Sohian (Jagraon)ਸੋਹਿਆਂ ਜਗਰਾਉਂ

Where is Sohian (Jagraon)?

Sohian (Jagraon) is a village of Jagraon tehsil in Ludhiana district, Punjab, in the Malwa region of the state. The 2011 directory recorded Jagraon, about 6 kilometres away, as its nearest town. The village falls in the Jagraon community development block and is served by the Sohian gram panchayat. In the census record it carries village code 033783, and it covers 588 hectares.

Population and households

The 2011 census counted 2,619 people in Sohian (Jagraon): 1,370 men and 1,249 women, living in 509 households, an average of about 5.1 people per household. Spread over its 588 hectares, the population density works out to about 445 people per square kilometre. The sex ratio was 912 women for every 1,000 men. Children up to the age of six numbered 246, about 9 per cent of the village. Scheduled Castes made up 909 people, about 35 per cent of the population, and no Scheduled Tribe population was recorded.

Literacy in 2011 stood at 81.75 per cent among residents aged seven and above, with men at 85.76 per cent and women at 77.4 per cent. The census recorded 858 workers, about 33 per cent of the village. Of the 765 main workers, the largest group, 314, were other workers in trade, transport and services, ahead of 242 cultivators on their own land and 191 agricultural labourers. A further 93 people were marginal workers, employed for only part of the year.

Land and farming

Farming covers most of Sohian (Jagraon)'s land. Of the village's 588 hectares, 507 hectares were net sown area in the 2011 record, and every sown hectare was irrigated. Irrigation came mainly from canals (39 hectares) and wells and tube-wells (468 hectares). About 81 hectares were under non-agricultural uses such as the village settlement, roads and ponds. Farm power supply was recorded at 12 hours a day. With 243 cultivators and 218 agricultural labourers in the census, most farm work in the village is done by landholding families themselves.

Schools and facilities

For village facilities, the Census 2011 Village Directory is the fullest record available. Education in the village runs through one government primary school, one government middle school, one government secondary school and one government senior secondary school, so children can study in the village up to Class 12. The village also had an anganwadi centre and an ASHA health worker.

Health facilities recorded inside the village in 2011 included a primary health centre, a dispensary and a veterinary hospital. Drinking water came from untreated tap water supplies. The village had its own post office. It also had mobile phone coverage. It had no bank branch or ATM in the 2011 record; the nearest bank was five to ten kilometres away. Domestic electricity supply was recorded at 15 hours a day.

Getting there

Sohian (Jagraon) is reached by pucca, all-weather roads, and the 2011 directory recorded a private bus service in the village itself. The directory recorded Jagraon, about 6 kilometres away, as the nearest town, and the nearest railway station was five to ten kilometres away. Jagraon, the tehsil headquarters, and Ludhiana city, the district headquarters, are the practical hubs for administration and onward travel. Neighbouring villages include Shahid Rachhpal Singh Nagar Urf Aligarh, Pabbian, Gagra (Jagraon) and Kular.

What is the population of Sohian (Jagraon)?

The population of Sohian (Jagraon) was 2,619 at the 2011 census, living in 509 households in Jagraon tehsil of Ludhiana district.

What facilities does Sohian (Jagraon) have?

According to the Census 2011 Village Directory, Sohian (Jagraon) has government schools from primary to senior secondary school level, an anganwadi centre and a post office. It had no bank branch inside the village in that record.