# Sodhma Village, Farasgaon, Bastar (Chhattisgarh) – PIN Code

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Village · Farasgaon, Bastar 

# Sodhma

Sodhma is a village in Farasgaon sub-district of Bastar district, Chhattisgarh, PIN code **494226**. The 2011 Census counted **802 people in 147 households**, the 41st largest of 103 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 53.9%, below the sub-district's rural average of 57.1%.

- 802people (2011)
- 147households
- 53.9%literacy
- 494226PIN code

## Sodhma PIN code and other codes

**The PIN code of Sodhma is 494226.** Sodhma falls in Farasgaon sub-district, Bastar district, Chhattisgarh.

- PIN code494226
- Gram panchayatSodhma
- Community development blockPharasgaon
- Census village code449031

Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

## How far is Sodhma from nearby towns?

- Farasgaon (sub-district HQ)18 km by road
- Jagdalpur (district HQ)88 km by road
- Farasgaon (nearest town)18 km by road

Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

## What facilities are there in Sodhma?

12 services counted by the Census are inside Sodhma; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Primary schoolIn village · 4 govt
- ●Middle schoolIn village · 2 govt
- ●Health sub-centreIn village · 1
- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●Private bus serviceIn village
- ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village
- ●Sports fieldIn village
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school5–10 km · Lanjoda
- ○Degree college10+ km · Kondagaon
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Bastar
- ○Primary health centre10+ km
- ○Dispensary10+ km
- ○Post office10+ km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Commercial bank5–10 km
- ○Mandi / regular market5–10 km
- ○Public library10+ km

### Water and power

- Drinking waterhand pumps, tube wells / boreholes and tanks / ponds

Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

Surveyed for the 2011 Census; facilities may have changed.

## What is Sodhma known for?

The main crops are **paddy, maize and black gram**. About 56% of the 277 hectares of village land is sown, and 18 hectares are irrigated.

Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

## Homes and amenities in Sodhma

Of every 100 households in Sodhma in 2011, 41 had electricity, 6 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 30 had a mobile phone, 1 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Sodhma · ■ Farasgaon rural average

Electricity for lighting ****41%**

**40%

Toilet within the home ****6%**

**5%

No toilet (open defecation) ****94%**

**95%

Tap water ****0%**

**4%

Drinking water within premises ****3%**

**5%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****0%**

**1%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****100%**

**99%

Use banking services ****99%**

**80%

Television ****7%**

**8%

Mobile phone ****30%**

**14%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****1%**

**7%

Car / jeep / van ****0%**

**1%

None of these assets ****8%**

**24%

Own their home ****99%**

**98%

Source: [Census of India 2011, Houselisting and Housing Census – households by amenities and assets (HH-14)](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

## What is the population of Sodhma?

■ Sodhma · ■ Farasgaon rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****53.9%**

**57.1%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1025**

**1037

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1104**

**1004

Working population ****65.5%**

**67.2%

### Women and men

Literacy is 66.6% for men and 41.3% for women. 65% of men and 66% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 182 (35%) · **■** Farm labourers 23 (4%) · **■** Household industry 5 (1%) · **■** Other work 81 (15%) · **■** Marginal 234 (45%)

Source: [Census of India 2011, Primary Census Abstract (town, village and ward level), all districts](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

## Other villages of similar size in Farasgaon

- Chandagaon884 people
- Bokarabeda872 people
- Sirpur853 people
- Churegaon833 people
- Palna799 people
- Borgaon794 people
- Chhindlibeda768 people
- Mode765 people

[All 103 villages in Farasgaon](https://wherepedia.org/india/chhattisgarh/bastar/farasgaon/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Sodhma?494226
- How far is Sodhma from Jagdalpur?88 km by road
- What is the population of Sodhma?802 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Sodhma in?Bastar district (Farasgaon sub-district), Chhattisgarh
- What is the literacy rate of Sodhma?53.9% (Census 2011)