# Sota Village, Bhoranj, Hamirpur (Himachal Pradesh) – PIN Code

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Village · Bhoranj, Hamirpur 

# Sota

Sota is a village in Bhoranj sub-district of Hamirpur district, Himachal Pradesh, PIN code **176045**. The 2011 Census counted **462 people in 110 households**, the 48th largest of 273 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 89.7%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 87.2%.

- 462people (2011)
- 110households
- 89.7%literacy
- 176045PIN code

## Sota PIN code and other codes

**The PIN code of Sota is 176045.** Sota falls in Bhoranj sub-district, Hamirpur district, Himachal Pradesh.

- PIN code176045
- Community development blockBhoranj
- Census village code017855

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

## How far is Sota from nearby towns?

- Bhoranj (sub-district HQ)4 km by road
- Hamirpur (district HQ)28 km by road
- Sarkaghat (nearest town)12 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 Sota?

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

### In the village

- ●Veterinary hospitalIn village · 1 · 1 doctors
- ●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
- ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Primary schoolunder 5 km · Dhirar
- ○Senior secondary schoolunder 5 km · Bhareri
- ○Degree college5–10 km · Kanjian
- ○ITI / vocational schoolunder 5 km · Bhoranj
- ○Primary health centreunder 5 km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensaryunder 5 km
- ○Post officeunder 5 km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATMunder 5 km
- ○Commercial bankunder 5 km
- ○Mandi / regular marketunder 5 km
- ○Public library10+ km

### Water and power

- Drinking watertreated 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 Sota known for?

The main crops are **maize, paddy and wheat**. About 75% of the 36 hectares of village land is sown, and 11 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 Sota

Of every 100 households in Sota in 2011, 100 had electricity, 100 a toilet at home and 76 cooked with LPG; 62 had a mobile phone, 16 a two-wheeler and 6 a car.

■ Sota · ■ Bhoranj rural average

Electricity for lighting ****100%**

**99%

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

**90%

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

**10%

Tap water ****100%**

**93%

Drinking water within premises ****4%**

**67%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****76%**

**29%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****24%**

**70%

Use banking services ****100%**

**94%

Television ****84%**

**82%

Mobile phone ****62%**

**68%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**1%

Two-wheeler ****16%**

**11%

Car / jeep / van ****6%**

**5%

None of these assets ****9%**

**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 Sota?

■ Sota · ■ Bhoranj rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****89.7%**

**87.2%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1026**

**1147

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1000**

**907

Working population ****62.8%**

**45.4%

### Women and men

Literacy is 97.6% for men and 82.0% for women. 58% of men and 67% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 57 (20%) · **■** Farm labourers 16 (6%) · **■** Household industry 4 (1%) · **■** Other work 69 (24%) · **■** Marginal 144 (50%)

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 Bhoranj

- Dadu533 people
- Balokhar495 people
- Laliar463 people
- Tikkar Buhla463 people
- Doh460 people
- Manoh Upperla456 people
- Ghamarwin451 people
- Kot Langsan451 people

[All 279 villages in Bhoranj](https://wherepedia.org/india/himachal-pradesh/hamirpur/bhoranj/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Sota?176045
- How far is Sota from Hamirpur?28 km by road
- What is the population of Sota?462 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Sota in?Hamirpur district (Bhoranj sub-district), Himachal Pradesh
- What is the literacy rate of Sota?89.7% (Census 2011)