Village · Nawa Bazar, Palamu # Sohdag Kalan Sohdag Kalan is a village in Nawa Bazar sub-district of Palamu district, Jharkhand, PIN code 822124. The 2011 Census counted 1,076 people in 187 households, the 15th largest of 46 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 41.5%, below the sub-district's rural average of 60.0%. - 1,076 people (2011) - 187 households - 41.5% literacy - 822124 PIN code ## Sohdag Kalan PIN code and other codes The PIN code of Sohdag Kalan is 822124. Sohdag Kalan falls in Nawa Bazar sub-district, Palamu district, Jharkhand. - PIN code 822124 - Gram panchayat Kubi Kala - Community development block Nawa Bazar - Census village code 365811 Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory. ## How far is Sohdag Kalan from nearby towns? - Nawa Bazar (sub-district HQ) 12 km by road - Medininagar (district HQ) 48 km by road - Daltonganj (nearest town) 48 km by road Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory. ## What facilities are there in Sohdag Kalan? 7 services counted by the Census are inside Sohdag Kalan; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ● Primary school In village · 1 govt - ● Middle school In village · 1 govt - ● Mobile phone coverage In village - ● Pucca (black-topped) road In village - ● Anganwadi centre In village - ● ASHA health worker In village - ● Polling station In village ### Nearest outside - ○ Senior secondary school 10+ km · Medininagar - ○ Degree college 10+ km · Daltonganj - ○ ITI / vocational school 10+ km · Bisrampur - ○ Primary health centre 5–10 km - ○ Allopathic hospital 10+ km - ○ Dispensary 10+ km - ○ Post office 10+ km - ○ Public bus service 10+ km - ○ Railway station 5–10 km - ○ ATM 10+ km - ○ Commercial bank 10+ km - ○ Ration (PDS) shop under 5 km - ○ Mandi / regular market 5–10 km - ○ Public library 10+ km ### Water and power - Drinking water treated tap water, untreated tap water, covered wells, hand pumps and tanks / ponds - Electricity (2011) 4 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 Sohdag Kalan known for? The main crops are rice. Products made here include ghee. About 11% of the 586 hectares of village land is sown, and 18 hectares are irrigated. Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory. ## Homes and amenities in Sohdag Kalan Of every 100 households in Sohdag Kalan in 2011, 0 had electricity, 2 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 16 had a mobile phone, 0 a two-wheeler and 0 a car. ■ Sohdag Kalan · ■ Nawa Bazar rural average - Electricity for lighting 0% 17% - Toilet within the home 2% 6% - No toilet (open defecation) 98% 94% - Tap water 0% 1% - Drinking water within premises 0% 13% - Cooking with LPG / PNG 0% 1% - Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue 100% 97% - Use banking services 85% 44% - Television 0% 13% - Mobile phone 16% 47% - Computer with internet 0% 0% - Two-wheeler 0% 7% - Car / jeep / van 0% 1% - None of these assets 41% 30% - Own their home 100% 99% Source: Census of India 2011, Houselisting and Housing Census – households by amenities and assets (HH-14). ## What is the population of Sohdag Kalan? ■ Sohdag Kalan · ■ Nawa Bazar rural average - Literacy (age 7+) 41.5% 60.0% - Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) 888 917 - Child sex ratio (0–6) 931 914 - Working population 24.9% 40.0% ### Women and men Literacy is 49.1% for men and 32.9% for women. 43% of men and 5% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ■ Cultivators 3 (1%) · ■ Farm labourers 2 (1%) · ■ Other work 7 (3%) · ■ Marginal 256 (96%) Source: Census of India 2011, Primary Census Abstract (town, village and ward level), all districts. ## Other villages of similar size in Nawa Bazar - Rajdiria 1,797 people - Pataria 1,595 people - Damaro 1,492 people - Kumbhi Kalan 1,287 people - Tali 963 people - Checharia 960 people - Barahmoria Kalan 857 people - Sinjo 787 people All 47 villages in Nawa Bazar ## Quick answers - What is the PIN code of Sohdag Kalan? 822124 - How far is Sohdag Kalan from Medininagar? 48 km by road - What is the population of Sohdag Kalan? 1,076 (Census 2011) - Which district is Sohdag Kalan in? Palamu district (Nawa Bazar sub-district), Jharkhand - What is the literacy rate of Sohdag Kalan? 41.5% (Census 2011) --- Canonical: https://wherepedia.org/india/jharkhand/palamu/nawa-bazar/sohdag-kalan/ · Updated 2026-11-03 · Data: national censuses and statistics offices (sources named in each section); © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL); Overture Maps; GeoNames; NASA POWER.