# Sohagarh Village, Jamua, Giridih (Jharkhand) – PIN Code

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Village · Jamua, Giridih 

# Sohagarh

Sohagarh is a village in Jamua sub-district of Giridih district, Jharkhand, PIN code **815318**. The 2011 Census counted **740 people in 116 households**, the 130th largest of 305 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 49.9%, below the sub-district's rural average of 64.0%.

- 740people (2011)
- 116households
- 49.9%literacy
- 815318PIN code

## Sohagarh PIN code and other codes

**The PIN code of Sohagarh is 815318.** Sohagarh falls in Jamua sub-district, Giridih district, Jharkhand.

- PIN code815318
- Gram panchayatChitardih
- Community development blockJamua
- Census village code351382

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

## How far is Sohagarh from nearby towns?

- Jamua (sub-district HQ)18 km by road
- Giridih (district HQ)35 km by road
- Giridih (nearest town)22 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 Sohagarh?

4 services counted by the Census are inside Sohagarh; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Primary schoolunder 5 km · Bhikhodih
- ○Senior secondary school10+ km · Mirzaganj
- ○Degree college10+ km · Dhanbad
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Dhanbad
- ○Primary health centre10+ km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensary10+ km
- ○Post office10+ km
- ○Public bus serviceunder 5 km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Commercial bankunder 5 km
- ○Ration (PDS) shopunder 5 km
- ○Mandi / regular marketunder 5 km
- ○Public library10+ km

### Water and power

- Drinking waterhand pumps 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 Sohagarh known for?

The main crops are **rice**. Products made here include bricks. About 18% of the 108 hectares of village land is sown, and 6 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 Sohagarh

Of every 100 households in Sohagarh in 2011, 0 had electricity, 0 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 66 had a mobile phone, 13 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Sohagarh · ■ Jamua rural average

Electricity for lighting ****0%**

**6%

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

**6%

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

**94%

Tap water ****0%**

**2%

Drinking water within premises ****1%**

**11%

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

**2%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****3%**

**72%

Use banking services ****44%**

**58%

Television ****3%**

**8%

Mobile phone ****66%**

**69%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****13%**

**17%

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

**2%

None of these assets ****11%**

**14%

Own their home ****97%**

**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 Sohagarh?

■ Sohagarh · ■ Jamua rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****49.9%**

**64.0%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1061**

**941

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1627**

**940

Working population ****50.1%**

**42.2%

### Women and men

Literacy is 62.7% for men and 36.5% for women. 53% of men and 47% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 29 (8%) · **■** Farm labourers 115 (31%) · **■** Household industry 7 (2%) · **■** Other work 33 (9%) · **■** Marginal 187 (50%)

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 Jamua

- Karodih769 people
- Gamharia753 people
- Kusaia752 people
- Nimadih752 people
- Dalia734 people
- Kairodih733 people
- Karhadih729 people
- Mahesh Raidih723 people

[All 315 villages in Jamua](https://wherepedia.org/india/jharkhand/giridih/jamua/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Sohagarh?815318
- How far is Sohagarh from Giridih?35 km by road
- What is the population of Sohagarh?740 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Sohagarh in?Giridih district (Jamua sub-district), Jharkhand
- What is the literacy rate of Sohagarh?49.9% (Census 2011)