# Soyat Village, Seoni-Malwa, Hoshangabad (Madhya Pradesh)

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Village · Seoni-Malwa, Hoshangabad 

# Soyat

Soyat is a village in Seoni-Malwa sub-district of Hoshangabad district, Madhya Pradesh. The 2011 Census counted **538 people in 136 households**, the 118th largest of 176 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 72.5%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 72.8%.

- 538people (2011)
- 136households
- 72.5%literacy
- 956females per 1,000 males

## Soyat PIN code and other codes

Soyat falls in Seoni-Malwa sub-district, Hoshangabad district, Madhya Pradesh.

- Community development blockSeoni-Malwa
- Census village code487221

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

## How far is Soyat from nearby towns?

- Seoni Malwa (sub-district HQ)22 km by road
- Hoshangabad (district HQ)50 km by road
- Seoni Malwa (nearest town)22 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 Soyat?

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

### In the village

- ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school10+ km · Seoni-Malwa
- ○Degree college10+ km · Seoni Malwa
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Seoni-Malwa
- ○Primary health centre10+ km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensary10+ km
- ○Post office10+ km
- ○Public bus serviceunder 5 km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Commercial bank10+ km
- ○Ration (PDS) shop5–10 km
- ○Mandi / regular marketunder 5 km
- ○Public library10+ km

### Water and power

- Drinking waterhand pumps and tube wells / boreholes
- Electricity (2011)6 h summer · 8 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 Soyat known for?

The main crops are **wheat, chana and soyabean**. About 77% of the 350 hectares of village land is sown, and 259 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 Soyat

Of every 100 households in Soyat in 2011, 98 had electricity, 65 a toilet at home and 6 cooked with LPG; 65 had a mobile phone, 35 a two-wheeler and 6 a car.

■ Soyat · ■ Seoni-Malwa rural average

Electricity for lighting ****98%**

**76%

Toilet within the home ****65%**

**41%

No toilet (open defecation) ****35%**

**59%

Tap water ****67%**

**6%

Drinking water within premises ****34%**

**37%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****6%**

**5%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****92%**

**92%

Use banking services ****52%**

**42%

Television ****40%**

**37%

Mobile phone ****65%**

**54%

Computer with internet ****2%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****35%**

**24%

Car / jeep / van ****6%**

**3%

None of these assets ****21%**

**31%

Own their home ****98%**

**96%

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 Soyat?

■ Soyat · ■ Seoni-Malwa rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****72.5%**

**72.8%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****956**

**919

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****946**

**905

Working population ****61.2%**

**43.3%

### Women and men

Literacy is 82.8% for men and 61.8% for women. 63% of men and 60% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 86 (26%) · **■** Farm labourers 41 (12%) · **■** Household industry 7 (2%) · **■** Other work 9 (3%) · **■** Marginal 186 (57%)

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 Seoni-Malwa

- Lahi564 people
- Choukimafi559 people
- Chouki Harwansh555 people
- Kharar542 people
- Rajora Khurd533 people
- Basaniya Keer521 people
- Makdai499 people
- Pipalgota497 people

[All 187 villages in Seoni-Malwa](https://wherepedia.org/india/madhya-pradesh/hoshangabad/seoni-malwa/villages/)

## Quick answers

- How far is Soyat from Hoshangabad?50 km by road
- What is the population of Soyat?538 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Soyat in?Hoshangabad district (Seoni-Malwa sub-district), Madhya Pradesh
- What is the literacy rate of Soyat?72.5% (Census 2011)