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Sarpanch · Gram Panchayat
Manorma devi
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- LGD code
- 248158
- Pincode
- 802111
- Post office
- Arak
- Population
- 8,064
- Households
- 1,273
- Literacy rate
- 51.1%
- Sex ratio
- 932 ♀/1000♂
- Workers
- 2,178
2011 സെൻസസ് · താരതമ്യത്തിൽ
Sowan താരതമ്യം
By population, Sowan ranks #6 of 94 villages in Dumraon mandal.
Literacy rate
%
51.1%
−4.7% vs mandal average
- Sowan
- 51.1%
- Dumraon mandal
- 55.8%
- Buxar district
- 58.0%
Sex ratio
♀ per 1000 ♂
932
+4 vs mandal average
- Sowan
- 932
- Dumraon mandal
- 928
Household size
people per home
6.3
+0.1 vs mandal average
- Sowan
- 6.3
- Dumraon mandal
- 6.2
Source: Census of India 2011 (village PCA; mandal and district aggregates).
Sowan ഒറ്റനോട്ടത്തിൽ
Sowan Biharയിലെ Buxar ജില്ല, Dumraon ബ്ലോക്ക്ൽ 8,064 പേർ 1,273 കുടുംബങ്ങളിൽ (2011 സെൻസസ്) താമസിക്കുന്ന ഗ്രാമമാണ്, Dumraon ബ്ലോക്ക്ലെ 94 ഗ്രാമങ്ങളിൽ വലുപ്പത്തിൽ 6-ാമത്. സാക്ഷരത 51%, ബ്ലോക്ക് ശരാശരി 56% നേക്കാൾ 5 പോയിന്റ് കുറവ് ലിംഗാനുപാതം 1,000 പുരുഷന്മാർക്ക് 932 സ്ത്രീകൾ. പിൻകോഡ് 802111, Arak പോസ്റ്റ് ഓഫീസിന് കീഴിൽ; LGD ഗ്രാമ കോഡ് 248158. പ്രസിഡന്റ് Manorma devi; ഗ്രാമം Bachhwara നിയമസഭാ മണ്ഡലത്തിലാണ്, എംഎൽഎ Surendra Mehta. 2026ൽ ജനസംഖ്യ ഏകദേശം 9,507, 2011നെക്കാൾ 18% കൂടുതൽ.
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Amenities · Census 2011 village directory · Sowan
- Treated tap water
- No
- Untreated tap water
- No
- Well water
- No
- Hand pump
- Yes
- Tube well / borewell
- Yes
- Electricity for homes
- Yes
- Electricity for farms
- Yes
- Power hours (summer)
- 4
- Power hours (winter)
- 5
- Primary school
- 1
- Middle school
- 1
- Secondary school
- 1
- Senior secondary
- 0
- Degree college
- 0
- Primary health centre
- 0
- Health sub-centre
- 1
- Community health centre
- 0
- Dispensary
- 0
- Veterinary hospital
- 0
- Post office
- Yes
- Sub post office
- No
- Commercial bank
- Yes
- Cooperative bank
- No
- ATM
- No
- Public bus service
- No
- Private bus service
- No
- Railway station
- No
- Pucca (paved) road
- Yes
- Anganwadi centre
- Yes
- ASHA worker
- Yes
- Fair-price shop
- Yes
- Mandi / regular market
- Yes
- Weekly haat
- Yes
- Nearest statutory town
- SOWAN
- Distance to nearest town (km)
- 10
- Distance to district HQ (km)
- 30
- Distance to sub-district HQ (km)
- 10
- All-weather road
- Yes
- Gram panchayat (2011)
- Sowan
- Total area (ha)
- 528
- Irrigated area (ha)
- 300
- Forest area (ha)
- 0
Source: Census of India 2011, Village Directory. Facilities may have changed since.
Notice board · Sowan
No notices this weekWater supply timings, gram sabha dates, camps and drives — residents post them here and they expire on their own.
പ്രധാന വിവരങ്ങൾ — Sowan
- LGD code
- 248158
- Pincode
- 802111
- Post office
- Arak
- Population (Census 2011)
- 8,064
- Population (projected 2026)
- 9,507
- Households
- 1,273
- Sex ratio (per 1,000 males)
- 932
- Literacy rate
- 51.1%
- Lok Sabha constituency
- Begusarai
- Vidhan Sabha constituency
- Bachhwara
- Member of Parliament
- Giriraj Singh
- Member of Legislative Assembly
- Surendra Mehta
- Sarpanch / Gram Pradhan
- Manorma devi
- Block / Mandal
- Dumraon
അതേ പിൻകോഡ്
Villages sharing pincode 802111
Other villages in the same gram panchayat as Sowan
Dumraon മണ്ഡലം മറ്റ് ഗ്രാമങ്ങൾ
View all 60+ →Sources & freshness
- Population, literacy, households: Census 2011 (PCA)
- Village directory: Local Government Directory, record updated 2026-05-09
- Sarpanch: state panchayat-raj records
- Mandi prices: Agmarknet via data.gov.in, 2026-09-18
- Weather: OpenWeatherMap / Open-Meteo, live
- Places nearby: OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL)