# Soshan Village, Ralan, Wokha (Nagaland) – PIN Code

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Village · Ralan, Wokha 

# Soshan

Soshan is a village in Ralan sub-district of Wokha district, Nagaland. The 2011 Census counted **585 people in 123 households**, the 6th largest of 17 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 48.0%, below the sub-district's rural average of 68.0%.

- 585people (2011)
- 123households
- 48.0%literacy
- 800females per 1,000 males

## Soshan PIN code and other codes

Soshan falls in Ralan sub-district, Wokha district, Nagaland.

- Community development blockWozhuro-Ralan
- Census village code267491

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

## How far is Soshan from nearby towns?

- Ralan (sub-district HQ)20 km by road
- Wokha (district HQ)120 km by road
- Wokha (nearest town)120 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 Soshan?

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

### In the village

- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●Private bus serviceIn village
- ●Sports fieldIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Primary school5–10 km · Liphanyan
- ○Senior secondary school10+ km · Dimapur
- ○Degree college10+ km · Dimapur
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Kohima
- ○Primary health centre10+ km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensary10+ km
- ○Post office5–10 km
- ○Public bus service10+ km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Commercial bank10+ km
- ○Ration (PDS) shop5–10 km
- ○Mandi / regular market5–10 km
- ○Public library10+ km

### Water and power

- Drinking wateruntreated tap water and hand pumps
- Electricity (2011)10 h summer · 11 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 Soshan known for?

The main crops are **paddy, chilli and potato**. 

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

## Homes and amenities in Soshan

Of every 100 households in Soshan in 2011, 1 had electricity, 68 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 15 had a mobile phone, 2 a two-wheeler and 1 a car.

■ Soshan · ■ Ralan rural average

Electricity for lighting ****1%**

**50%

Toilet within the home ****68%**

**67%

No toilet (open defecation) ****18%**

**32%

Tap water ****0%**

**21%

Drinking water within premises ****29%**

**29%

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

**7%

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

**92%

Use banking services ****27%**

**19%

Television ****9%**

**24%

Mobile phone ****15%**

**32%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****2%**

**7%

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

**2%

None of these assets ****29%**

**15%

Own their home ****34%**

**79%

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 Soshan?

■ Soshan · ■ Ralan rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****48.0%**

**68.0%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****800**

**954

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****500**

**963

Working population ****49.4%**

**52.3%

### Women and men

Literacy is 51.5% for men and 43.7% for women. 49% of men and 50% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

******

**■** Cultivators 212 (73%) · **■** Farm labourers 76 (26%) · **■** Other work 1 (0%)

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 Ralan

- Liphayan1,372 people
- Ralan1,283 people
- Chandalashung713 people
- Chandalashung 'B'685 people
- Ronsuyan430 people
- Ralan402 people
- Woroku380 people
- Wochan307 people

[All 17 villages in Ralan](https://wherepedia.org/india/nagaland/wokha/ralan/villages/)

## Quick answers

- How far is Soshan from Wokha?120 km by road
- What is the population of Soshan?585 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Soshan in?Wokha district (Ralan sub-district), Nagaland
- What is the literacy rate of Soshan?48.0% (Census 2011)