# Sohangara Village, Malhargarh, Mandsaur (Madhya Pradesh)

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Village · Malhargarh, Mandsaur 

# Sohangara

Sohangara is a village in Malhargarh sub-district of Mandsaur district, Madhya Pradesh. The 2011 Census counted **1,293 people in 307 households**, the 44th largest of 168 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 60.1%, below the sub-district's rural average of 72.6%.

- 1,293people (2011)
- 307households
- 60.1%literacy
- 998females per 1,000 males

## Sohangara PIN code and other codes

Sohangara falls in Malhargarh sub-district, Mandsaur district, Madhya Pradesh.

- Community development blockMalhargarh
- Census village code469262

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

## How far is Sohangara from nearby towns?

- Malhargarh (sub-district HQ)32 km by road
- Mandsaur (district HQ)28 km by road
- Narayangarh (nearest town)30 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 Sohangara?

10 services counted by the Census are inside Sohangara; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt · 1 private
- ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt · 2 private
- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●Private bus serviceIn village
- ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school10+ km · Buda
- ○Degree college10+ km · Mandsaur
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Mandsaur
- ○Primary health centre5–10 km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Post officeunder 5 km
- ○Public bus service10+ km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Commercial bank10+ km
- ○Mandi / regular market10+ km
- ○Public library10+ km

### Water and power

- Drinking waterhand pumps, tube wells / boreholes and canal / river
- Electricity (2011)8 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 Sohangara known for?

The main crops are **soyabean, wheat and wheat**. About 75% of the 474 hectares of village land is sown, and 180 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 Sohangara

Of every 100 households in Sohangara in 2011, 95 had electricity, 3 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 45 had a mobile phone, 10 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Sohangara · ■ Malhargarh rural average

Electricity for lighting ****95%**

**85%

Toilet within the home ****3%**

**15%

No toilet (open defecation) ****97%**

**85%

Tap water ****1%**

**33%

Drinking water within premises ****1%**

**19%

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

**5%

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

**95%

Use banking services ****4%**

**32%

Television ****13%**

**32%

Mobile phone ****45%**

**51%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****10%**

**22%

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

**1%

None of these assets ****42%**

**28%

Own their home ****99%**

**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 Sohangara?

■ Sohangara · ■ Malhargarh rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****60.1%**

**72.6%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****998**

**983

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****892**

**950

Working population ****55.4%**

**55.8%

### Women and men

Literacy is 80.7% for men and 39.8% for women. 55% of men and 56% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

********

**■** Cultivators 557 (78%) · **■** Farm labourers 136 (19%) · **■** Other work 6 (1%) · **■** Marginal 17 (2%)

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 Malhargarh

- Lasudiya1,314 people
- Khadpalya1,306 people
- Sanawada1,306 people
- Khatyakhedi1,295 people
- Garnai1,277 people
- Piplya1,259 people
- Fosari1,257 people
- Sindwan1,223 people

[All 168 villages in Malhargarh](https://wherepedia.org/india/madhya-pradesh/mandsaur/malhargarh/villages/)

## Quick answers

- How far is Sohangara from Mandsaur?28 km by road
- What is the population of Sohangara?1,293 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Sohangara in?Mandsaur district (Malhargarh sub-district), Madhya Pradesh
- What is the literacy rate of Sohangara?60.1% (Census 2011)