Sofwa, Narkatiaganj, Pashchim Champaran, Bihar, India

Content updated on November 22, 2024.

Geographic Location of Sofwa


The village Sofwa is located in Narkatiaganj C.D.Block of Pashchim Champaran District in the State of Bihar in India. It is governed by Rajpur Gram Panchayat. It comes under Narkatiaganj Community Development Block. The nearest town is Narkatiyaganj, which is about 3 kilometers away from Sofwa.

Travel and Communication for Sofwa


There is a railway station 5-10 kms away from the village.

Postal Address:
Sofwa,
Pashchim Champaran,
Bihar, India
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Climate Change, Weather and Environment Reports / Data for Sofwa


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

A brief summary of available data for Sofwa 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 Sofwa


As per available data from the year 2009, 1617 persons live in 258 house holds in the village Sofwa. There are 748 female individuals and 869 male individuals in the village. Females constitute 46.26% and males constitute 53.74% of the total population.

There are 96 scheduled castes persons of which 44 are females and 52 are males. Females constitute 45.83% and males constitute 54.17% of the scheduled castes population. Scheduled castes constitute 5.94% of the total population.

There are 7 scheduled tribes persons of which 4 are females and 3 are males. Females constitute 57.14% and males constitute 42.86% of the scheduled tribes population. Scheduled tribes constitute 0.43% of the total population.

Population density of Sofwa is 1199.55 persons per square kilometer.

Land and Natural Resources in Sofwa


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Total area of Sofwa is 134.8 Hectares as per the data available for the year 2009.

Total sown/agricultural area is 87.94 ha. About 22.19 ha is un-irrigated area. About 65.75 ha is irrigated area. About 55.4 ha is irrigated by canal water. About 10.35 ha is irrigated by wells/tube wells.

About 19.29 ha is in non-agricultural use.

About 17.23 ha is lying as fallow land other than current fallows. About 10.34 ha is covered by barren and un-cultivable land.

Schools in Sofwa


There is a private pre-primary school in the village Sofwa.

There is a government primary school in the village Sofwa.

There is a private middle school in the village Sofwa.

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

There are no private or government senior secondary schools in the village. However, there is a private senior secondary school in Narkatiaganj, which is less than 5 kms away from Sofwa.

Colleges in Sofwa


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 Narkatiaganj, which is less than 5 kms away from Sofwa.

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

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

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

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

Other Educational Facilities in Sofwa


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

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

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

Healthcare Facilities in Sofwa


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

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

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

There is a maternity and child welfare centre 5-10 kms away from Sofwa.

There is a TB clinic 5-10 kms away from Sofwa.

There is a allopathic hospital less than 5 kms away from Sofwa.

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

There is a dispensary 5-10 kms away from Sofwa.

There is a veterinary hospital 5-10 kms away from Sofwa.

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

There is a family welfare centre 5-10 kms away from Sofwa.

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

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