Village · Darlaghat, Solan
# Sohra Kanaitan

Sohra Kanaitan is a village in Darlaghat sub-district of Solan district, Himachal Pradesh, PIN code 171102. The 2011 Census counted 190 people in 41 households, the 58th largest of 185 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 72.9%, below the sub-district's rural average of 82.7%.
- 190 people (2011)
- 41 households
- 72.9% literacy
- 171102 PIN code

## Sohra Kanaitan PIN code and other codes

The PIN code of Sohra Kanaitan is 171102. Sohra Kanaitan falls in Darlaghat sub-district, Solan district, Himachal Pradesh.
- PIN code 171102
- Community development block Kunihar
- Census village code 020314

Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory.

## How far is Sohra Kanaitan from nearby towns?
- Darlaghat (sub-district HQ) 20 km by road
- Solan (district HQ) 55 km by road
- Arki (nearest town) 32 km by road

Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory.

## What facilities are there in Sohra Kanaitan?

5 services counted by the Census are inside Sohra Kanaitan; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village
- ● Primary school In village · 1 govt
- ● Middle school In village · 1 govt
- ● Anganwadi centre In village
- ● ASHA health worker In village
- ● Polling station In village

### Nearest outside
- ○ Senior secondary school 5–10 km · Chandi
- ○ Degree college 10+ km · Arki
- ○ ITI / vocational school 10+ km · Arki
- ○ Primary health centre 10+ km
- ○ Allopathic hospital 10+ km
- ○ Dispensary 5–10 km
- ○ Post office 10+ km
- ○ Public bus service under 5 km
- ○ Railway station 10+ km
- ○ ATM 10+ km
- ○ Commercial bank 10+ km
- ○ Ration (PDS) shop 5–10 km
- ○ Mandi / regular market 10+ km
- ○ Public library 10+ km

### Water and power
- Drinking water treated tap water and tanks / ponds
- Electricity (2011) 24 h summer · 24 h winter

Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory.

Surveyed for the 2011 Census; facilities may have changed.

## What is Sohra Kanaitan known for?

The main crops are maize, wheat and paddy. About 19% of the 269 hectares of village land is sown.

Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory.

## Homes and amenities in Sohra Kanaitan

Of every 100 households in Sohra Kanaitan in 2011, 88 had electricity, 52 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 88 had a mobile phone, 0 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Sohra Kanaitan · ■ Darlaghat rural average
- Electricity for lighting 88% 99%
- Toilet within the home 52% 86%
- No toilet (open defecation) 48% 14%
- Tap water 100% 85%
- Drinking water within premises 100% 59%
- Cooking with LPG / PNG 0% 20%
- Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue 100% 76%
- Use banking services 85% 83%
- Television 70% 79%
- Mobile phone 88% 81%
- Computer with internet 0% 4%
- Two-wheeler 0% 8%
- Car / jeep / van 0% 11%
- None of these assets 10% 5%
- Own their home 100% 86%

Source: Census of India 2011, Houselisting and Housing Census – households by amenities and assets (HH-14).

## What is the population of Sohra Kanaitan?

■ Sohra Kanaitan · ■ Darlaghat rural average
- Literacy (age 7+) 72.9% 82.7%
- Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) 1184 922
- Child sex ratio (0–6) 1500 923
- Working population 74.2% 60.2%

### Women and men

Literacy is 78.5% for men and 68.1% for women. 71% of men and 77% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

■ Cultivators 43 (30%) · ■ Other work 35 (25%) · ■ Marginal 63 (45%)

Source: Census of India 2011, Primary Census Abstract (town, village and ward level), all districts.

## Other villages of similar size in Darlaghat
- Kund 210 people
- Kajiara 202 people
- Gawah 196 people
- Kotla Pujariyan 191 people
- Padiar 189 people
- Pojina 187 people
- Thach 185 people
- Banjan 181 people

All 195 villages in Darlaghat

## Quick answers
- What is the PIN code of Sohra Kanaitan? 171102
- How far is Sohra Kanaitan from Solan? 55 km by road
- What is the population of Sohra Kanaitan? 190 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Sohra Kanaitan in? Solan district (Darlaghat sub-district), Himachal Pradesh
- What is the literacy rate of Sohra Kanaitan? 72.9% (Census 2011)

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