# Sohala Village, Pachhad, Sirmaur (Himachal Pradesh) – PIN Code

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Village · Pachhad, Sirmaur 

# Sohala

Sohala is a village in Pachhad sub-district of Sirmaur district, Himachal Pradesh, PIN code **173024**. The 2011 Census counted **148 people in 26 households**, the 141st largest of 262 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 84.0%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 85.6%.

- 148people (2011)
- 26households
- 84.0%literacy
- 173024PIN code

## Sohala PIN code and other codes

**The PIN code of Sohala is 173024.** Sohala falls in Pachhad sub-district, Sirmaur district, Himachal Pradesh.

- PIN code173024
- Community development blockPachhad
- Census village code022837

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

## How far is Sohala from nearby towns?

- Sarahan (sub-district HQ)40 km by road
- Nahan (district HQ)80 km by road
- Rajgarh (nearest town)28 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 Sohala?

6 services counted by the Census are inside Sohala; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●Public bus serviceIn village
- ●Private bus serviceIn village
- ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school5–10 km · Naarag
- ○Degree college10+ km · Nahan
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Nahan
- ○Primary health centre5–10 km
- ○Allopathic hospital5–10 km
- ○Dispensaryunder 5 km
- ○Post office5–10 km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM5–10 km
- ○Commercial bank10+ km
- ○Ration (PDS) shopunder 5 km
- ○Mandi / regular market10+ km
- ○Public library10+ km

### Water and power

- Drinking watertreated tap water, hand pumps and tanks / ponds
- 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 Sohala known for?

The main crops are **wheat, tomato and maize**. About 10% of the 207 hectares of village land is sown, and 8 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 Sohala

Of every 100 households in Sohala in 2011, 100 had electricity, 61 a toilet at home and 3 cooked with LPG; 97 had a mobile phone, 39 a two-wheeler and 10 a car.

■ Sohala · ■ Pachhad rural average

Electricity for lighting ****100%**

**96%

Toilet within the home ****61%**

**78%

No toilet (open defecation) ****39%**

**22%

Tap water ****94%**

**72%

Drinking water within premises ****0%**

**28%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****3%**

**16%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****97%**

**81%

Use banking services ****81%**

**90%

Television ****84%**

**64%

Mobile phone ****97%**

**77%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**1%

Two-wheeler ****39%**

**9%

Car / jeep / van ****10%**

**6%

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

**8%

Own their home ****74%**

**88%

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 Sohala?

■ Sohala · ■ Pachhad rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****84.0%**

**85.6%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****947**

**927

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1071**

**918

Working population ****58.8%**

**65.7%

### Women and men

Literacy is 87.1% for men and 80.7% for women. 61% of men and 57% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

********

**■** Cultivators 57 (66%) · **■** Farm labourers 3 (3%) · **■** Other work 20 (23%) · **■** Marginal 7 (8%)

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 Pachhad

- Katli152 people
- Leatar Chhawli150 people
- Matahan150 people
- Dhar Bharainji149 people
- Sadna146 people
- Lana Kasar145 people
- Badiana144 people
- Dingari Sarjet144 people

[All 263 villages in Pachhad](https://wherepedia.org/india/himachal-pradesh/sirmaur/pachhad/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Sohala?173024
- How far is Sohala from Nahan?80 km by road
- What is the population of Sohala?148 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Sohala in?Sirmaur district (Pachhad sub-district), Himachal Pradesh
- What is the literacy rate of Sohala?84.0% (Census 2011)