# Sokha Village, Shaligram Ram Narayanpur, Chatra (Jharkhand)

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Village · Shaligram Ram Narayanpur, Chatra 

# Sokha

Sokha is a village in Shaligram Ram Narayanpur sub-district of Chatra district, Jharkhand, PIN code **825403**. The 2011 Census counted **546 people in 97 households**, the 121st largest of 250 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 48.4%, below the sub-district's rural average of 54.8%.

- 546people (2011)
- 97households
- 48.4%literacy
- 825403PIN code

## Sokha PIN code and other codes

**The PIN code of Sokha is 825403.** Sokha falls in Shaligram Ram Narayanpur sub-district, Chatra district, Jharkhand.

- PIN code825403
- Gram panchayatTarwagana
- Community development blockShaligram Ram Narayanpur
- Census village code348146

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

## How far is Sokha from nearby towns?

- Chatra (sub-district HQ)32 km by road
- Chatra (district HQ)32 km by road
- Chatra (nearest town)32 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 Sokha?

9 services counted by the Census are inside Sokha; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village
- ●Weekly haatIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village
- ●Sports fieldIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school5–10 km · Hantarganj
- ○Degree college10+ km · Chatra
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Gaya
- ○Primary health centre5–10 km
- ○Allopathic hospital5–10 km
- ○Dispensary5–10 km
- ○Post officeunder 5 km
- ○Public bus service5–10 km
- ○Railway station5–10 km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Commercial bank5–10 km
- ○Mandi / regular market5–10 km
- ○Public library10+ km

### Water and power

- Drinking waterhand pumps, canal / river and tanks / ponds

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 Sokha known for?

The main crops are **rice**. About 52% of the 66 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 Sokha

Of every 100 households in Sokha in 2011, 0 had electricity, 10 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 44 had a mobile phone, 1 a two-wheeler and 1 a car.

■ Sokha · ■ Shaligram Ram Narayanpur rural average

Electricity for lighting ****0%**

**4%

Toilet within the home ****10%**

**10%

No toilet (open defecation) ****90%**

**88%

Tap water ****1%**

**2%

Drinking water within premises ****9%**

**20%

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

**2%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****100%**

**98%

Use banking services ****53%**

**44%

Television ****0%**

**5%

Mobile phone ****44%**

**39%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****1%**

**5%

Car / jeep / van ****1%**

**1%

None of these assets ****45%**

**36%

Own their home ****100%**

**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 Sokha?

■ Sokha · ■ Shaligram Ram Narayanpur rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****48.4%**

**54.8%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1045**

**947

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****753**

**965

Working population ****26.0%**

**35.3%

### Women and men

Literacy is 59.5% for men and 38.9% for women. 39% of men and 14% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 45 (32%) · **■** Farm labourers 16 (11%) · **■** Household industry 21 (15%) · **■** Other work 26 (18%) · **■** Marginal 34 (24%)

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 Shaligram Ram Narayanpur

- Tetaria569 people
- Lerhho562 people
- Madanpur560 people
- Behara559 people
- Serpur543 people
- Larsar542 people
- Narainatari542 people
- Dhobey526 people

[All 270 villages in Shaligram Ram Narayanpur](https://wherepedia.org/india/jharkhand/chatra/shaligram-ram-narayanpur/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Sokha?825403
- How far is Sokha from Chatra?32 km by road
- What is the population of Sokha?546 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Sokha in?Chatra district (Shaligram Ram Narayanpur sub-district), Jharkhand
- What is the literacy rate of Sokha?48.4% (Census 2011)