 31 Oct 2026 |
| Raddish | Dumarao APMC | 1,000 | 1,000 | 1,000 | 31 Oct 2026 |
| Bhindi(Ladies Finger) · Bhindi | Buxur APMC | 2,504 | 2,508 | 2,508 | 30 Oct 2026 |
| Bitter gourd · Bitter Gourd | Buxur APMC | 2,742 | 2,752 | 2,748 | 30 Oct 2026 |
| Brinjal · Arkasheela Mattigulla | Buxur APMC | 2,900 | 2,908 | 2,905 | 30 Oct 2026 |
| Cabbage · Cabbage | Buxur APMC | 2,600 | 2,608 | 2,604 | 30 Oct 2026 |
Source: AGMARKNET, Directorate of Marketing & Inspection, via data.gov.in (Government Open Data Licence – India). All markets →
These are wholesale mandi (APMC) prices in ₹ per quintal as reported to AGMARKNET — not the retail price in Sowan's shops. Best mandi price near Sowan →
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Distances are approximate (the village's own post office in India Post's directory).
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Income support of ₹6,000 a year, paid in three equal instalments, to land-holding farmer families.
At least 100 days of guaranteed wage employment a year for rural households whose adults volunteer for unskilled manual work.
Assistance to build a house for eligible rural households.
Health cover for hospital treatment for eligible families.
Subsidised food grains through the public distribution system for eligible households.
Old-age pension for BPL persons aged 60 and above: ₹200 a month up to age 79 and ₹500 after; widow and disability pensions too.
Assured pension of ₹3,000 a month at age 60 for unorganised workers who join and contribute.
Atal Pension Yojana and low-cost life and accident insurance schemes, opened through your bank.
Loans up to ₹10 lakh for non-farm small and micro enterprises (₹20 lakh after repaying an earlier Tarun loan).
Bank loans between ₹10 lakh and ₹1 crore for SC/ST and women entrepreneurs setting up a new enterprise.
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