# Sohara Village, Dhamanagar, Bhadrak (Odisha) – PIN Code, Facilities & Population

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Village · Dhamanagar, Bhadrak 

# Sohara

Sohara is a village in Dhamanagar sub-district of Bhadrak district, Odisha, PIN code **756117**. The 2011 Census counted **1,409 people in 270 households**, the 22nd largest of 107 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 86.8%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 85.3%.

- 1,409people (2011)
- 270households
- 86.8%literacy
- 756117PIN code

## Sohara PIN code and other codes

**The PIN code of Sohara is 756117.** Sohara falls in Dhamanagar sub-district, Bhadrak district, Odisha.

- PIN code756117
- Gram panchayatSohada
- Community development blockDhamanagar
- Census village code394707

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

## How far is Sohara from nearby towns?

- Dhamanagar (sub-district HQ)15 km by road
- Bhadrak (district HQ)49 km by road
- Bhadrak (nearest town)33 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 Sohara?

12 services counted by the Census are inside Sohara; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt · 2 private
- ●Health sub-centreIn village · 1
- ●Post officeIn village
- ●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
- ●Sports fieldIn village
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school10+ km · Dhamnagar
- ○Degree college10+ km · Dhamnagar
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Damana
- ○Primary health centreunder 5 km
- ○Allopathic hospitalunder 5 km
- ○Dispensaryunder 5 km
- ○Public bus service10+ km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Commercial bank10+ km
- ○Mandi / regular market5–10 km
- ○Public library5–10 km

### Water and power

- Drinking waterhand pumps, tube wells / boreholes, canal / river and tanks / ponds
- Electricity (2011)16 h summer · 19 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 Sohara known for?

The main crops are **paddy**. About 90% of the 112 hectares of village land is sown.

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

## Homes and amenities in Sohara

Of every 100 households in Sohara in 2011, 53 had electricity, 34 a toilet at home and 8 cooked with LPG; 62 had a mobile phone, 14 a two-wheeler and 1 a car.

■ Sohara · ■ Dhamanagar rural average

Electricity for lighting ****53%**

**60%

Toilet within the home ****34%**

**18%

No toilet (open defecation) ****66%**

**79%

Tap water ****0%**

**1%

Drinking water within premises ****59%**

**50%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****8%**

**2%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****91%**

**93%

Use banking services ****62%**

**44%

Television ****38%**

**33%

Mobile phone ****62%**

**55%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**1%

Two-wheeler ****14%**

**11%

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

**1%

None of these assets ****22%**

**19%

Own their home ****100%**

**98%

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 Sohara?

■ Sohara · ■ Dhamanagar rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****86.8%**

**85.3%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****952**

**995

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****889**

**934

Working population ****32.2%**

**30.3%

### Women and men

Literacy is 93.4% for men and 79.9% for women. 57% of men and 6% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 83 (18%) · **■** Farm labourers 103 (23%) · **■** Household industry 6 (1%) · **■** Other work 130 (29%) · **■** Marginal 131 (29%)

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 Dhamanagar

- Pahadpur1,522 people
- Bhagabanpur1,442 people
- Ichhadamajapharpur1,437 people
- Sorisadihi1,434 people
- Karada1,336 people
- Nirgundi1,237 people
- Alinagar1,234 people
- Jahangir1,180 people

[All 116 villages in Dhamanagar](https://wherepedia.org/india/odisha/bhadrak/dhamanagar/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Sohara?756117
- How far is Sohara from Bhadrak?49 km by road
- What is the population of Sohara?1,409 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Sohara in?Bhadrak district (Dhamanagar sub-district), Odisha
- What is the literacy rate of Sohara?86.8% (Census 2011)