# Sohagpur Village, Mohkhed, Chhindwara (Madhya Pradesh)

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Village · Mohkhed, Chhindwara 

# Sohagpur

Sohagpur is a village in Mohkhed sub-district of Chhindwara district, Madhya Pradesh. The 2011 Census counted **805 people in 193 households**, the 74th largest of 182 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 74.6%, above the sub-district's rural average of 71.1%.

- 805people (2011)
- 193households
- 74.6%literacy
- 954females per 1,000 males

## Sohagpur PIN code and other codes

Sohagpur falls in Mohkhed sub-district, Chhindwara district, Madhya Pradesh.

- Community development blockMohkhed
- Census village code495070

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

## How far is Sohagpur from nearby towns?

- Mohkhed (sub-district HQ)5 km by road
- Chhindwara (district HQ)35 km by road
- Chhindwara (nearest town)35 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 Sohagpur?

8 services counted by the Census are inside Sohagpur; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 1 private
- ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village
- ●Sports fieldIn village
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school5–10 km · Mohkhed
- ○Degree college10+ km · Chhindwara
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Chhindwara
- ○Primary health centre5–10 km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensary5–10 km
- ○Post office10+ km
- ○Public bus service5–10 km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Commercial bank5–10 km
- ○Ration (PDS) shop5–10 km
- ○Mandi / regular market10+ km
- ○Public library10+ km

### Water and power

- Drinking watertreated tap water, hand pumps, tube wells / boreholes and canal / river
- Electricity (2011)6 h summer · 9 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 Sohagpur known for?

About 68% of the 272 hectares of village land is sown, and 134 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 Sohagpur

Of every 100 households in Sohagpur in 2011, 76 had electricity, 8 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 12 had a mobile phone, 13 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Sohagpur · ■ Mohkhed rural average

Electricity for lighting ****76%**

**75%

Toilet within the home ****8%**

**15%

No toilet (open defecation) ****92%**

**85%

Tap water ****56%**

**22%

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

**14%

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

**5%

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

**94%

Use banking services ****30%**

**43%

Television ****34%**

**25%

Mobile phone ****12%**

**29%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****13%**

**15%

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

**1%

None of these assets ****35%**

**39%

Own their home ****94%**

**93%

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 Sohagpur?

■ Sohagpur · ■ Mohkhed rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****74.6%**

**71.1%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****954**

**963

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****722**

**953

Working population ****54.8%**

**52.0%

### Women and men

Literacy is 84.6% for men and 64.4% for women. 54% of men and 56% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 249 (56%) · **■** Farm labourers 106 (24%) · **■** Household industry 1 (0%) · **■** Other work 32 (7%) · **■** Marginal 53 (12%)

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 Mohkhed

- Khedi849 people
- Lonia834 people
- Chourai831 people
- Goreghat825 people
- Kukada Kirar799 people
- Tara798 people
- Bhudhena795 people
- Karla Kalan795 people

[All 183 villages in Mohkhed](https://wherepedia.org/india/madhya-pradesh/chhindwara/mohkhed/villages/)

## Quick answers

- How far is Sohagpur from Chhindwara?35 km by road
- What is the population of Sohagpur?805 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Sohagpur in?Chhindwara district (Mohkhed sub-district), Madhya Pradesh
- What is the literacy rate of Sohagpur?74.6% (Census 2011)