# Sokoy Village, Murhu, Khunti (Jharkhand) – PIN Code

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Village · Murhu, Khunti 

# Sokoy

Sokoy is a village in Murhu sub-district of Khunti district, Jharkhand, PIN code **835216**. The 2011 Census counted **370 people in 74 households**, the 91st largest of 141 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 64.0%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 63.4%.

- 370people (2011)
- 74households
- 64.0%literacy
- 835216PIN code

## Sokoy PIN code and other codes

**The PIN code of Sokoy is 835216.** Sokoy falls in Murhu sub-district, Khunti district, Jharkhand.

- PIN code835216
- Gram panchayatRumutkel
- Community development blockMurhu
- Census village code375160

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

## How far is Sokoy from nearby towns?

- Murmu (sub-district HQ)18 km by road
- Khunti (district HQ)28 km by road
- Khunti (nearest town)28 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 Sokoy?

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

### In the village

- ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 1 private
- ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school10+ km · Khunti
- ○Degree college10+ km · Khunti
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Ranchi
- ○Primary health centre10+ km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensary10+ km
- ○Post office10+ km
- ○Public bus serviceunder 5 km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Commercial bank10+ km
- ○Mandi / regular market5–10 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 Sokoy known for?

The main crops are **rice**. Products made here include lah. About 35% of the 228 hectares of village land is sown, and 2 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 Sokoy

Of every 100 households in Sokoy in 2011, 0 had electricity, 0 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 14 had a mobile phone, 3 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Sokoy · ■ Murhu rural average

Electricity for lighting ****0%**

**24%

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

**6%

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

**93%

Tap water ****0%**

**4%

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

**7%

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

**2%

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

**97%

Use banking services ****51%**

**46%

Television ****1%**

**10%

Mobile phone ****14%**

**24%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****3%**

**7%

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

**1%

None of these assets ****26%**

**21%

Own their home ****100%**

**96%

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 Sokoy?

■ Sokoy · ■ Murhu rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****64.0%**

**63.4%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1090**

**991

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1517**

**960

Working population ****53.0%**

**52.4%

### Women and men

Literacy is 73.6% for men and 54.4% for women. 56% of men and 50% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

******

**■** Farm labourers 1 (1%) · **■** Other work 5 (3%) · **■** Marginal 190 (97%)

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 Murhu

- Tumbakel385 people
- Pokla382 people
- Anridih380 people
- Kankusi370 people
- Kote369 people
- Jurmu364 people
- Dulua363 people
- Janumpiri360 people

[All 141 villages in Murhu](https://wherepedia.org/india/jharkhand/khunti/murhu/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Sokoy?835216
- How far is Sokoy from Khunti?28 km by road
- What is the population of Sokoy?370 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Sokoy in?Khunti district (Murhu sub-district), Jharkhand
- What is the literacy rate of Sokoy?64.0% (Census 2011)