# Sohdag Village, Namkum, Ranchi (Jharkhand) – PIN Code

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Village · Namkum, Ranchi 

# Sohdag

Sohdag is a village in Namkum sub-district of Ranchi district, Jharkhand, PIN code **835221**. The 2011 Census counted **1,671 people in 318 households**, the 19th largest of 92 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 58.0%, below the sub-district's rural average of 70.3%.

- 1,671people (2011)
- 318households
- 58.0%literacy
- 835221PIN code

## Sohdag PIN code and other codes

**The PIN code of Sohdag is 835221.** Sohdag falls in Namkum sub-district, Ranchi district, Jharkhand.

- PIN code835221
- Gram panchayatSohdag
- Community development blockNamkum
- Census village code373972

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

## How far is Sohdag from nearby towns?

- Namkum (sub-district HQ)20 km by road
- Ranchi (district HQ)28 km by road
- Ranchi (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 Sohdag?

6 services counted by the Census are inside Sohdag; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Sub post officeIn village
- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school5–10 km · Tupudana
- ○Degree college10+ km · Dhurwa
- ○ITI / vocational school5–10 km · Hulhundu
- ○Primary health centre10+ km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensary5–10 km
- ○Post office5–10 km
- ○Public bus serviceunder 5 km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM5–10 km
- ○Commercial bankunder 5 km
- ○Ration (PDS) shop5–10 km
- ○Mandi / regular market10+ km
- ○Public library10+ km

### Water and power

- Drinking waterhand pumps, canal / river 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 Sohdag known for?

The main crops are **rice**. About 80% of the 712 hectares of village land is sown, and 45 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 Sohdag

Of every 100 households in Sohdag in 2011, 55 had electricity, 0 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 38 had a mobile phone, 6 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Sohdag · ■ Namkum rural average

Electricity for lighting ****55%**

**58%

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

**16%

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

**83%

Tap water ****0%**

**3%

Drinking water within premises ****11%**

**17%

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

**10%

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

**88%

Use banking services ****99%**

**66%

Television ****15%**

**34%

Mobile phone ****38%**

**45%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**1%

Two-wheeler ****6%**

**18%

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

**2%

None of these assets ****4%**

**12%

Own their home ****98%**

**91%

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 Sohdag?

■ Sohdag · ■ Namkum rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****58.0%**

**70.3%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****930**

**989

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****960**

**1000

Working population ****52.2%**

**45.5%

### Women and men

Literacy is 74.9% for men and 39.8% for women. 51% of men and 54% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 2 (0%) · **■** Farm labourers 76 (9%) · **■** Household industry 5 (1%) · **■** Other work 92 (11%) · **■** Marginal 698 (80%)

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 Namkum

- Gundu1,970 people
- Kutiatu1,916 people
- Heslatoli1,862 people
- Kudagara1,688 people
- Sarwal1,530 people
- Oberiya1,520 people
- Rampur1,517 people
- Tanko1,481 people

[All 97 villages in Namkum](https://wherepedia.org/india/jharkhand/ranchi/namkum/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Sohdag?835221
- How far is Sohdag from Ranchi?28 km by road
- What is the population of Sohdag?1,671 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Sohdag in?Ranchi district (Namkum sub-district), Jharkhand
- What is the literacy rate of Sohdag?58.0% (Census 2011)