# Sosan Village, Namhol, Bilaspur (Himachal Pradesh) – PIN Code > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/himachal-pradesh/bilaspur/namhol/sosan/ Village · Namhol, Bilaspur # Sosan Sosan is a village in Namhol sub-district of Bilaspur district, Himachal Pradesh, PIN code **174032**. The 2011 Census counted **871 people in 147 households**, the 3rd largest of 116 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 82.5%, above the sub-district's rural average of 79.1%. - 871people (2011) - 147households - 82.5%literacy - 174032PIN code ## Sosan PIN code and other codes **The PIN code of Sosan is 174032.** Sosan falls in Namhol sub-district, Bilaspur district, Himachal Pradesh. - PIN code174032 - Community development blockBilaspur Sadar - Census village code019943 Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## How far is Sosan from nearby towns? - Namhol (sub-district HQ)1 km by road - Bilaspur (district HQ)24 km by road - Bilaspur (nearest town)24 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 Sosan? 20 services counted by the Census are inside Sosan; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Secondary schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●DispensaryIn village · 1 · 1 doctors - ●Family welfare centreIn village · 1 - ●Post officeIn village - ●Sub post officeIn village - ●Mobile phone coverageIn village - ●Public bus serviceIn village - ●Private bus serviceIn village - ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village - ●All-weather roadIn village - ●Commercial bankIn village - ●Cooperative bankIn village - ●Agricultural credit societyIn village - ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village - ●Anganwadi centreIn village - ●ASHA health workerIn village - ●Sports fieldIn village - ●Polling stationIn village ### Nearest outside - ○Senior secondary schoolunder 5 km · Namhol - ○Degree college10+ km · Bilaspur - ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Bilaspur - ○Primary health centreunder 5 km - ○Allopathic hospitalunder 5 km - ○Railway station10+ km - ○ATM10+ km - ○Mandi / regular market10+ km - ○Public library10+ 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 Sosan known for? The main crops are **maize, paddy and wheat**. About 50% of the 225 hectares of village land is sown, and 28 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 Sosan Of every 100 households in Sosan in 2011, 99 had electricity, 73 a toilet at home and 18 cooked with LPG; 88 had a mobile phone, 10 a two-wheeler and 10 a car. ■ Sosan · ■ Namhol rural average Electricity for lighting ****99%** **99% Toilet within the home ****73%** **65% No toilet (open defecation) ****26%** **34% Tap water ****94%** **69% Drinking water within premises ****42%** **32% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****18%** **11% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****79%** **88% Use banking services ****94%** **83% Television ****82%** **76% Mobile phone ****88%** **83% Computer with internet ****1%** **1% Two-wheeler ****10%** **9% Car / jeep / van ****10%** **8% None of these assets ****2%** **6% Own their home ****83%** **97% 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 Sosan? ■ Sosan · ■ Namhol rural average Literacy (age 7+) ****82.5%** **79.1% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****998** **961 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****757** **971 Working population ****57.7%** **55.8% ### Women and men Literacy is 93.2% for men and 72.3% for women. 59% of men and 57% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ******** **■** Cultivators 65 (13%) · **■** Farm labourers 13 (3%) · **■** Other work 110 (22%) · **■** Marginal 315 (63%) 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 Namhol - Niharkhan Basla1,123 people - Siyohla1,080 people - Karot797 people - Malokhar749 people - Bholi735 people - Chhakoh702 people [All 117 villages in Namhol](https://wherepedia.org/india/himachal-pradesh/bilaspur/namhol/villages/) ## Quick answers - What is the PIN code of Sosan?174032 - How far is Sosan from Bilaspur?24 km by road - What is the population of Sosan?871 (Census 2011) - Which district is Sosan in?Bilaspur district (Namhol sub-district), Himachal Pradesh - What is the literacy rate of Sosan?82.5% (Census 2011)