# Sodhian Village, Nawanshahr – PIN Code & Facilities > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/punjab/shahid-bhagat-singh-nagar/nawanshahr/sodhian/ Village · Nawanshahr, Shahid Bhagat Singh Nagar # Sodhian Sodhian is a village in Nawanshahr sub-district of Shahid Bhagat Singh Nagar district, Punjab, PIN code **144421**. The 2011 Census counted **870 people in 176 households**, the 168th largest of 275 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 79.2%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 80.0%. - 870people (2011) - 176households - 79.2%literacy - 144421PIN code ## Sodhian PIN code and other codes **The PIN code of Sodhian is 144421.** Sodhian falls in Nawanshahr sub-district, Shahid Bhagat Singh Nagar district, Punjab. - PIN code144421 - Gram panchayatSodhian - Community development blockAur - Census village code032252 Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## How far is Sodhian from nearby towns? - Nawanshahr (sub-district HQ)9 km by road - Shahid Bhagat Singh Nagar (district HQ)9 km by road - Nawansahar (nearest town)9 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 Sodhian? 9 services counted by the Census are inside Sodhian; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Mobile phone coverageIn village - ●Public bus serviceIn village - ●Private bus serviceIn village - ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village - ●All-weather roadIn village - ●Anganwadi centreIn village - ●ASHA health workerIn village - ●Sports fieldIn village ### Nearest outside - ○Senior secondary schoolunder 5 km · Aur - ○Degree college5–10 km · Nawanshahr - ○ITI / vocational school5–10 km · Sbs Nagar - ○Primary health centre5–10 km - ○Allopathic hospital5–10 km - ○Dispensary5–10 km - ○Post officeunder 5 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 wateruntreated tap water, hand pumps and tube wells / boreholes - Electricity (2011)10 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 Sodhian known for? The main crops are **wheat**. About 90% of the 115 hectares of village land is sown, and 103 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 Sodhian Of every 100 households in Sodhian in 2011, 97 had electricity, 62 a toilet at home and 15 cooked with LPG; 71 had a mobile phone, 48 a two-wheeler and 19 a car. ■ Sodhian · ■ Nawanshahr rural average Electricity for lighting ****97%** **97% Toilet within the home ****62%** **75% No toilet (open defecation) ****37%** **24% Tap water ****11%** **34% Drinking water within premises ****97%** **90% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****15%** **49% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****80%** **46% Use banking services ****89%** **85% Television ****78%** **87% Mobile phone ****71%** **75% Computer with internet ****5%** **4% Two-wheeler ****48%** **51% Car / jeep / van ****19%** **11% None of these assets ****2%** **2% Own their home ****95%** **94% 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 Sodhian? ■ Sodhian · ■ Nawanshahr rural average Literacy (age 7+) ****79.2%** **80.0% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1037** **976 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****923** **896 Working population ****39.0%** **32.5% ### Women and men Literacy is 86.1% for men and 72.7% for women. 59% of men and 20% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ********** **■** Cultivators 79 (23%) · **■** Farm labourers 38 (11%) · **■** Household industry 25 (7%) · **■** Other work 122 (36%) · **■** Marginal 75 (22%) 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 Nawanshahr - Jaffarpur895 people - Garhi Fateh Khan887 people - Chakkalal874 people - Dodhala870 people - Chak Mander859 people - Taharpur859 people - Sotran858 people - Udhowal858 people [All 284 villages in Nawanshahr](https://wherepedia.org/india/punjab/shahid-bhagat-singh-nagar/nawanshahr/villages/) ## Quick answers - What is the PIN code of Sodhian?144421 - How far is Sodhian from Shahid Bhagat Singh Nagar?9 km by road - What is the population of Sodhian?870 (Census 2011) - Which district is Sodhian in?Shahid Bhagat Singh Nagar district (Nawanshahr sub-district), Punjab - What is the literacy rate of Sodhian?79.2% (Census 2011)