# Sohtara Village, Gurur, Durg (Chhattisgarh) – PIN Code

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Village · Gurur, Durg 

# Sohtara

Sohtara is a village in Gurur sub-district of Durg district, Chhattisgarh, PIN code **491227**. The 2011 Census counted **191 people in 45 households**, the 107th largest of 121 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 67.8%, below the sub-district's rural average of 81.2%.

- 191people (2011)
- 45households
- 67.8%literacy
- 491227PIN code

## Sohtara PIN code and other codes

**The PIN code of Sohtara is 491227.** Sohtara falls in Gurur sub-district, Durg district, Chhattisgarh.

- PIN code491227
- Gram panchayatMudgahan
- Community development blockGurur
- Census village code443433

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

## How far is Sohtara from nearby towns?

- Gurur (sub-district HQ)14 km by road
- Durg (district HQ)100 km by road
- Gurur (nearest town)14 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 Sohtara?

7 services counted by the Census are inside Sohtara; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village
- ●Community centreIn village
- ●Public libraryIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school5–10 km · Miri Tola
- ○Degree college10+ km · Gurur
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Durg
- ○Primary health centre5–10 km
- ○Dispensary5–10 km
- ○Post office10+ km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Commercial bank10+ km
- ○Ration (PDS) shop5–10 km
- ○Mandi / regular market5–10 km

### Water and power

- Drinking wateruntreated tap water, hand pumps, tube wells / boreholes and tanks / ponds
- Electricity (2011)20 h summer · 24 h winter

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 Sohtara known for?

The main crops are **paddy, wheat and gram**. About 18% of the 229 hectares of village land is sown, and 4 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 Sohtara

Of every 100 households in Sohtara in 2011, 52 had electricity, 0 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 30 had a mobile phone, 4 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Sohtara · ■ Gurur rural average

Electricity for lighting ****52%**

**90%

Toilet within the home ****0%**

**26%

No toilet (open defecation) ****100%**

**74%

Tap water ****0%**

**45%

Drinking water within premises ****0%**

**19%

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

**3%

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

**97%

Use banking services ****33%**

**65%

Television ****26%**

**42%

Mobile phone ****30%**

**36%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****4%**

**20%

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

**1%

None of these assets ****15%**

**16%

Own their home ****96%**

**95%

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 Sohtara?

■ Sohtara · ■ Gurur rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****67.8%**

**81.2%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1329**

**1012

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1500**

**960

Working population ****62.3%**

**52.7%

### Women and men

Literacy is 77.0% for men and 60.8% for women. 63% of men and 61% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

******

**■** Cultivators 11 (9%) · **■** Farm labourers 103 (87%) · **■** Other work 5 (4%)

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 Gurur

- Bheja Alias Jangli292 people
- Kosmi244 people
- Nahanda223 people
- Muskera200 people
- Jagtara186 people
- Onakona182 people
- Mangchuwa180 people
- Alori161 people

[All 121 villages in Gurur](https://wherepedia.org/india/chhattisgarh/durg/gurur/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Sohtara?491227
- How far is Sohtara from Durg?100 km by road
- What is the population of Sohtara?191 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Sohtara in?Durg district (Gurur sub-district), Chhattisgarh
- What is the literacy rate of Sohtara?67.8% (Census 2011)