# Soheta Village, Nawanshahr, Shahid Bhagat Singh Nagar (Punjab) > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/punjab/shahid-bhagat-singh-nagar/nawanshahr/soheta/ Village · Nawanshahr, Shahid Bhagat Singh Nagar # Soheta Soheta is a village in Nawanshahr sub-district of Shahid Bhagat Singh Nagar district, Punjab, PIN code **144515**. The 2011 Census counted **1,012 people in 197 households**, the 139th largest of 275 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 70.1%, below the sub-district's rural average of 80.0%. - 1,012people (2011) - 197households - 70.1%literacy - 144515PIN code ## Soheta PIN code and other codes **The PIN code of Soheta is 144515.** Soheta falls in Nawanshahr sub-district, Shahid Bhagat Singh Nagar district, Punjab. - PIN code144515 - Gram panchayatSoeta - Community development blockNawanshahr - Census village code032315 Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## How far is Soheta from nearby towns? - Nawanshahr (sub-district HQ)10 km by road - Shahid Bhagat Singh Nagar (district HQ)10 km by road - Rahon (nearest town)5 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 Soheta? 10 services counted by the Census are inside Soheta; 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 - ●Sports fieldIn village ### Nearest outside - ○Senior secondary schoolunder 5 km · Usmanpur - ○Degree college5–10 km · Nawanshahr - ○ITI / vocational school5–10 km · Sbs Nagar - ○Primary health centreunder 5 km - ○Allopathic hospital5–10 km - ○Dispensaryunder 5 km - ○Post office5–10 km - ○Public bus service5–10 km - ○Railway station5–10 km - ○ATM5–10 km - ○Commercial bank5–10 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)12 h summer · 13 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 Soheta known for? The main crops are **wheat**. About 88% of the 228 hectares of village land is sown, and 201 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 Soheta Of every 100 households in Soheta in 2011, 74 had electricity, 46 a toilet at home and 41 cooked with LPG; 51 had a mobile phone, 47 a two-wheeler and 6 a car. ■ Soheta · ■ Nawanshahr rural average Electricity for lighting ****74%** **97% Toilet within the home ****46%** **75% No toilet (open defecation) ****54%** **24% Tap water ****8%** **34% Drinking water within premises ****83%** **90% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****41%** **49% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****59%** **46% Use banking services ****67%** **85% Television ****65%** **87% Mobile phone ****51%** **75% Computer with internet ****1%** **4% Two-wheeler ****47%** **51% Car / jeep / van ****6%** **11% None of these assets ****5%** **2% Own their home ****69%** **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 Soheta? ■ Soheta · ■ Nawanshahr rural average Literacy (age 7+) ****70.1%** **80.0% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1020** **976 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1037** **896 Working population ****38.8%** **32.5% ### Women and men Literacy is 77.2% for men and 63.1% for women. 59% of men and 19% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ********** **■** Cultivators 86 (22%) · **■** Farm labourers 159 (40%) · **■** Household industry 22 (6%) · **■** Other work 77 (20%) · **■** Marginal 49 (12%) 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 - Balowal1,036 people - Kajla1,033 people - Sajawalpur1,031 people - Katt1,029 people - Mahdipur1,007 people - Khanpur999 people - Laroya999 people - Nurpur998 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 Soheta?144515 - How far is Soheta from Shahid Bhagat Singh Nagar?10 km by road - What is the population of Soheta?1,012 (Census 2011) - Which district is Soheta in?Shahid Bhagat Singh Nagar district (Nawanshahr sub-district), Punjab - What is the literacy rate of Soheta?70.1% (Census 2011)