# Sohaura Kalan Village, Pathankot, Gurdaspur (Punjab) > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/punjab/gurdaspur/pathankot/sohaura-kalan/ Village · Pathankot, Gurdaspur # Sohaura Kalan Sohaura Kalan is a village in Pathankot sub-district of Gurdaspur district, Punjab, PIN code **143534**. The 2011 Census counted **2,369 people in 442 households**, the 25th largest of 336 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 82.2%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 81.7%. - 2,369people (2011) - 442households - 82.2%literacy - 143534PIN code ## Sohaura Kalan PIN code and other codes **The PIN code of Sohaura Kalan is 143534.** Sohaura Kalan falls in Pathankot sub-district, Gurdaspur district, Punjab. - PIN code143534 - Gram panchayatSohura Kalan - Community development blockNarot Jaimal Singh - Census village code027628 Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## How far is Sohaura Kalan from nearby towns? - Pathankot (sub-district HQ)21 km by road - Gurdaspur (district HQ)28 km by road - Pathankot (nearest town)17 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 Sohaura Kalan? 13 services counted by the Census are inside Sohaura Kalan; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt · 1 private - ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Mobile phone coverageIn village - ●Private bus serviceIn village - ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village - ●All-weather roadIn village - ●Commercial bankIn village - ●Cooperative bankIn village - ●Agricultural credit societyIn village - ●Mandi / regular marketIn village - ●Anganwadi centreIn village - ●ASHA health workerIn village - ●Polling stationIn village ### Nearest outside - ○Senior secondary school5–10 km · Taragarh - ○Degree college10+ km · Gurdaspur - ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Gurdaspur - ○Primary health centre5–10 km - ○Allopathic hospital10+ km - ○Dispensaryunder 5 km - ○Post office5–10 km - ○Public bus service10+ km - ○Railway station10+ km - ○ATM10+ km - ○Ration (PDS) shop5–10 km - ○Public library10+ km ### Water and power - Drinking watertreated tap water, untreated tap water, hand pumps and tube wells / boreholes - Electricity (2011)8 h summer · 8 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 Sohaura Kalan known for? The main crops are **wheat**. About 79% of the 345 hectares of village land is sown, and 274 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 Sohaura Kalan Of every 100 households in Sohaura Kalan in 2011, 97 had electricity, 30 a toilet at home and 44 cooked with LPG; 43 had a mobile phone, 42 a two-wheeler and 4 a car. ■ Sohaura Kalan · ■ Pathankot rural average Electricity for lighting ****97%** **95% Toilet within the home ****30%** **30% No toilet (open defecation) ****65%** **68% Tap water ****17%** **36% Drinking water within premises ****94%** **81% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****44%** **53% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****50%** **44% Use banking services ****89%** **67% Television ****85%** **80% Mobile phone ****43%** **48% Computer with internet ****2%** **2% Two-wheeler ****42%** **37% Car / jeep / van ****4%** **4% None of these assets ****6%** **6% Own their home ****100%** **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 Sohaura Kalan? ■ Sohaura Kalan · ■ Pathankot rural average Literacy (age 7+) ****82.2%** **81.7% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****974** **913 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1203** **828 Working population ****29.8%** **29.2% ### Women and men Literacy is 87.4% for men and 76.8% for women. 54% of men and 5% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ********** **■** Cultivators 128 (18%) · **■** Farm labourers 36 (5%) · **■** Household industry 14 (2%) · **■** Other work 362 (51%) · **■** Marginal 167 (24%) 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 Pathankot - Gandran Lahri2,574 people - Chatwal2,567 people - Bani Lodhi2,563 people - Begowal2,490 people - Kotli Mughlan2,336 people - Bhanwal2,283 people - Siyonti Tarf Narot2,266 people - Madhopur2,265 people [All 370 villages in Pathankot](https://wherepedia.org/india/punjab/gurdaspur/pathankot/villages/) ## Quick answers - What is the PIN code of Sohaura Kalan?143534 - How far is Sohaura Kalan from Gurdaspur?28 km by road - What is the population of Sohaura Kalan?2,369 (Census 2011) - Which district is Sohaura Kalan in?Gurdaspur district (Pathankot sub-district), Punjab - What is the literacy rate of Sohaura Kalan?82.2% (Census 2011)