About Sowal Village

Sowal is a mid sized village in Tikari tehsil, in the district of Gaya, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,812, made up of 985 males and 827 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 840 females per 1000 males. The village covers 198 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 824236, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Sowal Overview

Census 2011 figures for Sowal village
Description	Value
State	Bihar
District	Gaya
Tehsil	Tikari
Pincode	824236
Area (hectares)	198 hectares
Population	1,812
Male Population	985
Female Population	827
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	840
Bus Service (public)	Available within village
Bus Service (private)	Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Sowal compares

By the 2011 count Sowal is the 47th largest of the 142 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little above average, where the typical village holds 1,627 residents. Its 198 hectares work out to about 9.2 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 930.

Getting to Sowal

Sowal is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Sowal as Available within village. Private bus service is recorded as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available within 10+ km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Sowal from other places

Sowal lies about 22 km from Gaya, and the nearest railway station is Bela, about 10 km away. The figures below are straight-line distances from the village to each place. A road journey is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again.

Distances from Sowal
Tehsil headquarters	Tikari	4.3 km
Nearest town	Tekāri	4.3 km
Nearest railway station	Bela	10 km
District headquarters	Gaya	22 km

Villages closest to Sowal

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Tikari tehsil.

Source: Census of India 2011, the most recent completed census. Figures have not been revised since collection. Read more on our about the data page.

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Common questions about Sowal

As per the Census of India 2011, Sowal village had a population of 1,812. That makes it the 47th largest of the 142 villages in the tehsil, a little above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,627 residents.

Sowal village has 985 males and 827 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Sowal has about 840 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 930.

The pincode recorded for Sowal is 824236. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Sowal covers 198 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 9.2 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Sowal falls under Tikari tehsil of Gaya district in Bihar.

The nearest railway station to Sowal is Bela, about 10 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within 10+ km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within village and private bus service as Available within 5 - 10 km distance for Sowal.

Sowal is about 22 km from Gaya in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Sowal is in Tikari tehsil of Gaya district. Tikari is about 4.3 km away. Tekāri is about 4.3 km away. Bela is about 10 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.