Sowa
Wazirganj block · Gaya district, Bihar · PIN 805128 · village code 256835
Population 2011
1,275
Census of India
Population 2020
1,857
Mission Antyodaya survey
Change
+45.6%
582 people · 4.3% a year
Households
207
+22.5% vs 169 in 2011
Census 2011
Total population
1,275
Male / female
652 / 623
Sex ratio females per 1,000 males
956
Children aged 0–6
222
Literacy rate
12.5%
Scheduled Caste / Scheduled Tribe
1,178 / 0
Working population
791
Of workers, in agriculture cultivators and farm labour
97.5%
Households
169
Village facilities, 2020
Primary school
Yes
Middle school
Yes
High school nearest 5 km away
No
Piped tap water
50 to 100% habitations covered
All-weather road
Yes
Public transport
Auto
Electricity
>12 hrs
Bank nearest 5 km away
No
Primary health centre nearest 2 km away
No
Anganwadi
No
Internet
Yes
Common service centre
No CSC
The village primary school
These figures sit inside a single merged column of the Mission Antyodaya file and are not published anywhere in readable form.
Students
237
Teachers
7
Students per teacher
34
Electricity
Yes
Toilets
Both
Computer lab
No
Playground
No
Drinking water
Yes
Mid-day meal
Yes
Farming
Farm households
188
Non-farm households
19
Share of households farming, 2020
91%
Net sown area
200 ha
Kharif / rabi / other hidden inside one column
190 / 200 / 24
Main irrigation source
Ground water (tube well/well/pump)
Location
24.7279, 85.2544 — view on OpenStreetMap
Nearby villages
Sonra · Sonsa Dharmu Chak · Soram Chak · Soram Chak Arazi · Sowal · Sudia Gorail · Sugaris · Sugasot