Sowa, Wazirganj, Gaya, Bihar, India

Content updated on May 15, 2024.

Geographic Location of Sowa


The village Sowa is located in Wazirganj C.D.Block of Gaya District in the State of Bihar in India. It is governed by Kari Gram Panchayat. It comes under Wazirganj Community Development Block. The nearest town is Gaya, which is about 25 kilometers away from Sowa.

Travel and Communication for Sowa


There is a railway station more than 10 kms away from the village.

Postal Address:
Sowa,
Gaya,
Bihar, India
PIN - 805131

Climate Change, Weather and Environment Reports / Data for Sowa


Climate, Environment and Weather data, climate change reports etc. for Sowa is available as professional paid service. You may contact us for further details and sample data.

A brief summary of available data for Sowa is given below:

CategoryResolutionPeriod
Precipitation - hHalf Hourly / 0.1 deg (11 kms) grid2001 - 2024
Precipitation - lDaily / 0.25 deg (28 kms) grid1901 - 2024
Temperature - hMonthly / 0.5 deg (55 kms) grid1901 - 2023
Temperature - lDaily / 1 deg (111 kms) grid1951 - 2024

Social Structure of Sowa


As per available data from the year 2009, 1275 persons live in 169 house holds in the village Sowa. There are 623 female individuals and 652 male individuals in the village. Females constitute 48.86% and males constitute 51.14% of the total population.

There are 1178 scheduled castes persons of which 571 are females and 607 are males. Females constitute 48.47% and males constitute 51.53% of the scheduled castes population. Scheduled castes constitute 92.39% of the total population.

Population density of Sowa is 569.2 persons per square kilometer.

Land and Natural Resources in Sowa


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Total area of Sowa is 224 Hectares as per the data available for the year 2009.

Total sown/agricultural area is 192.2 ha. About 53.9 ha is un-irrigated area. About 138.3 ha is irrigated area. About 81.8 ha is irrigated by wells/tube wells. About 56.5 ha is irrigated by other sources of water.

About 30.8 ha is in non-agricultural use. About 1 ha is used permanent pastures and grazing lands.

Schools in Sowa


There are no private or government pre-primary schools in the village. However, there is a government pre-primary school in Wazirganj, which is 5-10 kms away from Sowa.

There is a government primary school in the village Sowa.

There is a government middle school in the village Sowa.

There are no private or government secondary schools in the village. However, there is a private secondary school in Wazirganj, which is more than 10 kms away from Sowa.

There are no private or government senior secondary schools in the village. However, there is a private senior secondary school in Wazirganj, which is more than 10 kms away from Sowa.

Colleges in Sowa


There are no private or government arts and science degree colleges in the village. However, there is a private arts and science degree college in Gaya, which is more than 10 kms away from Sowa.

There are no private or government engineering colleges in the village. However, there is a government engineering college in Gaya, which is more than 10 kms away from Sowa.

There are no private or government medical colleges in the village. However, there is a private medical college in Gaya, which is more than 10 kms away from Sowa.

There are no private or government management institutes in the village. However, there is a private management institute in Gaya, which is more than 10 kms away from Sowa.

There are no private or government polytechnic institutes in the village. However, there is a private polytechnic institute in Gaya, which is more than 10 kms away from Sowa.

Other Educational Facilities in Sowa


There are no private or government vocational training school / ITIs in the village. However, there is a private vocational training school / ITI in Gaya, which is more than 10 kms away from Sowa.

There are no private or government non formal training centres in the village. However, there is a private non formal training centre in Gaya, which is more than 10 kms away from Sowa.

There are no private or government differently abled schools in the village. However, there is a private differently abled school in Gaya, which is more than 10 kms away from Sowa.

Healthcare Facilities in Sowa


There is a community health centre more than 10 kms away from Sowa.

There is a primary health centre more than 10 kms away from Sowa.

There is a primary health sub-centre more than 10 kms away from Sowa.

There is a maternity and child welfare centre less than 5 kms away from Sowa.

There is a TB clinic more than 10 kms away from Sowa.

There is a allopathic hospital more than 10 kms away from Sowa.

There is a alternative medicine hospital more than 10 kms away from Sowa.

There is a dispensary less than 5 kms away from Sowa.

There is a veterinary hospital less than 5 kms away from Sowa.

There is a mobile health centre more than 10 kms away from Sowa.

There is a family welfare centre less than 5 kms away from Sowa.

*Note: Most of the above information provided as per data compiled from the year 2009.

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