# Kohani Village, Sohagpur, Hoshangabad (Madhya Pradesh)

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Village · Sohagpur, Hoshangabad 

# Kohani

Kohani is a village in Sohagpur sub-district of Hoshangabad district, Madhya Pradesh. The 2011 Census counted **1,021 people in 203 households**, the 35th largest of 159 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 67.0%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 66.7%.

- 1,021people (2011)
- 203households
- 67.0%literacy
- 971females per 1,000 males

## Kohani PIN code and other codes

Kohani falls in Sohagpur sub-district, Hoshangabad district, Madhya Pradesh.

- Community development blockSohagpur
- Census village code487712

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

## How far is Kohani from nearby towns?

- Sohagpur (sub-district HQ)10 km by road
- Hoshangabad (district HQ)60 km by road
- Sohagpur (nearest town)10 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 Kohani?

8 services counted by the Census are inside Kohani; 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
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary schoolunder 5 km · Shobhapur
- ○Degree college5–10 km · Sohagpur
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Hoshangabad
- ○Primary health centreunder 5 km
- ○Allopathic hospital5–10 km
- ○Dispensaryunder 5 km
- ○Post officeunder 5 km
- ○Public bus serviceunder 5 km
- ○Railway station5–10 km
- ○ATM5–10 km
- ○Commercial bank5–10 km
- ○Mandi / regular market10+ km
- ○Public library10+ km

### Water and power

- Drinking waterhand pumps, tube wells / boreholes and canal / river
- Electricity (2011)6 h summer · 6 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 Kohani known for?

The main crops are **soyabean, chana and wheat**. About 87% of the 390 hectares of village land is sown, and 326 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 Kohani

Of every 100 households in Kohani in 2011, 61 had electricity, 28 a toilet at home and 4 cooked with LPG; 44 had a mobile phone, 23 a two-wheeler and 1 a car.

■ Kohani · ■ Sohagpur rural average

Electricity for lighting ****61%**

**61%

Toilet within the home ****28%**

**27%

No toilet (open defecation) ****72%**

**73%

Tap water ****0%**

**17%

Drinking water within premises ****60%**

**34%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****4%**

**6%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****96%**

**93%

Use banking services ****35%**

**51%

Television ****22%**

**28%

Mobile phone ****44%**

**46%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****23%**

**20%

Car / jeep / van ****1%**

**2%

None of these assets ****46%**

**30%

Own their home ****95%**

**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 Kohani?

■ Kohani · ■ Sohagpur rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****67.0%**

**66.7%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****971**

**902

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1197**

**904

Working population ****41.6%**

**40.2%

### Women and men

Literacy is 79.4% for men and 53.8% for women. 60% of men and 23% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 105 (25%) · **■** Farm labourers 122 (29%) · **■** Household industry 6 (1%) · **■** Other work 32 (8%) · **■** Marginal 160 (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 Sohagpur

- Bhiladiya1,042 people
- Ajabgaon1,041 people
- Barwani1,037 people
- Gopal Pur1,036 people
- Guram Khedi995 people
- Nawalgaon987 people
- Sonsar Kheda982 people
- Sankala978 people

[All 167 villages in Sohagpur](https://wherepedia.org/india/madhya-pradesh/hoshangabad/sohagpur/villages/)

## Quick answers

- How far is Kohani from Hoshangabad?60 km by road
- What is the population of Kohani?1,021 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Kohani in?Hoshangabad district (Sohagpur sub-district), Madhya Pradesh
- What is the literacy rate of Kohani?67.0% (Census 2011)