# Sothi Village, Champa, Janjgir - Champa (Chhattisgarh)

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Village · Champa, Janjgir - Champa 

# Sothi

Sothi is a village in Champa sub-district of Janjgir - Champa district, Chhattisgarh, PIN code **496197**. The 2011 Census counted **3,964 people in 848 households**, the 11th largest of 85 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 66.4%, below the sub-district's rural average of 72.8%.

- 3,964people (2011)
- 848households
- 66.4%literacy
- 496197PIN code

## Sothi PIN code and other codes

**The PIN code of Sothi is 496197.** Sothi falls in Champa sub-district, Janjgir - Champa district, Chhattisgarh.

- PIN code496197
- Gram panchayatSothi
- Community development blockBamhnidih
- Census village code436842

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

## How far is Sothi from nearby towns?

- Champa (sub-district HQ)10 km by road
- Janjgir (district HQ)20 km by road
- Champa (nearest town)10 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 Sothi?

19 services counted by the Census are inside Sothi; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Primary schoolIn village · 4 govt
- ●Middle schoolIn village · 2 govt
- ●Secondary schoolIn village · 1 private
- ●Senior secondary schoolIn village · 1 private
- ●Primary health centreIn village · 1
- ●Health sub-centreIn village · 1
- ●Post officeIn village
- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●Private bus serviceIn village
- ●State highwayIn village
- ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●Cooperative bankIn village
- ●Agricultural credit societyIn village
- ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village
- ●Weekly haatIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Degree college5–10 km · Bamhnidih
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Saragaon
- ○Dispensary5–10 km
- ○Railway station5–10 km
- ○ATM5–10 km
- ○Commercial bank5–10 km
- ○Mandi / regular market5–10 km
- ○Public library5–10 km

### Water and power

- Drinking waterhand pumps, tube wells / boreholes, canal / river 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 Sothi known for?

The main crops are **paddy, tivra and wheat**. About 58% of the 1,074 hectares of village land is sown, and 577 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 Sothi

Of every 100 households in Sothi in 2011, 61 had electricity, 9 a toilet at home and 3 cooked with LPG; 29 had a mobile phone, 8 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Sothi · ■ Champa rural average

Electricity for lighting ****61%**

**88%

Toilet within the home ****9%**

**12%

No toilet (open defecation) ****84%**

**87%

Tap water ****1%**

**4%

Drinking water within premises ****8%**

**14%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****3%**

**2%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****97%**

**97%

Use banking services ****20%**

**20%

Television ****32%**

**34%

Mobile phone ****29%**

**28%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****8%**

**9%

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

**1%

None of these assets ****22%**

**29%

Own their home ****96%**

**96%

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 Sothi?

■ Sothi · ■ Champa rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****66.4%**

**72.8%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****947**

**976

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****898**

**935

Working population ****48.2%**

**55.6%

### Women and men

Literacy is 77.6% for men and 54.7% for women. 51% of men and 45% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 455 (24%) · **■** Farm labourers 93 (5%) · **■** Household industry 5 (0%) · **■** Other work 238 (12%) · **■** Marginal 1,121 (59%)

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 Champa

- Kurda4,753 people
- Kamrid4,723 people
- Pondishankar4,468 people
- Apharid4,033 people
- Siladehi3,958 people
- Karnod3,839 people
- Taldeori2,797 people
- Lakhurri2,429 people

[All 86 villages in Champa](https://wherepedia.org/india/chhattisgarh/janjgir-champa/champa/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Sothi?496197
- How far is Sothi from Janjgir?20 km by road
- What is the population of Sothi?3,964 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Sothi in?Janjgir - Champa district (Champa sub-district), Chhattisgarh
- What is the literacy rate of Sothi?66.4% (Census 2011)