# Sokhda Village, Matar, Kheda (Gujarat) – PIN Code, Facilities & Population

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Village · Matar, Kheda 

# Sokhda

Sokhda is a village in Matar sub-district of Kheda district, Gujarat, PIN code **387570**. The 2011 Census counted **4,392 people in 887 households**, the 10th largest of 55 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 85.5%, above the sub-district's rural average of 79.8%.

- 4,392people (2011)
- 887households
- 85.5%literacy
- 387570PIN code

## Sokhda PIN code and other codes

**The PIN code of Sokhda is 387570.** Sokhda falls in Matar sub-district, Kheda district, Gujarat.

- PIN code387570
- Gram panchayatSokhda
- Community development blockMatar
- Census village code517527

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

## How far is Sokhda from nearby towns?

- Matar (sub-district HQ)4 km by road
- Nadiad (district HQ)2 km by road
- Nadiad (nearest town)2 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 Sokhda?

17 services counted by the Census are inside Sokhda; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Primary schoolIn village · 3 govt · 1 private
- ●Health sub-centreIn village · 1
- ●Sub post officeIn village
- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●Internet / Common Service CentreIn village
- ●Public bus serviceIn village
- ●National highwayIn village
- ●State highwayIn village
- ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village
- ●Community centreIn village
- ●Sports fieldIn village
- ●Public libraryIn village
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary schoolunder 5 km · Kheda
- ○Degree collegeunder 5 km · Kheda
- ○ITI / vocational schoolunder 5 km · Matar
- ○Primary health centre5–10 km
- ○Allopathic hospitalunder 5 km
- ○Dispensaryunder 5 km
- ○Post officeunder 5 km
- ○Railway stationunder 5 km
- ○ATMunder 5 km
- ○Commercial bankunder 5 km
- ○Mandi / regular marketunder 5 km

### Water and power

- Drinking wateruntreated tap water, hand pumps, tube wells / boreholes, canal / river and tanks / ponds
- 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 Sokhda known for?

The main crops are **maize, tobacco and bajra**. About 80% of the 821 hectares of village land is sown, and 136 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 Sokhda

Of every 100 households in Sokhda in 2011, 89 had electricity, 53 a toilet at home and 39 cooked with LPG; 50 had a mobile phone, 29 a two-wheeler and 5 a car.

■ Sokhda · ■ Matar rural average

Electricity for lighting ****89%**

**87%

Toilet within the home ****53%**

**37%

No toilet (open defecation) ****47%**

**62%

Tap water ****70%**

**78%

Drinking water within premises ****51%**

**54%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****39%**

**14%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****55%**

**82%

Use banking services ****75%**

**44%

Television ****49%**

**40%

Mobile phone ****50%**

**45%

Computer with internet ****1%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****29%**

**16%

Car / jeep / van ****5%**

**2%

None of these assets ****19%**

**29%

Own their home ****90%**

**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 Sokhda?

■ Sokhda · ■ Matar rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****85.5%**

**79.8%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****916**

**929

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****939**

**887

Working population ****35.2%**

**37.1%

### Women and men

Literacy is 90.5% for men and 80.0% for women. 57% of men and 12% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 397 (26%) · **■** Farm labourers 396 (26%) · **■** Household industry 7 (0%) · **■** Other work 528 (34%) · **■** Marginal 220 (14%)

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 Matar

- Mahelaj6,004 people
- Ratanpur5,651 people
- Dethli5,361 people
- Traj4,432 people
- Undhela4,169 people
- Maliyataj3,900 people
- Malavada3,883 people
- Pariyej3,768 people

[All 55 villages in Matar](https://wherepedia.org/india/gujarat/kheda/matar/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Sokhda?387570
- How far is Sokhda from Nadiad?2 km by road
- What is the population of Sokhda?4,392 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Sokhda in?Kheda district (Matar sub-district), Gujarat
- What is the literacy rate of Sokhda?85.5% (Census 2011)