# Sohian Kalan Village, Amritsar -I, Amritsar (Punjab) > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/punjab/amritsar/amritsar-i/sohian-kalan/ Village · Amritsar -I, Amritsar # Sohian Kalan Sohian Kalan is a village in Amritsar -I sub-district of Amritsar district, Punjab, PIN code **143601**. The 2011 Census counted **6,296 people in 1,135 households**, the 4th largest of 139 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 66.7%, below the sub-district's rural average of 71.1%. - 6,296people (2011) - 1,135households - 66.7%literacy - 143601PIN code ## Sohian Kalan PIN code and other codes **The PIN code of Sohian Kalan is 143601.** Sohian Kalan falls in Amritsar -I sub-district, Amritsar district, Punjab. - PIN code143601 - Gram panchayatSohian Kalan - Community development blockMajitha - Census village code037486 Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## How far is Sohian Kalan from nearby towns? - Amritsar -I (sub-district HQ)18 km by road - Amritsar (district HQ)18 km by road - Majitha (nearest town)3 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 Sohian Kalan? 17 services counted by the Census are inside Sohian Kalan; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 1 govt · 1 private - ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Secondary schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Health sub-centreIn village · 1 · 1 doctors - ●Veterinary hospitalIn village · 1 · 1 doctors - ●Sub post officeIn village - ●Mobile phone coverageIn village - ●Private bus serviceIn village - ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village - ●All-weather roadIn village - ●Cooperative bankIn village - ●Agricultural credit societyIn village - ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village - ●Anganwadi centreIn village - ●ASHA health workerIn village - ●Sports fieldIn village ### Nearest outside - ○Senior secondary schoolunder 5 km · Majitha - ○Degree college10+ km · Amritsar - ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Amritsar - ○Primary health centreunder 5 km - ○Allopathic hospital10+ km - ○Dispensary10+ km - ○Post office10+ km - ○Public bus serviceunder 5 km - ○Railway stationunder 5 km - ○ATMunder 5 km - ○Commercial bankunder 5 km - ○Mandi / regular market10+ km - ○Public library10+ km ### Water and power - Drinking wateruntreated tap water and tube wells / boreholes - Electricity (2011)16 h summer · 16 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 Sohian Kalan known for? The main crops are **wheat, rice and maize**. Products made here include tractor troly. About 91% of the 1,486 hectares of village land is sown, and 1,354 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 Sohian Kalan Of every 100 households in Sohian Kalan in 2011, 92 had electricity, 70 a toilet at home and 35 cooked with LPG; 67 had a mobile phone, 56 a two-wheeler and 16 a car. ■ Sohian Kalan · ■ Amritsar -I rural average Electricity for lighting ****92%** **95% Toilet within the home ****70%** **63% No toilet (open defecation) ****27%** **36% Tap water ****27%** **14% Drinking water within premises ****95%** **94% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****35%** **39% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****63%** **57% Use banking services ****61%** **56% Television ****79%** **83% Mobile phone ****67%** **69% Computer with internet ****12%** **2% Two-wheeler ****56%** **43% Car / jeep / van ****16%** **7% None of these assets ****7%** **5% Own their home ****98%** **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 Sohian Kalan? ■ Sohian Kalan · ■ Amritsar -I rural average Literacy (age 7+) ****66.7%** **71.1% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****914** **909 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****883** **818 Working population ****43.1%** **35.5% ### Women and men Literacy is 69.8% for men and 63.4% for women. 61% of men and 24% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ********** **■** Cultivators 700 (26%) · **■** Farm labourers 96 (4%) · **■** Household industry 31 (1%) · **■** Other work 882 (32%) · **■** Marginal 1,007 (37%) 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 Amritsar -I - Bundala10,683 people - Nag9,352 people - Gehri6,612 people - Chawinda Devi5,118 people - Bhangali5,077 people - Pakhar Pura4,467 people - Wadala Viram4,396 people [All 140 villages in Amritsar -I](https://wherepedia.org/india/punjab/amritsar/amritsar-i/villages/) ## Quick answers - What is the PIN code of Sohian Kalan?143601 - How far is Sohian Kalan from Amritsar?18 km by road - What is the population of Sohian Kalan?6,296 (Census 2011) - Which district is Sohian Kalan in?Amritsar district (Amritsar -I sub-district), Punjab - What is the literacy rate of Sohian Kalan?66.7% (Census 2011)