# Sohian Khurd Village, Amritsar- II, Amritsar (Punjab) > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/punjab/amritsar/amritsar-ii/sohian-khurd/ Village · Amritsar- II, Amritsar # Sohian Khurd Sohian Khurd is a village in Amritsar- II sub-district of Amritsar district, Punjab, PIN code **143501**. The 2011 Census counted **2,960 people in 528 households**, the 28th largest of 100 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 63.5%, below the sub-district's rural average of 67.7%. - 2,960people (2011) - 528households - 63.5%literacy - 143501PIN code ## Sohian Khurd PIN code and other codes **The PIN code of Sohian Khurd is 143501.** Sohian Khurd falls in Amritsar- II sub-district, Amritsar district, Punjab. - PIN code143501 - Gram panchayatSohian--Khurd - Community development blockVerka - Census village code037612 Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## How far is Sohian Khurd from nearby towns? - Amritsar- Ii (sub-district HQ)13 km by road - Amritsar (district HQ)13 km by road - Amritsar (nearest town)13 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 Khurd? 14 services counted by the Census are inside Sohian Khurd; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt · 1 private - ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt · 1 private - ●Engineering collegeIn village · 1 private - ●Management instituteIn village · 1 private - ●Sub post officeIn village - ●Mobile phone coverageIn village - ●Public bus serviceIn village - ●Private bus serviceIn village - ●State highwayIn village - ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village - ●Anganwadi centreIn village - ●ASHA health workerIn village - ●Sports fieldIn village - ●Polling stationIn village ### Nearest outside - ○Senior secondary schoolunder 5 km · Majitha - ○Degree college5–10 km · Amritsar - ○ITI / vocational school5–10 km · Amritsar - ○Primary health centreunder 5 km - ○Allopathic hospitalunder 5 km - ○Dispensaryunder 5 km - ○Post office5–10 km - ○Railway station5–10 km - ○ATMunder 5 km - ○Commercial bankunder 5 km - ○Ration (PDS) shop5–10 km - ○Mandi / regular market5–10 km - ○Public library5–10 km ### Water and power - Drinking waterhand pumps and tube wells / boreholes - Electricity (2011)18 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 Khurd known for? The main crops are **wheat, rice and maize**. About 87% of the 359 hectares of village land is sown, and 312 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 Khurd Of every 100 households in Sohian Khurd in 2011, 94 had electricity, 49 a toilet at home and 34 cooked with LPG; 70 had a mobile phone, 33 a two-wheeler and 8 a car. ■ Sohian Khurd · ■ Amritsar- II rural average Electricity for lighting ****94%** **93% Toilet within the home ****49%** **58% No toilet (open defecation) ****51%** **40% Tap water ****2%** **16% Drinking water within premises ****92%** **91% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****34%** **37% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****55%** **59% Use banking services ****32%** **42% Television ****83%** **82% Mobile phone ****70%** **64% Computer with internet ****1%** **2% Two-wheeler ****33%** **39% Car / jeep / van ****8%** **7% None of these assets ****4%** **6% Own their home ****98%** **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 Sohian Khurd? ■ Sohian Khurd · ■ Amritsar- II rural average Literacy (age 7+) ****63.5%** **67.7% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****877** **884 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****824** **824 Working population ****48.9%** **36.3% ### Women and men Literacy is 65.9% for men and 60.8% for women. 62% of men and 34% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ********** **■** Cultivators 97 (7%) · **■** Farm labourers 197 (14%) · **■** Household industry 65 (4%) · **■** Other work 786 (54%) · **■** Marginal 302 (21%) 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- II - Chicha3,383 people - Mahawa3,333 people - Khur Manian3,309 people - Bhakna kalan3,264 people - Dhaul Kalan2,860 people - Chakmukand2,688 people - Mandiala2,421 people - Loharka Kalan2,391 people [All 103 villages in Amritsar- II](https://wherepedia.org/india/punjab/amritsar/amritsar-ii/villages/) ## Quick answers - What is the PIN code of Sohian Khurd?143501 - How far is Sohian Khurd from Amritsar?13 km by road - What is the population of Sohian Khurd?2,960 (Census 2011) - Which district is Sohian Khurd in?Amritsar district (Amritsar- II sub-district), Punjab - What is the literacy rate of Sohian Khurd?63.5% (Census 2011)