# Sohagpur Village, Surajpur, Surguja (Chhattisgarh) – PIN Code

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Village · Surajpur, Surguja 

# Sohagpur

Sohagpur is a village in Surajpur sub-district of Surguja district, Chhattisgarh, PIN code **497226**. The 2011 Census counted **2,348 people in 570 households**, the 20th largest of 119 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 63.4%, above the sub-district's rural average of 61.4%.

- 2,348people (2011)
- 570households
- 63.4%literacy
- 497226PIN code

## Sohagpur PIN code and other codes

**The PIN code of Sohagpur is 497226.** Sohagpur falls in Surajpur sub-district, Surguja district, Chhattisgarh.

- PIN code497226
- Gram panchayatSohagpur
- Community development blockSurajpur
- Census village code432592

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?

- Surajpur (sub-district HQ)26 km by road
- Ambikapur (district HQ)34 km by road
- Ambikapur (nearest town)34 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?

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

### In the village

- ●Primary schoolIn village · 2 govt
- ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village
- ●Weekly haatIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village
- ●Sports fieldIn village
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary schoolunder 5 km · Karanji
- ○Degree college10+ km · Ambikapur
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Surajpur
- ○Primary health centre10+ km
- ○Dispensary10+ km
- ○Post officeunder 5 km
- ○Railway stationunder 5 km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Commercial bank10+ km
- ○Mandi / regular market10+ km
- ○Public library10+ km

### Water and power

- Drinking waterhand pumps and canal / river
- Electricity (2011)14 h summer · 16 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 Sohagpur known for?

About 73% of the 520 hectares of village land is sown.

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, 46 had electricity, 3 a toilet at home and 1 cooked with LPG; 17 had a mobile phone, 10 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Sohagpur · ■ Surajpur rural average

Electricity for lighting ****46%**

**64%

Toilet within the home ****3%**

**10%

No toilet (open defecation) ****97%**

**90%

Tap water ****0%**

**4%

Drinking water within premises ****19%**

**20%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****1%**

**5%

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

**94%

Use banking services ****64%**

**63%

Television ****14%**

**19%

Mobile phone ****17%**

**25%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****10%**

**14%

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

**1%

None of these assets ****28%**

**22%

Own their home ****100%**

**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 · ■ Surajpur rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****63.4%**

**61.4%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****963**

**989

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****804**

**954

Working population ****49.1%**

**44.4%

### Women and men

Literacy is 75.7% for men and 51.0% for women. 52% of men and 46% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 71 (6%) · **■** Farm labourers 95 (8%) · **■** Household industry 5 (0%) · **■** Other work 96 (8%) · **■** Marginal 887 (77%)

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 Surajpur

- Girwarganj2,614 people
- Jamdei2,607 people
- Unchdih2,598 people
- Salka2,538 people
- Telaikachhar2,346 people
- Datima2,327 people
- Ketaka2,280 people
- Rajapur Alias Rakra2,260 people

[All 119 villages in Surajpur](https://wherepedia.org/india/chhattisgarh/surguja/surajpur/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Sohagpur?497226
- How far is Sohagpur from Ambikapur?34 km by road
- What is the population of Sohagpur?2,348 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Sohagpur in?Surguja district (Surajpur sub-district), Chhattisgarh
- What is the literacy rate of Sohagpur?63.4% (Census 2011)