# Sopta Village, Jhanduta, Bilaspur (Himachal Pradesh)

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Village · Jhanduta, Bilaspur 

# Sopta

Sopta is a village in Jhanduta sub-district of Bilaspur district, Himachal Pradesh, PIN code **174001**. The 2011 Census counted **86 people in 17 households**, the 198th largest of 227 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 93.2%, above the sub-district's rural average of 85.2%.

- 86people (2011)
- 17households
- 93.2%literacy
- 174001PIN code

## Sopta PIN code and other codes

**The PIN code of Sopta is 174001.** Sopta falls in Jhanduta sub-district, Bilaspur district, Himachal Pradesh.

- PIN code174001
- Community development blockJhandutta
- Census village code019484

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

## How far is Sopta from nearby towns?

- Jhanduta (sub-district HQ)25 km by road
- Bilaspur (district HQ)3 km by road
- Bilaspur (nearest town)3 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 Sopta?

8 services counted by the Census are inside Sopta; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●Public bus serviceIn village
- ●Private bus serviceIn village
- ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●Agricultural credit societyIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Primary schoolunder 5 km · Beri Badola
- ○Senior secondary school5–10 km · Rishi Kesh
- ○Degree collegeunder 5 km · Bilaspur
- ○ITI / vocational schoolunder 5 km · Bilaspur
- ○Primary health centre10+ km
- ○Allopathic hospitalunder 5 km
- ○Dispensaryunder 5 km
- ○Post officeunder 5 km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATMunder 5 km
- ○Commercial bankunder 5 km
- ○Ration (PDS) shopunder 5 km
- ○Mandi / regular marketunder 5 km
- ○Public libraryunder 5 km

### Water and power

- Drinking watertreated tap water and hand pumps
- 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 Sopta known for?

The main crops are **wheat and maize**. About 24% of the 7 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 Sopta

Of every 100 households in Sopta in 2011, 100 had electricity, 86 a toilet at home and 86 cooked with LPG; 29 had a mobile phone, 0 a two-wheeler and 7 a car.

■ Sopta · ■ Jhanduta rural average

Electricity for lighting ****100%**

**97%

Toilet within the home ****86%**

**65%

No toilet (open defecation) ****14%**

**34%

Tap water ****100%**

**91%

Drinking water within premises ****100%**

**47%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****86%**

**20%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****14%**

**79%

Use banking services ****86%**

**78%

Television ****93%**

**70%

Mobile phone ****29%**

**67%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**1%

Two-wheeler ****0%**

**9%

Car / jeep / van ****7%**

**6%

None of these assets ****7%**

**12%

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 Sopta?

■ Sopta · ■ Jhanduta rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****93.2%**

**85.2%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1150**

**986

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****3000**

**909

Working population ****69.8%**

**63.8%

### Women and men

Literacy is 100.0% for men and 86.5% for women. 72% of men and 67% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

******

**■** Cultivators 28 (47%) · **■** Other work 3 (5%) · **■** Marginal 29 (48%)

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 Jhanduta

- Kharwin92 people
- Basandwari88 people
- Katheran88 people
- Dhamli87 people
- Dhangu Baongri84 people
- Kulahan79 people
- Goind77 people
- Khudai68 people

[All 277 villages in Jhanduta](https://wherepedia.org/india/himachal-pradesh/bilaspur/jhanduta/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Sopta?174001
- How far is Sopta from Bilaspur?3 km by road
- What is the population of Sopta?86 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Sopta in?Bilaspur district (Jhanduta sub-district), Himachal Pradesh
- What is the literacy rate of Sopta?93.2% (Census 2011)