# Sohal Village, Ghumarwin, Bilaspur (Himachal Pradesh) – PIN Code, Facilities & Population

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Village · Ghumarwin, Bilaspur 

# Sohal

Sohal is a village in Ghumarwin sub-district of Bilaspur district, Himachal Pradesh, PIN code **174026**. The 2011 Census counted **92 people in 19 households**, the 196th largest of 210 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 89.2%, above the sub-district's rural average of 86.4%.

- 92people (2011)
- 19households
- 89.2%literacy
- 174026PIN code

## Sohal PIN code and other codes

**The PIN code of Sohal is 174026.** Sohal falls in Ghumarwin sub-district, Bilaspur district, Himachal Pradesh.

- PIN code174026
- Community development blockGhumarwin
- Census village code018994

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

## How far is Sohal from nearby towns?

- Ghumarwin (sub-district HQ)4 km by road
- Bilaspur (district HQ)21 km by road
- Ghumarwin (nearest town)4 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 Sohal?

10 services counted by the Census are inside Sohal; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●Public bus serviceIn village
- ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village
- ●Sports fieldIn village
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary schoolunder 5 km · Ghumarwin
- ○Degree collegeunder 5 km · Ghumarwin
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Bilaspur
- ○Primary health centreunder 5 km
- ○Allopathic hospitalunder 5 km
- ○Dispensaryunder 5 km
- ○Post officeunder 5 km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM5–10 km
- ○Commercial bank5–10 km
- ○Ration (PDS) shopunder 5 km
- ○Mandi / regular market5–10 km
- ○Public library10+ km

### Water and power

- Drinking watertreated tap water
- 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 Sohal known for?

The main crops are **wheat, paddy and barley**. About 68% of the 23 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 Sohal

Of every 100 households in Sohal in 2011, 100 had electricity, 100 a toilet at home and 26 cooked with LPG; 95 had a mobile phone, 16 a two-wheeler and 5 a car.

■ Sohal · ■ Ghumarwin rural average

Electricity for lighting ****100%**

**99%

Toilet within the home ****100%**

**79%

No toilet (open defecation) ****0%**

**20%

Tap water ****100%**

**86%

Drinking water within premises ****90%**

**56%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****26%**

**16%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****74%**

**83%

Use banking services ****100%**

**90%

Television ****100%**

**78%

Mobile phone ****95%**

**69%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**2%

Two-wheeler ****16%**

**12%

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

**6%

None of these assets ****0%**

**8%

Own their home ****100%**

**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 Sohal?

■ Sohal · ■ Ghumarwin rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****89.2%**

**86.4%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1190**

**1018

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****800**

**873

Working population ****83.7%**

**54.8%

### Women and men

Literacy is 89.2% for men and 89.1% for women. 79% of men and 88% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

******

**■** Cultivators 3 (4%) · **■** Other work 11 (14%) · **■** Marginal 63 (82%)

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 Ghumarwin

- Fandehar98 people
- Paprola97 people
- Khansara96 people
- Ghulaan95 people
- Sanaur91 people
- Gehra87 people
- Maloh85 people
- Jamlag82 people

[All 228 villages in Ghumarwin](https://wherepedia.org/india/himachal-pradesh/bilaspur/ghumarwin/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Sohal?174026
- How far is Sohal from Bilaspur?21 km by road
- What is the population of Sohal?92 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Sohal in?Bilaspur district (Ghumarwin sub-district), Himachal Pradesh
- What is the literacy rate of Sohal?89.2% (Census 2011)