# Soshahandi Village, Kotpad, Koraput (Odisha) – PIN Code > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/odisha/koraput/kotpad/soshahandi/ Village · Kotpad, Koraput # Soshahandi Soshahandi is a village in Kotpad sub-district of Koraput district, Odisha, PIN code **764056**. The 2011 Census counted **3,074 people in 805 households**, the 2nd largest of 105 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 58.0%, above the sub-district's rural average of 45.6%. - 3,074people (2011) - 805households - 58.0%literacy - 764056PIN code ## Soshahandi PIN code and other codes **The PIN code of Soshahandi is 764056.** Soshahandi falls in Kotpad sub-district, Koraput district, Odisha. - PIN code764056 - Gram panchayatSosahandi - Community development blockBoriguma - Census village code428131 Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## How far is Soshahandi from nearby towns? - Kotpad (sub-district HQ)13 km by road - Koraput (district HQ)57 km by road - Sunabeda (nearest town)54 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 Soshahandi? 19 services counted by the Census are inside Soshahandi; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Secondary schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Health sub-centreIn village · 1 - ●Post officeIn village - ●Mobile phone coverageIn village - ●Public bus serviceIn village - ●Private bus serviceIn village - ●National highwayIn village - ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village - ●All-weather roadIn village - ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village - ●Mandi / regular marketIn village - ●Anganwadi centreIn village - ●ASHA health workerIn village - ●Community centreIn village - ●Sports fieldIn village - ●Public libraryIn village - ●Polling stationIn village ### Nearest outside - ○Senior secondary school10+ km · Boriguma - ○Degree college10+ km · Boriguma - ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Ambaguda - ○Primary health centre10+ km - ○Allopathic hospital10+ km - ○Dispensary10+ km - ○Railway station10+ km - ○ATM10+ km - ○Commercial bank10+ km ### Water and power - Drinking waterhand pumps, canal / river and tanks / ponds - Electricity (2011)15 h summer · 15 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 Soshahandi known for? The main crops are **paddy, maize and sugarcane**. About 67% of the 907 hectares of village land is sown, and 382 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 Soshahandi Of every 100 households in Soshahandi in 2011, 26 had electricity, 21 a toilet at home and 11 cooked with LPG; 35 had a mobile phone, 12 a two-wheeler and 2 a car. ■ Soshahandi · ■ Kotpad rural average Electricity for lighting ****26%** **10% Toilet within the home ****21%** **5% No toilet (open defecation) ****76%** **95% Tap water ****7%** **3% Drinking water within premises ****24%** **4% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****11%** **2% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****85%** **96% Use banking services ****44%** **23% Television ****20%** **6% Mobile phone ****35%** **16% Computer with internet ****1%** **0% Two-wheeler ****12%** **5% Car / jeep / van ****2%** **0% None of these assets ****36%** **30% Own their home ****89%** **97% 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 Soshahandi? ■ Soshahandi · ■ Kotpad rural average Literacy (age 7+) ****58.0%** **45.6% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****983** **1022 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****813** **980 Working population ****52.7%** **54.1% ### Women and men Literacy is 70.6% for men and 45.6% for women. 59% of men and 46% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ********** **■** Cultivators 196 (12%) · **■** Farm labourers 350 (22%) · **■** Household industry 37 (2%) · **■** Other work 404 (25%) · **■** Marginal 634 (39%) 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 Kotpad - Batasona5,859 people - Kuhudigam2,581 people - Dhamonahandi2,409 people - Ambogam2,372 people - Nuagam2,344 people [All 113 villages in Kotpad](https://wherepedia.org/india/odisha/koraput/kotpad/villages/) ## Quick answers - What is the PIN code of Soshahandi?764056 - How far is Soshahandi from Koraput?57 km by road - What is the population of Soshahandi?3,074 (Census 2011) - Which district is Soshahandi in?Koraput district (Kotpad sub-district), Odisha - What is the literacy rate of Soshahandi?58.0% (Census 2011)