# Sohga Village, Ambikapur, Surguja (Chhattisgarh) – PIN Code > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/chhattisgarh/surguja/ambikapur/sohga/ Village · Ambikapur, Surguja # Sohga Sohga is a village in Ambikapur sub-district of Surguja district, Chhattisgarh, PIN code **497001**. The 2011 Census counted **2,353 people in 569 households**, the 15th largest of 122 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 64.1%, above the sub-district's rural average of 58.0%. - 2,353people (2011) - 569households - 64.1%literacy - 497001PIN code ## Sohga PIN code and other codes **The PIN code of Sohga is 497001.** Sohga falls in Ambikapur sub-district, Surguja district, Chhattisgarh. - PIN code497001 - Gram panchayatSohga - Community development blockAmbikapur - Census village code433008 Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## How far is Sohga from nearby towns? - Ambikapur (sub-district HQ)10 km by road - Ambikapur (district HQ)10 km by road - Ambikapur (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 Sohga? 13 services counted by the Census are inside Sohga; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 1 private - ●Primary schoolIn village · 6 govt · 1 private - ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt · 1 private - ●Health sub-centreIn village · 1 - ●Mobile phone coverageIn village - ●Private bus serviceIn village - ●State highwayIn village - ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village - ●All-weather roadIn village - ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village - ●Anganwadi centreIn village - ●ASHA health workerIn village - ●Polling stationIn village ### Nearest outside - ○Senior secondary schoolunder 5 km · Karjo - ○Degree college5–10 km · Ambikapur - ○ITI / vocational school5–10 km · Ambikapur - ○Primary health centre5–10 km - ○Dispensary5–10 km - ○Post office5–10 km - ○Railway station10+ km - ○ATM5–10 km - ○Commercial bank5–10 km - ○Mandi / regular market5–10 km - ○Public library5–10 km ### Water and power - Drinking wateruntreated tap water, hand pumps, tube wells / boreholes and tanks / ponds - Electricity (2011)10 h summer · 12 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 Sohga known for? About 52% of the 613 hectares of village land is sown, and 35 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 Sohga Of every 100 households in Sohga in 2011, 74 had electricity, 6 a toilet at home and 5 cooked with LPG; 18 had a mobile phone, 10 a two-wheeler and 0 a car. ■ Sohga · ■ Ambikapur rural average Electricity for lighting ****74%** **60% Toilet within the home ****6%** **11% No toilet (open defecation) ****94%** **89% Tap water ****16%** **2% Drinking water within premises ****10%** **8% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****5%** **2% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****95%** **97% Use banking services ****71%** **59% Television ****22%** **18% Mobile phone ****18%** **22% Computer with internet ****0%** **0% Two-wheeler ****10%** **10% Car / jeep / van ****0%** **1% None of these assets ****27%** **28% Own their home ****82%** **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 Sohga? ■ Sohga · ■ Ambikapur rural average Literacy (age 7+) ****64.1%** **58.0% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****994** **982 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1277** **972 Working population ****45.1%** **48.3% ### Women and men Literacy is 72.5% for men and 55.3% for women. 54% of men and 36% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ********** **■** Cultivators 200 (19%) · **■** Farm labourers 290 (27%) · **■** Household industry 14 (1%) · **■** Other work 198 (19%) · **■** Marginal 360 (34%) 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 Ambikapur - Bargawan2,415 people - Bhakura2,411 people - Nan Damali2,410 people - Kanthi2,395 people - Sukhari2,252 people - Labji2,217 people - Pondikala2,213 people - Mendra Kalan2,065 people [All 122 villages in Ambikapur](https://wherepedia.org/india/chhattisgarh/surguja/ambikapur/villages/) ## Quick answers - What is the PIN code of Sohga?497001 - How far is Sohga from Ambikapur?10 km by road - What is the population of Sohga?2,353 (Census 2011) - Which district is Sohga in?Surguja district (Ambikapur sub-district), Chhattisgarh - What is the literacy rate of Sohga?64.1% (Census 2011)