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Sohian Population - Hoshiarpur, Punjab

Sohian is a medium size village located in Dasua Tehsil of Hoshiarpur district, Punjab with total 173 families residing. The Sohian village has population of 843 of which 433 are males while 410 are females as per Population Census 2011.

In Sohian village population of children with age 0-6 is 80 which makes up 9.49 % of total population of village. Average Sex Ratio of Sohian village is 947 which is higher than Punjab state average of 895. Child Sex Ratio for the Sohian as per census is 905, higher than Punjab average of 846.

Sohian village has higher literacy rate compared to Punjab. In 2011, literacy rate of Sohian village was 91.35 % compared to 75.84 % of Punjab. In Sohian Male literacy stands at 95.91 % while female literacy rate was 86.56 %.

As per constitution of India and Panchyati Raaj Act, Sohian village is administrated by Sarpanch (Head of Village) who is elected representative of village. Our website, don't have information about schools and hospital in Sohian village.

Sohian Data

Particulars Total Male Female
Total No. of Houses 173 - -
Population 843 433 410
Child (0-6) 80 42 38
Schedule Caste 292 147 145
Schedule Tribe 0 0 0
Literacy 91.35 % 95.91 % 86.56 %
Total Workers 296 260 36
Main Worker 286 - -
Marginal Worker 10 9 1

Caste Factor

Sohian village of Hoshiarpur has substantial population of Schedule Caste. Schedule Caste (SC) constitutes 34.64 % of total population in Sohian village. The village Sohian currently doesn’t have any Schedule Tribe (ST) population.

Work Profile

In Sohian village out of total population, 296 were engaged in work activities. 96.62 % of workers describe their work as Main Work (Employment or Earning more than 6 Months) while 3.38 % were involved in Marginal activity providing livelihood for less than 6 months. Of 296 workers engaged in Main Work, 86 were cultivators (owner or co-owner) while 15 were Agricultural labourer.