# Sohian Village, Batala, Gurdaspur (Punjab) – PIN Code

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Village · Batala, Gurdaspur 

# Sohian

Sohian is a village in Batala sub-district of Gurdaspur district, Punjab, PIN code **143515**. The 2011 Census counted **604 people in 131 households**, the 275th largest of 358 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 73.1%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 73.2%.

- 604people (2011)
- 131households
- 73.1%literacy
- 143515PIN code

## Sohian PIN code and other codes

**The PIN code of Sohian is 143515.** Sohian falls in Batala sub-district, Gurdaspur district, Punjab.

- PIN code143515
- Gram panchayatSohian
- Community development blockSri Hargobindpur
- Census village code028554

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

## How far is Sohian from nearby towns?

- Batala (sub-district HQ)26 km by road
- Gurdaspur (district HQ)54 km by road
- Sri Hargobindpur (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?

9 services counted by the Census are inside Sohian; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●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

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school5–10 km · Ghuman
- ○Degree college5–10 km · Ghaman
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Batala
- ○Primary health centre5–10 km
- ○Allopathic hospital5–10 km
- ○Dispensary5–10 km
- ○Post officeunder 5 km
- ○Public bus service5–10 km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM5–10 km
- ○Commercial bank5–10 km
- ○Mandi / regular market5–10 km
- ○Public library5–10 km

### Water and power

- Drinking waterhand pumps and tube wells / boreholes
- Electricity (2011)13 h summer · 14 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 known for?

The main crops are **wheat**. About 88% of the 114 hectares of village land is sown, and 100 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

Of every 100 households in Sohian in 2011, 97 had electricity, 54 a toilet at home and 54 cooked with LPG; 79 had a mobile phone, 53 a two-wheeler and 8 a car.

■ Sohian · ■ Batala rural average

Electricity for lighting ****97%**

**93%

Toilet within the home ****54%**

**62%

No toilet (open defecation) ****46%**

**36%

Tap water ****0%**

**7%

Drinking water within premises ****93%**

**96%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****54%**

**41%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****42%**

**56%

Use banking services ****82%**

**59%

Television ****88%**

**83%

Mobile phone ****79%**

**71%

Computer with internet ****5%**

**2%

Two-wheeler ****53%**

**47%

Car / jeep / van ****8%**

**6%

None of these assets ****4%**

**4%

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?

■ Sohian · ■ Batala rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****73.1%**

**73.2%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****936**

**908

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1036**

**798

Working population ****29.6%**

**33.5%

### Women and men

Literacy is 79.2% for men and 66.5% for women. 53% of men and 4% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 105 (59%) · **■** Farm labourers 16 (9%) · **■** Household industry 2 (1%) · **■** Other work 55 (31%) · **■** Marginal 1 (1%)

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 Batala

- Manan610 people
- Bhol605 people
- Choranwali604 people
- Mamrai604 people
- Gharkian594 people
- Langianwali591 people
- Pirowali589 people
- Adhowali587 people

[All 360 villages in Batala](https://wherepedia.org/india/punjab/gurdaspur/batala/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Sohian?143515
- How far is Sohian from Gurdaspur?54 km by road
- What is the population of Sohian?604 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Sohian in?Gurdaspur district (Batala sub-district), Punjab
- What is the literacy rate of Sohian?73.1% (Census 2011)