# Sohagpur Village, Bilaigarh, Raipur (Chhattisgarh) – PIN Code

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Village · Bilaigarh, Raipur 

# Sohagpur

Sohagpur is a village in Bilaigarh sub-district of Raipur district, Chhattisgarh, PIN code **493222**. The 2011 Census counted **1,556 people in 385 households**, the 29th largest of 219 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 67.8%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 67.9%.

- 1,556people (2011)
- 385households
- 67.8%literacy
- 493222PIN code

## Sohagpur PIN code and other codes

**The PIN code of Sohagpur is 493222.** Sohagpur falls in Bilaigarh sub-district, Raipur district, Chhattisgarh.

- PIN code493222
- Gram panchayatSohagpur
- Community development blockBilaigarh
- Census village code444404

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?

- Bilaigarh (sub-district HQ)23 km by road
- Raipur (district HQ)187 km by road
- Bhatgaon (nearest town)12 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?

12 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
- ●Health sub-centreIn village · 1
- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●Private bus serviceIn village
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●Agricultural credit societyIn village
- ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village
- ●Weekly haatIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary schoolunder 5 km · Dhobni
- ○Degree college10+ km · Bhatgaon
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Sarangarh
- ○Primary health centre5–10 km
- ○Dispensary5–10 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, 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 Sohagpur known for?

The main crops are **paddy**. About 82% of the 348 hectares of village land is sown, and 2 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, 88 had electricity, 2 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 11 had a mobile phone, 4 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Sohagpur · ■ Bilaigarh rural average

Electricity for lighting ****88%**

**78%

Toilet within the home ****2%**

**8%

No toilet (open defecation) ****98%**

**92%

Tap water ****0%**

**4%

Drinking water within premises ****6%**

**10%

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

**1%

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

**99%

Use banking services ****8%**

**17%

Television ****13%**

**22%

Mobile phone ****11%**

**20%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****4%**

**6%

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

**0%

None of these assets ****45%**

**32%

Own their home ****97%**

**97%

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 · ■ Bilaigarh rural average

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

**67.9%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1045**

**1008

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1063**

**969

Working population ****43.3%**

**46.3%

### Women and men

Literacy is 83.0% for men and 53.2% for women. 48% of men and 38% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

********

**■** Cultivators 165 (24%) · **■** Farm labourers 126 (19%) · **■** Other work 42 (6%) · **■** Marginal 341 (51%)

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 Bilaigarh

- Jamgahan1,807 people
- Manpasar1,781 people
- Dewarbod1,736 people
- Khursula1,639 people
- Gangori1,507 people
- Amaldiha1,506 people
- Dhangaon1,480 people
- Chhirra1,431 people

[All 222 villages in Bilaigarh](https://wherepedia.org/india/chhattisgarh/raipur/bilaigarh/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Sohagpur?493222
- How far is Sohagpur from Raipur?187 km by road
- What is the population of Sohagpur?1,556 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Sohagpur in?Raipur district (Bilaigarh sub-district), Chhattisgarh
- What is the literacy rate of Sohagpur?67.8% (Census 2011)