# Sokhada Village, Dhrangadhra, Surendranagar (Gujarat)

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Village · Dhrangadhra, Surendranagar 

# Sokhada

Sokhada is a village in Dhrangadhra sub-district of Surendranagar district, Gujarat, PIN code **382745**. The 2011 Census counted **1,009 people in 224 households**, the 56th largest of 63 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 79.1%, above the sub-district's rural average of 71.0%.

- 1,009people (2011)
- 224households
- 79.1%literacy
- 382745PIN code

## Sokhada PIN code and other codes

**The PIN code of Sokhada is 382745.** Sokhada falls in Dhrangadhra sub-district, Surendranagar district, Gujarat.

- PIN code382745
- Gram panchayatSokhada
- Community development blockDhrangadhra
- Census village code512049

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

## How far is Sokhada from nearby towns?

- Dhrangadhra (sub-district HQ)40 km by road
- Surendranagar (district HQ)42 km by road
- Dhrangadhra (nearest town)40 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 Sokhada?

14 services counted by the Census are inside Sokhada; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Sub post officeIn village
- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●Internet / Common Service CentreIn village
- ●Public bus serviceIn village
- ●Private bus serviceIn village
- ●State highwayIn village
- ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village
- ●All-weather roadIn 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 · Dhrangadhra
- ○Degree college10+ km · Dhrangadhra
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Dhrangadhra
- ○Primary health centreunder 5 km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensary10+ km
- ○Post office10+ km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Commercial bank10+ km
- ○Mandi / regular market10+ km
- ○Public library10+ km

### Water and power

- Drinking wateruntreated tap water and covered wells
- 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 Sokhada known for?

The main crops are **cotton, sesame and sorghum**. About 75% of the 1,112 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 Sokhada

Of every 100 households in Sokhada in 2011, 99 had electricity, 37 a toilet at home and 31 cooked with LPG; 79 had a mobile phone, 37 a two-wheeler and 2 a car.

■ Sokhada · ■ Dhrangadhra rural average

Electricity for lighting ****99%**

**92%

Toilet within the home ****37%**

**26%

No toilet (open defecation) ****63%**

**73%

Tap water ****99%**

**78%

Drinking water within premises ****99%**

**64%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****31%**

**21%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****68%**

**75%

Use banking services ****65%**

**52%

Television ****65%**

**55%

Mobile phone ****79%**

**75%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****37%**

**33%

Car / jeep / van ****2%**

**3%

None of these assets ****10%**

**13%

Own their home ****91%**

**93%

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 Sokhada?

■ Sokhada · ■ Dhrangadhra rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****79.1%**

**71.0%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****940**

**946

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****797**

**892

Working population ****45.9%**

**44.4%

### Women and men

Literacy is 89.9% for men and 67.8% for women. 62% of men and 29% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 177 (38%) · **■** Farm labourers 217 (47%) · **■** Household industry 4 (1%) · **■** Other work 43 (9%) · **■** Marginal 22 (5%)

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 Dhrangadhra

- Baisabgadh1,247 people
- Isadra1,202 people
- Gopalgadh1,169 people
- Dumana1,012 people
- Pratappur986 people
- Sajjanpur966 people
- Vaghgadh942 people
- Raygadh884 people

[All 63 villages in Dhrangadhra](https://wherepedia.org/india/gujarat/surendranagar/dhrangadhra/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Sokhada?382745
- How far is Sokhada from Surendranagar?42 km by road
- What is the population of Sokhada?1,009 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Sokhada in?Surendranagar district (Dhrangadhra sub-district), Gujarat
- What is the literacy rate of Sokhada?79.1% (Census 2011)