Sohian (Payal)ਸੋਹਿਆਂ ਪਾਇਲ

Where is Sohian (Payal)?

Sohian (Payal) is a village in Payal tehsil of Ludhiana district in Punjab, India. It lies in the Malwa region, and the 2011 directory recorded Maloud, about 7 kilometres away, as its nearest town. The village falls in the Dehlon community development block and is served by the Sohian gram panchayat. In the census record it carries village code 033286, and it covers 329 hectares.

Population and households

The 2011 census counted 1,499 people in Sohian (Payal): 803 men and 696 women, living in 285 households, an average of about 5.3 people per household. Spread over its 329 hectares, the population density works out to about 456 people per square kilometre. The sex ratio was 867 women for every 1,000 men. Children up to the age of six numbered 130, about 9 per cent of the village. Scheduled Castes made up 759 people, about 51 per cent of the population, and no Scheduled Tribe population was recorded.

Literacy in 2011 stood at 76.7 per cent among residents aged seven and above, with men at 85.62 per cent and women at 66.51 per cent. The census recorded 804 workers, about 54 per cent of the village. Of the 635 main workers, the largest group, 449, were other workers in trade, transport and services, ahead of 109 cultivators on their own land and 62 agricultural labourers. A further 169 people were marginal workers, employed for only part of the year.

Land and farming

Farming covers most of Sohian (Payal)'s land. Of the village's 329 hectares, 303 hectares were net sown area in the 2011 record, and 299 hectares of it were irrigated. Irrigation came mainly from wells and tube-wells (299 hectares). About 26 hectares were under non-agricultural uses such as the village settlement, roads and ponds. Farm power supply was recorded at 8 hours a day. With 118 cultivators and 67 agricultural labourers in the census, most farm work in the village is done by landholding families themselves.

Schools and facilities

The Census 2011 Village Directory gives the fullest picture of village facilities. Education in the village runs through one government primary school, one government middle school and one government secondary school, so children can study in the village up to Class 10. The village also had an anganwadi centre and an ASHA health worker.

No human health facility was recorded inside the village in 2011; a veterinary hospital served its livestock. Treated tap water was available in the village. It also had mobile phone coverage. It had no bank branch or ATM in the 2011 record; the nearest bank was within five kilometres. Domestic electricity supply was recorded at 12 hours a day.

Getting there

Sohian (Payal) is reached by pucca, all-weather roads, and the 2011 directory recorded a private bus service in the village itself. The directory recorded Maloud, about 7 kilometres away, as the nearest town, and the nearest railway station was within five kilometres. Payal, the tehsil headquarters, and Ludhiana city, the district headquarters, are the practical hubs for administration and onward travel. Neighbouring villages include Burkara, Jogi Majra, Ramgarh Sardaran and Unchi Daud.

What is the population of Sohian (Payal)?

The population of Sohian (Payal) was 1,499 at the 2011 census, living in 285 households in Payal tehsil of Ludhiana district.

What facilities does Sohian (Payal) have?

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