# Sotran Village, Nawanshahr, Shahid Bhagat Singh Nagar (Punjab) > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/punjab/shahid-bhagat-singh-nagar/nawanshahr/sotran/ Village · Nawanshahr, Shahid Bhagat Singh Nagar # Sotran Sotran is a village in Nawanshahr sub-district of Shahid Bhagat Singh Nagar district, Punjab, PIN code **144505**. The 2011 Census counted **858 people in 184 households**, the 171st largest of 275 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 77.7%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 80.0%. - 858people (2011) - 184households - 77.7%literacy - 144505PIN code ## Sotran PIN code and other codes **The PIN code of Sotran is 144505.** Sotran falls in Nawanshahr sub-district, Shahid Bhagat Singh Nagar district, Punjab. - PIN code144505 - Gram panchayatSotran - Community development blockBanga - Census village code032194 Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## How far is Sotran from nearby towns? - Nawanshahr (sub-district HQ)15 km by road - Shahid Bhagat Singh Nagar (district HQ)15 km by road - Banga (nearest town)2 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 Sotran? 8 services counted by the Census are inside Sotran; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●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 schoolunder 5 km · Banga - ○Degree collegeunder 5 km · Banga - ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Sbs Nagar - ○Primary health centreunder 5 km - ○Allopathic hospital10+ km - ○Dispensaryunder 5 km - ○Post officeunder 5 km - ○Public bus serviceunder 5 km - ○Railway stationunder 5 km - ○ATMunder 5 km - ○Commercial bankunder 5 km - ○Ration (PDS) shopunder 5 km - ○Mandi / regular marketunder 5 km - ○Public libraryunder 5 km ### Water and power - Drinking watertreated tap water - 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 Sotran known for? The main crops are **wheat**. About 77% of the 88 hectares of village land is sown, and 68 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 Sotran Of every 100 households in Sotran in 2011, 95 had electricity, 54 a toilet at home and 42 cooked with LPG; 76 had a mobile phone, 42 a two-wheeler and 7 a car. ■ Sotran · ■ Nawanshahr rural average Electricity for lighting ****95%** **97% Toilet within the home ****54%** **75% No toilet (open defecation) ****46%** **24% Tap water ****63%** **34% Drinking water within premises ****93%** **90% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****42%** **49% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****56%** **46% Use banking services ****83%** **85% Television ****87%** **87% Mobile phone ****76%** **75% Computer with internet ****2%** **4% Two-wheeler ****42%** **51% Car / jeep / van ****7%** **11% None of these assets ****1%** **2% Own their home ****93%** **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 Sotran? ■ Sotran · ■ Nawanshahr rural average Literacy (age 7+) ****77.7%** **80.0% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****950** **976 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****714** **896 Working population ****32.6%** **32.5% ### Women and men Literacy is 84.4% for men and 70.9% for women. 55% of men and 10% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ******** **■** Cultivators 57 (20%) · **■** Farm labourers 65 (23%) · **■** Other work 146 (52%) · **■** Marginal 12 (4%) 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 - Dodhala870 people - Sodhian870 people - Chak Mander859 people - Taharpur859 people - Udhowal858 people - Jhander Kalan846 people - Bahlur Kalan844 people - Chhokran844 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 Sotran?144505 - How far is Sotran from Shahid Bhagat Singh Nagar?15 km by road - What is the population of Sotran?858 (Census 2011) - Which district is Sotran in?Shahid Bhagat Singh Nagar district (Nawanshahr sub-district), Punjab - What is the literacy rate of Sotran?77.7% (Census 2011)