# Sohandih Village, Saraikela, Saraikela-Kharsawan (Jharkhand)

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Village · Saraikela, Saraikela-Kharsawan 

# Sohandih

Sohandih is a village in Saraikela sub-district of Saraikela-Kharsawan district, Jharkhand, PIN code **833220**. The 2011 Census counted **706 people in 122 households**, the 28th largest of 168 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 84.5%, above the sub-district's rural average of 62.8%.

- 706people (2011)
- 122households
- 84.5%literacy
- 833220PIN code

## Sohandih PIN code and other codes

**The PIN code of Sohandih is 833220.** Sohandih falls in Saraikela sub-district, Saraikela-Kharsawan district, Jharkhand.

- PIN code833220
- Gram panchayatMohitpur
- Community development blockSaraikela
- Census village code379331

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

## How far is Sohandih from nearby towns?

- Seraikela (sub-district HQ)16 km by road
- Seraikela (district HQ)16 km by road
- Seraikela (nearest town)16 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 Sohandih?

5 services counted by the Census are inside Sohandih; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school5–10 km · Sini
- ○Degree college10+ km · Saraikela
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Kharsawana
- ○Primary health centre10+ km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensary10+ km
- ○Post officeunder 5 km
- ○Public bus service10+ 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 watertreated tap water, hand pumps, tube wells / boreholes and tanks / ponds
- Electricity (2011)8 h summer · 10 h winter

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 Sohandih known for?

The main crops are **rice**. About 30% of the 62 hectares of village land is sown.

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

## Homes and amenities in Sohandih

Of every 100 households in Sohandih in 2011, 99 had electricity, 62 a toilet at home and 38 cooked with LPG; 86 had a mobile phone, 26 a two-wheeler and 2 a car.

■ Sohandih · ■ Saraikela rural average

Electricity for lighting ****99%**

**75%

Toilet within the home ****62%**

**6%

No toilet (open defecation) ****38%**

**93%

Tap water ****8%**

**2%

Drinking water within premises ****30%**

**7%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****38%**

**2%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****58%**

**88%

Use banking services ****98%**

**57%

Television ****76%**

**21%

Mobile phone ****86%**

**36%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****26%**

**12%

Car / jeep / van ****2%**

**0%

None of these assets ****5%**

**16%

Own their home ****94%**

**98%

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 Sohandih?

■ Sohandih · ■ Saraikela rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****84.5%**

**62.8%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****967**

**995

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1257**

**963

Working population ****37.0%**

**41.7%

### Women and men

Literacy is 95.4% for men and 72.9% for women. 57% of men and 16% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 5 (2%) · **■** Farm labourers 1 (0%) · **■** Household industry 3 (1%) · **■** Other work 152 (58%) · **■** Marginal 100 (38%)

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 Saraikela

- Mirgi732 people
- Uperdungi730 people
- Tirildih711 people
- Noagaon706 people
- Senisidma691 people
- Hurangda686 people
- Chota Daona685 people
- Kadamdiha668 people

[All 173 villages in Saraikela](https://wherepedia.org/india/jharkhand/saraikela-kharsawan/saraikela/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Sohandih?833220
- How far is Sohandih from Seraikela?16 km by road
- What is the population of Sohandih?706 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Sohandih in?Saraikela-Kharsawan district (Saraikela sub-district), Jharkhand
- What is the literacy rate of Sohandih?84.5% (Census 2011)