About Sowa Village

Sowa is a mid sized village in Wazirganj tehsil, in the district of Gaya, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,275, made up of 652 males and 623 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 956 females per 1000 males. The village covers 224 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 805131, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Sowa Overview

Census 2011 figures for Sowa village
Description	Value
State	Bihar
District	Gaya
Tehsil	Wazirganj
Pincode	805131
Area (hectares)	224 hectares
Population	1,275
Male Population	652
Female Population	623
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	956
Bus Service (public)	Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private)	Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Sowa compares

By the 2011 count Sowa is the 58th largest of the 136 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 1,607 residents. Its 224 hectares work out to about 5.7 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, much in line with the tehsil average of 952.

Getting to Sowa

Sowa is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Sowa as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. 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 Sowa from other places

Sowa lies about 25 km from Gaya, and the nearest railway station is Pura Halt, about 3.0 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 Sowa
Tehsil headquarters	Wazirganj	2.1 km
Nearest railway station	Pura Halt	3.0 km
Nearest town	Hisua	17 km
District headquarters	Gaya	25 km

Villages closest to Sowa

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Wazirganj 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 Sowa

As per the Census of India 2011, Sowa village had a population of 1,275. That makes it the 58th largest of the 136 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,607 residents.

Sowa village has 652 males and 623 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Sowa has about 956 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, much in line with the tehsil average of 952.

The pincode recorded for Sowa is 805131. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Sowa covers 224 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 5.7 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Sowa falls under Wazirganj tehsil of Gaya district in Bihar.

The nearest railway station to Sowa is Pura Halt, about 3.0 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 5 - 10 km distance and private bus service as Available within 5 - 10 km distance for Sowa.

Sowa is about 25 km from Gaya in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Sowa is in Wazirganj tehsil of Gaya district. Wazirganj is about 2.1 km away. Pura Halt is about 3.0 km away. Hisua is about 17 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.