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Village snapshot
Quick panchayat-at-a-glance
RD
Sarpanch · Gram Panchayat
Ranju devi
Contact: 88****0248
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- LGD code
- 236989
- Pincode
- 848114
- Post office
- Dalsinghsarai
- Population
- 5,737
- Households
- 993
- Literacy rate
- 36.1%
- Sex ratio
- 895 ♀/1000♂
- Workers
- 1,930
2011 സെൻസസ് · താരതമ്യത്തിൽ
Sothiawan താരതമ്യം
By population, Sothiawan ranks #10 of 36 villages in Vidyapati Nagar mandal.
Literacy rate
%
36.1%
−14.5% vs mandal average
- Sothiawan
- 36.1%
- Vidyapati Nagar mandal
- 50.6%
- Samastipur district
- 50.3%
Sex ratio
♀ per 1000 ♂
895
−7 vs mandal average
- Sothiawan
- 895
- Vidyapati Nagar mandal
- 902
Household size
people per home
5.8
+0.7 vs mandal average
- Sothiawan
- 5.8
- Vidyapati Nagar mandal
- 5.1
Source: Census of India 2011 (village PCA; mandal and district aggregates).
Sothiawan ഒറ്റനോട്ടത്തിൽ
Sothiawan ബിഹാർയിലെ സമസ്തിപൂര് ജില്ല, Vidyapati Nagar ബ്ലോക്ക്ൽ 5,737 പേർ 993 കുടുംബങ്ങളിൽ (2011 സെൻസസ്) താമസിക്കുന്ന ഗ്രാമമാണ്, Vidyapati Nagar ബ്ലോക്ക്ലെ 36 ഗ്രാമങ്ങളിൽ വലുപ്പത്തിൽ 10-ാമത്. സാക്ഷരത 36%, ബ്ലോക്ക് ശരാശരി 51% നേക്കാൾ 15 പോയിന്റ് കുറവ് ലിംഗാനുപാതം 1,000 പുരുഷന്മാർക്ക് 895 സ്ത്രീകൾ. പിൻകോഡ് 848114, Dalsinghsarai പോസ്റ്റ് ഓഫീസിന് കീഴിൽ; LGD ഗ്രാമ കോഡ് 236989. പ്രസിഡന്റ് Ranju devi; ഗ്രാമം Balrampur നിയമസഭാ മണ്ഡലത്തിലാണ്, എംഎൽഎ Sangita Devi. 2026ൽ ജനസംഖ്യ ഏകദേശം 6,764, 2011നെക്കാൾ 18% കൂടുതൽ.
ഗ്രാമപഞ്ചായത്ത്: Sothgama →
സമീപ ഗ്രാമങ്ങളുടെ താരതമ്യം
അടുത്തടുത്ത് താരതമ്യം →| ഗ്രാമം | ജനസംഖ്യ | സാക്ഷരത | ദൂരം |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sothiawan · ഈ ഗ്രാമം | 5,737 | 36% | — |
| Khesraha · Vidyapati Nagar | 3,909 | 48% | — |
| Kawai · Vidyapati Nagar | 1,372 | 44% | — |
| Khedarpur · Vidyapati Nagar | 1,077 | 47% | — |
| Madhupakar Taj Mohamad · Vidyapati Nagar | 4 | 50% | — |
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Amenities · Census 2011 village directory · Sothiawan
- Treated tap water
- No
- Untreated tap water
- No
- Well water
- No
- Hand pump
- Yes
- Tube well / borewell
- No
- Electricity for homes
- No
- Electricity for farms
- No
- Power hours (summer)
- 0
- Power hours (winter)
- 0
- Primary school
- 1
- Middle school
- 1
- 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
- Yes
- Railway station
- No
- Pucca (paved) road
- Yes
- Anganwadi centre
- Yes
- ASHA worker
- Yes
- Fair-price shop
- Yes
- Mandi / regular market
- No
- Weekly haat
- Yes
- Nearest statutory town
- DALSINGHSARAI
- Distance to nearest town (km)
- 11
- Distance to district HQ (km)
- 30
- Distance to sub-district HQ (km)
- 10
- All-weather road
- Yes
- Gram panchayat (2011)
- SHOTHGAMA
- Total area (ha)
- 651
- Irrigated area (ha)
- 500
- Forest area (ha)
- 0
Source: Census of India 2011, Village Directory. Facilities may have changed since.
Notice board · Sothiawan
No notices this weekWater supply timings, gram sabha dates, camps and drives — residents post them here and they expire on their own.
പ്രധാന വിവരങ്ങൾ — Sothiawan
- LGD code
- 236989
- Pincode
- 848114
- Post office
- Dalsinghsarai
- Population (Census 2011)
- 5,737
- Population (projected 2026)
- 6,764
- Households
- 993
- Sex ratio (per 1,000 males)
- 895
- Literacy rate
- 36.1%
- Lok Sabha constituency
- Katihar
- Vidhan Sabha constituency
- Balrampur
- Member of Parliament
- Tariq Anwar
- Member of Legislative Assembly
- Sangita Devi
- Sarpanch / Gram Pradhan
- Ranju devi
- Block / Mandal
- Vidyapati Nagar
അതേ പിൻകോഡ്
Villages sharing pincode 848114
- BibhutipurBibhutpur mandal34,764 pop
- Chand ChaurUjiarpur mandal33,457 pop
- Mukhtarpur SalkhaniDalsinghsarai mandal14,972 pop
- Tabhka KhasBibhutpur mandal14,764 pop
- KeotaDalsinghsarai mandal14,531 pop
- NawadaDalsinghsarai mandal12,131 pop
- MehsariUjiarpur mandal11,588 pop
- PanrDalsinghsarai mandal10,922 pop
- KamrawanDalsinghsarai mandal10,919 pop
Other villages in the same gram panchayat as Sothiawan
Vidyapati Nagar മണ്ഡലം മറ്റ് ഗ്രാമങ്ങൾ
View all 35 →- Mau Dhaneshpurd
- Sahit
- Barhauna
- Garhsisai
- Harpur Bochaha
- Dhepura
- Semri
- Kancha
- Bazidpur
- Maniarpur
- Balkishunpur Marwa
- Khesraha
- Bangraha
- Rahimpur Peare
- Rasulpur Semri
- Babhangawan
- Bahadurpur
- Hetimpur
- Isapur
- Malkalipur
- Alampur
- Mirzapurgang
- Damdama
- Kawai
- Chetra
- Subhanipur
- Sarmastpur
- Chak Umar
- Khedarpur
- Patali
- Chak Azahar Urf Bangargawan
- Khan Mirzapur
- Dhanirampur
- Madhupakar Taj Mohamad
- Baisi
Sources & freshness
- Population, literacy, households: Census 2011 (PCA)
- Village directory: Local Government Directory, record updated 2026-09-23
- Sarpanch: state panchayat-raj records
- Mandi prices: Agmarknet via data.gov.in, 2026-09-16
- Weather: OpenWeatherMap / Open-Meteo, live
- Places nearby: OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL)