# Sohanpura Village, Kankrej, Banas Kantha (Gujarat) – PIN Code

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Village · Kankrej, Banas Kantha 

# Sohanpura

Sohanpura is a village in Kankrej sub-district of Banas Kantha district, Gujarat, PIN code **385555**. The 2011 Census counted **549 people in 86 households**, the 89th largest of 101 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 54.2%, below the sub-district's rural average of 59.6%.

- 549people (2011)
- 86households
- 54.2%literacy
- 385555PIN code

## Sohanpura PIN code and other codes

**The PIN code of Sohanpura is 385555.** Sohanpura falls in Kankrej sub-district, Banas Kantha district, Gujarat.

- PIN code385555
- Gram panchayatSudrosan
- Community development blockKankrej
- Census village code508601

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

## How far is Sohanpura from nearby towns?

- Shihori (sub-district HQ)38 km by road
- Palanpur (district HQ)108 km by road
- Tharad (nearest town)20 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 Sohanpura?

13 services counted by the Census are inside Sohanpura; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●Internet / Common Service CentreIn village
- ●Public bus serviceIn village
- ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●ATMIn village
- ●Cooperative bankIn village
- ●Agricultural credit societyIn village
- ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school10+ km · Tharad
- ○Degree college10+ km · Palanpur
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Tharad
- ○Primary health centre5–10 km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensary10+ km
- ○Post office5–10 km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○Commercial bank10+ km
- ○Mandi / regular market5–10 km
- ○Public library10+ km

### Water and power

- Drinking wateruntreated tap water and tube wells / boreholes
- Electricity (2011)24 h summer · 24 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 Sohanpura known for?

The main crops are **sorghum, pearlmillet/bajra and wheat**. About 19% of the 611 hectares of village land is sown, and 60 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 Sohanpura

Of every 100 households in Sohanpura in 2011, 82 had electricity, 11 a toilet at home and 1 cooked with LPG; 73 had a mobile phone, 4 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Sohanpura · ■ Kankrej rural average

Electricity for lighting ****82%**

**55%

Toilet within the home ****11%**

**13%

No toilet (open defecation) ****89%**

**86%

Tap water ****61%**

**52%

Drinking water within premises ****54%**

**47%

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

**7%

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

**92%

Use banking services ****32%**

**46%

Television ****13%**

**21%

Mobile phone ****73%**

**64%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****4%**

**10%

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

**2%

None of these assets ****14%**

**27%

Own their home ****98%**

**94%

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 Sohanpura?

■ Sohanpura · ■ Kankrej rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****54.2%**

**59.6%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****900**

**931

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****891**

**892

Working population ****50.1%**

**45.1%

### Women and men

Literacy is 70.5% for men and 36.0% for women. 56% of men and 44% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

****

**■** Cultivators 188 (68%) · **■** Farm labourers 87 (32%)

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 Kankrej

- Mangalpura Nagot686 people
- Gothada616 people
- Jotada596 people
- Savpura595 people
- Khengarpura522 people
- Amblivas519 people
- Vithlod386 people
- Fatepura366 people

[All 101 villages in Kankrej](https://wherepedia.org/india/gujarat/banas-kantha/kankrej/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Sohanpura?385555
- How far is Sohanpura from Palanpur?108 km by road
- What is the population of Sohanpura?549 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Sohanpura in?Banas Kantha district (Kankrej sub-district), Gujarat
- What is the literacy rate of Sohanpura?54.2% (Census 2011)