Geographic Location of Sohar

The village Sohar is located in Balrampur C.D.Block of Katihar District in the State of Bihar in India. It is governed by Bhemial Gram Panchayat. It comes under Balrampur Community Development Block. The nearest town is Raiganj, which is about 16 kilometers away from Sohar.

Travel and Communication for Sohar

There is a railway station in the village.

Postal Address:
Sohar,
Katihar,
Bihar, India
PIN - 854317

Climate Change, Weather and Environment Reports / Data for Sohar

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

Social Structure of Sohar

As per available data from the year 2009, 2141 persons live in 419 house holds in the village Sohar. There are 1056 female individuals and 1085 male individuals in the village. Females constitute 49.32% and males constitute 50.68% of the total population.

There are 1 scheduled castes persons of which 0 are females and 1 are males. Females constitute 0% and males constitute 100% of the scheduled castes population. Scheduled castes constitute 0.05% of the total population.

There are 303 scheduled tribes persons of which 158 are females and 145 are males. Females constitute 52.15% and males constitute 47.85% of the scheduled tribes population. Scheduled tribes constitute 14.15% of the total population.

Population density of Sohar is 950.16 persons per square kilometer.

Land and Natural Resources in Sohar

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Total area of Sohar is 225.33 Hectares as per the data available for the year 2009.

Total sown/agricultural area is 200.13 ha. About 48.13 ha is un-irrigated area. About 152 ha is irrigated area. About 127 ha is irrigated by wells/tube wells. About 25 ha is irrigated by other sources of water.

About 16.23 ha is in non-agricultural use. About 3.16 ha is used permanent pastures and grazing lands. About 2.08 ha is under miscellaneous tree crops.

About 2.19 ha is lying as current fallow area. About 1.54 ha is lying as fallow land other than current fallows.

Schools in Sohar

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

There is a government primary school in the village Sohar.

There are no private or government middle schools in the village. However, there is a private middle school in Jhaljhawi, which is less than 5 kms away from Sohar.

There are no private or government secondary schools in the village. However, there is a private secondary school in Balrampur, which is 5-10 kms away from Sohar.

There are no private or government senior secondary schools in the village. However, there is a private senior secondary school in Balrampur, which is 5-10 kms away from Sohar.

Colleges in Sohar

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

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

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

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

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

Other Educational Facilities in Sohar

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

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

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

Healthcare Facilities in Sohar

There is a community health centre 5-10 kms away from Sohar.

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

There is a primary health sub-centre 5-10 kms away from Sohar.

There is a maternity and child welfare centre more than 10 kms away from Sohar.

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

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

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

There is a dispensary more than 10 kms away from Sohar.

There is a veterinary hospital more than 10 kms away from Sohar.

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

There is a family welfare centre more than 10 kms away from Sohar.

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