# Sokha Village, Palojori, Deoghar (Jharkhand) – PIN Code

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Village · Palojori, Deoghar 

# Sokha

Sokha is a village in Palojori sub-district of Deoghar district, Jharkhand, PIN code **815351**. The 2011 Census counted **353 people in 86 households**, the 167th largest of 268 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 76.5%, above the sub-district's rural average of 60.3%.

- 353people (2011)
- 86households
- 76.5%literacy
- 815351PIN code

## Sokha PIN code and other codes

**The PIN code of Sokha is 815351.** Sokha falls in Palojori sub-district, Deoghar district, Jharkhand.

- PIN code815351
- Gram panchayatBagdaha
- Community development blockPalojori
- Census village code355605

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?

- Madhupur (sub-district HQ)45 km by road
- Deoghar (district HQ)75 km by road
- Jamtara (nearest town)25 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
- ●Post officeIn village
- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●ATMIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village
- ●Community centreIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school10+ km · Jamtara
- ○Degree college10+ km · Jamtara
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Dumka
- ○Primary health centre10+ km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensary10+ km
- ○Public bus serviceunder 5 km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○Commercial bank10+ km
- ○Ration (PDS) shop5–10 km
- ○Mandi / regular market10+ km
- ○Public library10+ km

### Water and power

- Drinking waterhand pumps and tanks / ponds
- Electricity (2011)5 h summer · 5 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 Sokha known for?

The main crops are **rice**. About 39% of the 74 hectares of village land is sown, and 3 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 Sokha

Of every 100 households in Sokha in 2011, 17 had electricity, 18 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 57 had a mobile phone, 18 a two-wheeler and 4 a car.

■ Sokha · ■ Palojori rural average

Electricity for lighting ****17%**

**29%

Toilet within the home ****18%**

**6%

No toilet (open defecation) ****82%**

**94%

Tap water ****5%**

**3%

Drinking water within premises ****26%**

**10%

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

**1%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****73%**

**81%

Use banking services ****83%**

**38%

Television ****14%**

**17%

Mobile phone ****57%**

**37%

Computer with internet ****1%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****18%**

**11%

Car / jeep / van ****4%**

**1%

None of these assets ****16%**

**16%

Own their home ****62%**

**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 Sokha?

■ Sokha · ■ Palojori rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****76.5%**

**60.3%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****748**

**953

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1000**

**942

Working population ****41.1%**

**40.1%

### Women and men

Literacy is 84.9% for men and 64.5% for women. 60% of men and 16% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

********

**■** Cultivators 1 (1%) · **■** Farm labourers 21 (14%) · **■** Other work 39 (27%) · **■** Marginal 84 (58%)

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 Palojori

- Dumaria360 people
- Jabardaha356 people
- Amba354 people
- Saljor353 people
- Simla352 people
- Dondi351 people
- Baghmara349 people
- Benidih336 people

[All 291 villages in Palojori](https://wherepedia.org/india/jharkhand/deoghar/palojori/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Sokha?815351
- How far is Sokha from Deoghar?75 km by road
- What is the population of Sokha?353 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Sokha in?Deoghar district (Palojori sub-district), Jharkhand
- What is the literacy rate of Sokha?76.5% (Census 2011)