Village · Chandwa, Latehar # Sos Sos is a village in Chandwa sub-district of Latehar district, Jharkhand, PIN code 822126. The 2011 Census counted 1,516 people in 280 households, the 20th largest of 83 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 64.0%, above the sub-district's rural average of 54.8%. - 1,516 people (2011) - 280 households - 64.0% literacy - 822126 PIN code ## Sos PIN code and other codes The PIN code of Sos is 822126. Sos falls in Chandwa sub-district, Latehar district, Jharkhand. - PIN code 822126 - Gram panchayat Sasang - Community development block Chandwa - Census village code 367556 Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory. ## How far is Sos from nearby towns? - Chandwa (sub-district HQ) 20 km by road - Latehar (district HQ) 20 km by road - Latehar (nearest town) 20 km by road Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory. ## What facilities are there in Sos? 11 services counted by the Census are inside Sos; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ● Primary school In village · 1 govt - ● Middle school In village · 1 govt - ● Health sub-centre In village · 1 - ● Mobile phone coverage In village - ● Pucca (black-topped) road In village - ● All-weather road In village - ● Commercial bank In village - ● Ration (PDS) shop In village - ● Anganwadi centre In village - ● ASHA health worker In village - ● Polling station In village ### Nearest outside - ○ Senior secondary school 10+ km · Chandwa - ○ Degree college 10+ km · Latehar - ○ ITI / vocational school 10+ km · Ranchi - ○ Primary health centre 5–10 km - ○ Allopathic hospital 10+ km - ○ Dispensary 10+ km - ○ Post office 10+ km - ○ Public bus service 5–10 km - ○ Railway station 5–10 km - ○ ATM 10+ km - ○ Mandi / regular market 5–10 km - ○ Public library 5–10 km ### Water and power - Drinking water hand pumps, tube wells / boreholes and tanks / ponds - Electricity (2011) 5 h summer · 6 h winter Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory. Surveyed for the 2011 Census; facilities may have changed. ## What is Sos known for? The main crops are rice. About 48% of the 676 hectares of village land is sown, and 7 hectares are irrigated. Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory. ## Homes and amenities in Sos Of every 100 households in Sos in 2011, 68 had electricity, 1 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 20 had a mobile phone, 1 a two-wheeler and 0 a car. ■ Sos · ■ Chandwa rural average - Electricity for lighting 68% 38% - Toilet within the home 1% 7% - No toilet (open defecation) 99% 92% - Tap water 0% 2% - Drinking water within premises 0% 5% - Cooking with LPG / PNG 0% 0% - Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue 100% 90% - Use banking services 9% 31% - Television 0% 6% - Mobile phone 20% 30% - Computer with internet 0% 0% - Two-wheeler 1% 5% - Car / jeep / van 0% 1% - None of these assets 44% 30% - Own their home 100% 98% Source: Census of India 2011, Houselisting and Housing Census – households by amenities and assets (HH-14). ## What is the population of Sos? ■ Sos · ■ Chandwa rural average - Literacy (age 7+) 64.0% 54.8% - Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) 974 976 - Child sex ratio (0–6) 1208 970 - Working population 47.6% 46.4% ### Women and men Literacy is 75.9% for men and 51.1% for women. 47% of men and 48% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ■ Cultivators 5 (1%) · ■ Farm labourers 2 (0%) · ■ Other work 23 (3%) · ■ Marginal 692 (96%) Source: Census of India 2011, Primary Census Abstract (town, village and ward level), all districts. ## Other villages of similar size in Chandwa - Rampur 1,709 people - Boda 1,656 people - Kita 1,643 people - Lukwa 1,528 people - Dhoti 1,467 people - Bhusar 1,375 people - Barwatoli 1,346 people - Rud 1,331 people All 83 villages in Chandwa ## Other places named Sos - Sos · Village, Jintur, Parbhani · 594 people - Sos · Village, Simaria, Chatra · 544 people ## Quick answers - What is the PIN code of Sos? 822126 - How far is Sos from Latehar? 20 km by road - What is the population of Sos? 1,516 (Census 2011) - Which district is Sos in? Latehar district (Chandwa sub-district), Jharkhand - What is the literacy rate of Sos? 64.0% (Census 2011) --- Canonical: https://wherepedia.org/india/jharkhand/latehar/chandwa/sos/ · Updated 2026-11-03 · Data: national censuses and statistics offices (sources named in each section); © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL); Overture Maps; GeoNames; NASA POWER.