# Sotal Village, Chamkaur Sahib, Rupnagar (Punjab) – PIN Code, Facilities & Population > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/punjab/rupnagar/chamkaur-sahib/sotal/ Village · Chamkaur Sahib, Rupnagar # Sotal Sotal is a village in Chamkaur Sahib sub-district of Rupnagar district, Punjab, PIN code **140108**. The 2011 Census counted **1,539 people in 292 households**, the 15th largest of 183 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 82.3%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 82.0%. - 1,539people (2011) - 292households - 82.3%literacy - 140108PIN code ## Sotal PIN code and other codes **The PIN code of Sotal is 140108.** Sotal falls in Chamkaur Sahib sub-district, Rupnagar district, Punjab. - PIN code140108 - Gram panchayatSotal - Community development blockMorinda - Census village code038910 Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## How far is Sotal from nearby towns? - Chamkaur Sahib (sub-district HQ)12 km by road - Rupnagar (district HQ)12 km by road - Kurali (nearest town)6 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 Sotal? 10 services counted by the Census are inside Sotal; 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 · 2 private - ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt · 1 private - ●DispensaryIn village · 1 · 1 doctors - ●Mobile phone coverageIn 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 · Morinda - ○Degree college5–10 km · Morinda - ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Rupnagar - ○Primary health centre5–10 km - ○Allopathic hospital5–10 km - ○Post office5–10 km - ○Public bus service5–10 km - ○Railway station5–10 km - ○ATM5–10 km - ○Commercial bank5–10 km - ○Ration (PDS) shop5–10 km - ○Mandi / regular market5–10 km - ○Public library5–10 km ### Water and power - Drinking watertreated tap water and tube wells / boreholes - Electricity (2011)18 h summer · 18 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 Sotal known for? The main crops are **wheat and paddy**. About 92% of the 362 hectares of village land is sown, and 332 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 Sotal Of every 100 households in Sotal in 2011, 96 had electricity, 58 a toilet at home and 33 cooked with LPG; 71 had a mobile phone, 42 a two-wheeler and 5 a car. ■ Sotal · ■ Chamkaur Sahib rural average Electricity for lighting ****96%** **97% Toilet within the home ****58%** **73% No toilet (open defecation) ****42%** **27% Tap water ****81%** **42% Drinking water within premises ****90%** **90% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****33%** **40% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****67%** **55% Use banking services ****84%** **77% Television ****85%** **86% Mobile phone ****71%** **78% Computer with internet ****0%** **3% Two-wheeler ****42%** **56% Car / jeep / van ****5%** **12% None of these assets ****4%** **2% Own their home ****99%** **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 Sotal? ■ Sotal · ■ Chamkaur Sahib rural average Literacy (age 7+) ****82.3%** **82.0% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****881** **888 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****571** **849 Working population ****31.2%** **38.1% ### Women and men Literacy is 88.4% for men and 75.8% for women. 50% of men and 10% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ********** **■** Cultivators 109 (23%) · **■** Farm labourers 12 (2%) · **■** Household industry 18 (4%) · **■** Other work 230 (48%) · **■** Marginal 111 (23%) 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 Chamkaur Sahib - Oind1,706 people - Amrali1,699 people - Bassi Gujjran1,673 people - Dhangrali1,591 people - Kakrali1,534 people - Rurkee1,515 people - Saheri1,495 people - Rangian1,493 people [All 191 villages in Chamkaur Sahib](https://wherepedia.org/india/punjab/rupnagar/chamkaur-sahib/villages/) ## Quick answers - What is the PIN code of Sotal?140108 - How far is Sotal from Rupnagar?12 km by road - What is the population of Sotal?1,539 (Census 2011) - Which district is Sotal in?Rupnagar district (Chamkaur Sahib sub-district), Punjab - What is the literacy rate of Sotal?82.3% (Census 2011)