# Sohaal Village, Hiranagar, Kathua (Jammu and Kashmir)

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Village · Hiranagar, Kathua 

# Sohaal

Sohaal is a village in Hiranagar sub-district of Kathua district, Jammu and Kashmir, PIN code **184141**. The 2011 Census counted **323 people in 64 households**, the 126th largest of 197 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 81.6%, above the sub-district's rural average of 79.1%.

- 323people (2011)
- 64households
- 81.6%literacy
- 184141PIN code

## Sohaal PIN code and other codes

**The PIN code of Sohaal is 184141.** Sohaal falls in Hiranagar sub-district, Kathua district, Jammu and Kashmir.

- PIN code184141
- Gram panchayatRatwana
- Community development blockHiranagar
- Census village code001984

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

## How far is Sohaal from nearby towns?

- Hiranagar (sub-district HQ)13 km by road
- Kathua (district HQ)33 km by road
- Hiranagar (nearest town)13 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 Sohaal?

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

### In the village

- ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 1 private
- ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school5–10 km · Kootah
- ○Degree college10+ km · Hiranagar
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Hiranagar
- ○Primary health centre10+ km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensary10+ km
- ○Post office10+ km
- ○Public bus service5–10 km
- ○Railway station5–10 km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Commercial bank10+ km
- ○Mandi / regular market10+ km
- ○Public library10+ km

### Water and power

- Drinking watertreated tap water, hand pumps and tanks / ponds
- Electricity (2011)16 h summer · 16 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 Sohaal known for?

The main crops are **wheat, paddy and maize**. About 32% of the 154 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 Sohaal

Of every 100 households in Sohaal in 2011, 100 had electricity, 0 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 65 had a mobile phone, 14 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Sohaal · ■ Hiranagar rural average

Electricity for lighting ****100%**

**97%

Toilet within the home ****0%**

**21%

No toilet (open defecation) ****100%**

**78%

Tap water ****0%**

**47%

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

**57%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****0%**

**35%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****98%**

**63%

Use banking services ****96%**

**87%

Television ****39%**

**70%

Mobile phone ****65%**

**76%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**1%

Two-wheeler ****14%**

**27%

Car / jeep / van ****0%**

**4%

None of these assets ****30%**

**11%

Own their home ****98%**

**99%

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 Sohaal?

■ Sohaal · ■ Hiranagar rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****81.6%**

**79.1%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****867**

**901

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1000**

**765

Working population ****30.0%**

**29.0%

### Women and men

Literacy is 91.8% for men and 69.6% for women. 51% of men and 5% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

********

**■** Farm labourers 1 (1%) · **■** Household industry 2 (2%) · **■** Other work 45 (46%) · **■** Marginal 49 (51%)

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 Hiranagar

- Spreen334 people
- Kore Qasba333 people
- Chak Khiloo328 people
- Chak Prohtan328 people
- Krohl Matherian312 people
- Spral Pain307 people
- Hiranagar304 people
- Khandwal300 people

[All 203 villages in Hiranagar](https://wherepedia.org/india/jammu-and-kashmir/kathua/hiranagar/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Sohaal?184141
- How far is Sohaal from Kathua?33 km by road
- What is the population of Sohaal?323 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Sohaal in?Kathua district (Hiranagar sub-district), Jammu and Kashmir
- What is the literacy rate of Sohaal?81.6% (Census 2011)