# Sohanpur Village, Begamganj, Raisen (Madhya Pradesh)

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Village · Begamganj, Raisen 

# Sohanpur

Sohanpur is a village in Begamganj sub-district of Raisen district, Madhya Pradesh. The 2011 Census counted **444 people in 102 households**, the 110th largest of 207 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 65.5%, below the sub-district's rural average of 73.5%.

- 444people (2011)
- 102households
- 65.5%literacy
- 906females per 1,000 males

## Sohanpur PIN code and other codes

Sohanpur falls in Begamganj sub-district, Raisen district, Madhya Pradesh.

- Community development blockBegamganj
- Census village code484214

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

## How far is Sohanpur from nearby towns?

- Begamganj (sub-district HQ)39 km by road
- Raisen (district HQ)119 km by road
- Begamganj (nearest town)39 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 Sohanpur?

3 services counted by the Census are inside Sohanpur; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school10+ km · Sultanganj
- ○Degree college10+ km · Begamganj
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Sagar
- ○Primary health centre10+ km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Post office10+ km
- ○Public bus service10+ km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Commercial bank10+ km
- ○Ration (PDS) shop5–10 km
- ○Mandi / regular market10+ km
- ○Public library10+ km

### Water and power

- Drinking waterhand pumps and tanks / ponds
- 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 Sohanpur known for?

About 64% of the 247 hectares of village land is sown, and 27 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 Sohanpur

Of every 100 households in Sohanpur in 2011, 100 had electricity, 0 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 45 had a mobile phone, 7 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Sohanpur · ■ Begamganj rural average

Electricity for lighting ****100%**

**62%

Toilet within the home ****0%**

**8%

No toilet (open defecation) ****100%**

**92%

Tap water ****0%**

**6%

Drinking water within premises ****2%**

**7%

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

**0%

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

**99%

Use banking services ****40%**

**24%

Television ****2%**

**17%

Mobile phone ****45%**

**37%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****7%**

**10%

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

**1%

None of these assets ****47%**

**46%

Own their home ****74%**

**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 Sohanpur?

■ Sohanpur · ■ Begamganj rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****65.5%**

**73.5%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****906**

**884

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1133**

**973

Working population ****51.1%**

**44.9%

### Women and men

Literacy is 71.9% for men and 58.2% for women. 62% of men and 39% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

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**■** Cultivators 70 (31%) · **■** Farm labourers 77 (34%) · **■** Other work 1 (0%) · **■** Marginal 79 (35%)

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 Begamganj

- Parsora461 people
- Basiya456 people
- Majhgawa Sani453 people
- Bankori445 people
- Khiriya Sukalrai442 people
- Kohniya436 people
- Papda434 people
- Jamuniya Ta. Kothikho431 people

[All 226 villages in Begamganj](https://wherepedia.org/india/madhya-pradesh/raisen/begamganj/villages/)

## Quick answers

- How far is Sohanpur from Raisen?119 km by road
- What is the population of Sohanpur?444 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Sohanpur in?Raisen district (Begamganj sub-district), Madhya Pradesh
- What is the literacy rate of Sohanpur?65.5% (Census 2011)