# Sohagpur Village, Pithora, Mahasamund (Chhattisgarh)

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Village · Pithora, Mahasamund 

# Sohagpur

Sohagpur is a village in Pithora sub-district of Mahasamund district, Chhattisgarh, PIN code **493449**. The 2011 Census counted **952 people in 227 households**, the 76th largest of 238 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 65.9%, below the sub-district's rural average of 69.1%.

- 952people (2011)
- 227households
- 65.9%literacy
- 493449PIN code

## Sohagpur PIN code and other codes

**The PIN code of Sohagpur is 493449.** Sohagpur falls in Pithora sub-district, Mahasamund district, Chhattisgarh.

- PIN code493449
- Gram panchayatSohagpur
- Community development blockPithaura
- Census village code446337

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

## How far is Sohagpur from nearby towns?

- Pithaura (sub-district HQ)30 km by road
- Mahasamund (district HQ)87 km by road
- Bagbahara (nearest town)30 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 Sohagpur?

9 services counted by the Census are inside Sohagpur; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Mobile phone coverageIn 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 schoolunder 5 km · Mungeser
- ○Degree college10+ km · Pithora
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Mahasamund
- ○Primary health centre5–10 km
- ○Dispensary10+ km
- ○Post office10+ km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Commercial bank10+ km
- ○Mandi / regular market10+ km
- ○Public library10+ km

### Water and power

- Drinking waterhand pumps 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 Sohagpur known for?

About 66% of the 795 hectares of village land is sown, and 12 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 Sohagpur

Of every 100 households in Sohagpur in 2011, 68 had electricity, 5 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 13 had a mobile phone, 4 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Sohagpur · ■ Pithora rural average

Electricity for lighting ****68%**

**80%

Toilet within the home ****5%**

**18%

No toilet (open defecation) ****95%**

**82%

Tap water ****0%**

**4%

Drinking water within premises ****1%**

**6%

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

**2%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****99%**

**96%

Use banking services ****92%**

**55%

Television ****12%**

**22%

Mobile phone ****13%**

**23%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****4%**

**10%

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

**1%

None of these assets ****20%**

**24%

Own their home ****98%**

**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 Sohagpur?

■ Sohagpur · ■ Pithora rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****65.9%**

**69.1%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****987**

**1034

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****861**

**983

Working population ****55.4%**

**52.4%

### Women and men

Literacy is 80.1% for men and 51.8% for women. 58% of men and 52% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 242 (46%) · **■** Farm labourers 139 (26%) · **■** Household industry 1 (0%) · **■** Other work 10 (2%) · **■** Marginal 135 (26%)

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 Pithora

- Rikha Dadar982 people
- Sagundhap969 people
- Jhagrendih964 people
- Salhe Tarai960 people
- Jarabharan946 people
- Godbahal936 people
- Janghora924 people
- Spos922 people

[All 248 villages in Pithora](https://wherepedia.org/india/chhattisgarh/mahasamund/pithora/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Sohagpur?493449
- How far is Sohagpur from Mahasamund?87 km by road
- What is the population of Sohagpur?952 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Sohagpur in?Mahasamund district (Pithora sub-district), Chhattisgarh
- What is the literacy rate of Sohagpur?65.9% (Census 2011)