# Sohian Village, Dasua, Hoshiarpur (Punjab) – PIN Code

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Village · Dasua, Hoshiarpur 

# Sohian

Sohian is a village in Dasua sub-district of Hoshiarpur district, Punjab, PIN code **144204**. The 2011 Census counted **843 people in 173 households**, the 121st largest of 379 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 91.3%, above the sub-district's rural average of 83.9%.

- 843people (2011)
- 173households
- 91.3%literacy
- 144204PIN code

## Sohian PIN code and other codes

**The PIN code of Sohian is 144204.** Sohian falls in Dasua sub-district, Hoshiarpur district, Punjab.

- PIN code144204
- Gram panchayatSohian
- Community development blockTanda
- Census village code030851

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?

- Dasua (sub-district HQ)12 km by road
- Hoshiarpur (district HQ)40 km by road
- Urmar Tanda (nearest town)8 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?

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

### In the village

- ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Mobile health clinicIn 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
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school5–10 km · Budhi Pind
- ○Degree college10+ km · Hoshiarpur
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Hoshiarpur
- ○Primary health centre5–10 km
- ○Allopathic hospital5–10 km
- ○Dispensaryunder 5 km
- ○Post office5–10 km
- ○Public bus serviceunder 5 km
- ○Railway stationunder 5 km
- ○ATM5–10 km
- ○Commercial bank5–10 km
- ○Ration (PDS) shop5–10 km
- ○Mandi / regular market10+ km
- ○Public library10+ km

### Water and power

- Drinking watertreated tap water, untreated tap water, hand pumps and tube wells / boreholes
- Electricity (2011)16 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 87% of the 98 hectares of village land is sown, and 85 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, 98 had electricity, 72 a toilet at home and 81 cooked with LPG; 68 had a mobile phone, 63 a two-wheeler and 5 a car.

■ Sohian · ■ Dasua rural average

Electricity for lighting ****98%**

**97%

Toilet within the home ****72%**

**61%

No toilet (open defecation) ****28%**

**38%

Tap water ****34%**

**24%

Drinking water within premises ****96%**

**89%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****81%**

**63%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****18%**

**35%

Use banking services ****98%**

**85%

Television ****92%**

**88%

Mobile phone ****68%**

**78%

Computer with internet ****4%**

**3%

Two-wheeler ****63%**

**55%

Car / jeep / van ****5%**

**10%

None of these assets ****3%**

**3%

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?

■ Sohian · ■ Dasua rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****91.3%**

**83.9%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****947**

**981

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****905**

**827

Working population ****35.1%**

**30.3%

### Women and men

Literacy is 95.9% for men and 86.6% for women. 60% of men and 9% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 86 (29%) · **■** Farm labourers 15 (5%) · **■** Household industry 28 (9%) · **■** Other work 157 (53%) · **■** Marginal 10 (3%)

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 Dasua

- Khokhar Dawa Khri859 people
- Kallowal853 people
- Dumana849 people
- Bhatalu843 people
- Data842 people
- Mirpur842 people
- Jandaur839 people
- Talwandi Jattan818 people

[All 398 villages in Dasua](https://wherepedia.org/india/punjab/hoshiarpur/dasua/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Sohian?144204
- How far is Sohian from Hoshiarpur?40 km by road
- What is the population of Sohian?843 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Sohian in?Hoshiarpur district (Dasua sub-district), Punjab
- What is the literacy rate of Sohian?91.3% (Census 2011)