Sohga, Ambikapur, Surguja, Chhattisgarh, India

Content updated on May 18, 2024.

Geographic Location of Sohga


The village Sohga is located in Ambikapur Tahsil of Surguja District in the State of Chhattisgarh in India. It is governed by Sohga Gram Panchayat. It comes under Ambikapur Community Development Block. The nearest town is Ambikapur, which is about 10 kilometers away from Sohga.

Travel and Communication for Sohga


Private buses services are available for the village. There is a railway station more than 10 kms away from the village.

Postal Address:
Sohga,
Surguja,
Chhattisgarh, India
PIN - 497001

Climate Change, Weather and Environment Reports / Data for Sohga


Climate, Environment and Weather data, climate change reports etc. for Sohga is available as professional paid service. You may contact us for further details and sample data.

A brief summary of available data for Sohga is given below:

CategoryResolutionPeriod
Precipitation - hHalf Hourly / 0.1 deg (11 kms) grid2001 - 2024
Precipitation - lDaily / 0.25 deg (28 kms) grid1901 - 2024
Temperature - hMonthly / 0.5 deg (55 kms) grid1901 - 2023
Temperature - lDaily / 1 deg (111 kms) grid1951 - 2024

Social Structure of Sohga


As per available data from the year 2009, 2353 persons live in 569 house holds in the village Sohga. There are 1173 female individuals and 1180 male individuals in the village. Females constitute 49.85% and males constitute 50.15% of the total population.

There are 34 scheduled castes persons of which 13 are females and 21 are males. Females constitute 38.24% and males constitute 61.76% of the scheduled castes population. Scheduled castes constitute 1.44% of the total population.

There are 1174 scheduled tribes persons of which 580 are females and 594 are males. Females constitute 49.4% and males constitute 50.6% of the scheduled tribes population. Scheduled tribes constitute 49.89% of the total population.

Population density of Sohga is 383.72 persons per square kilometer.

Land and Natural Resources in Sohga


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Total area of Sohga is 613.2 Hectares as per the data available for the year 2009.

Total sown/agricultural area is 318.52 ha. About 313.06 ha is un-irrigated area. About 34.99 ha is irrigated area. About 6 ha is irrigated by canal water. About 2 ha is irrigated by wells/tube wells. About 1 ha is irrigated by tanks/lakes. About 25.99 ha is irrigated by other sources of water.

About 17 ha is in non-agricultural use. About 181.54 ha is used permanent pastures and grazing lands.

About 18.82 ha is lying as current fallow area. About 25 ha is lying as fallow land other than current fallows. About 52.32 ha is covered by barren and un-cultivable land.

Schools in Sohga


There is a private pre-primary school in the village Sohga.

There are 6 government primary schools. Additionally, there is a private primary school in the village Sohga.

There is a government middle school. Additionally, there is a private middle school in the village Sohga.

There are no private or government secondary schools in the village. However, there is a private secondary school in Karjo, which is less than 5 kms away from Sohga.

There are no private or government senior secondary schools in the village. However, there is a private senior secondary school in Karjo, which is less than 5 kms away from Sohga.

Colleges in Sohga


There are no private or government arts and science degree colleges in the village. However, there is a private arts and science degree college in Ambikapur, which is 5-10 kms away from Sohga.

There are no private or government engineering colleges in the village. However, there is a private engineering college in Bilaspur, which is more than 10 kms away from Sohga.

There are no private or government medical colleges in the village. However, there is a private medical college in Raipur, which is more than 10 kms away from Sohga.

There are no management institutes in the village Sohga or anywhere in the nearby villages.

There are no private or government polytechnic institutes in the village. However, there is a private polytechnic institute in Ambikapur, which is 5-10 kms away from Sohga.

Other Educational Facilities in Sohga


There are no private or government vocational training school / ITIs in the village. However, there is a private vocational training school / ITI in Ambikapur, which is 5-10 kms away from Sohga.

There are no non formal training centres in the village Sohga or anywhere in the nearby villages.

There are no private or government differently abled schools in the village. However, there is a private differently abled school in Ambikapur, which is 5-10 kms away from Sohga.

Healthcare Facilities in Sohga


There is a community health centre 5-10 kms away from Sohga.

There is a primary health centre 5-10 kms away from Sohga.

There is a primary health sub-centre with 0 doctors and 1 paramedical staff in the village Sohga.

There is a maternity and child welfare centre 5-10 kms away from Sohga.

There is a TB clinic 5-10 kms away from Sohga.

There is no allopathic hospital in the village Sohga or anywhere in the nearby villages.

There is a alternative medicine hospital 5-10 kms away from Sohga.

There is a dispensary 5-10 kms away from Sohga.

There is a veterinary hospital less than 5 kms away from Sohga.

There is a mobile health centre 5-10 kms away from Sohga.

There is a family welfare centre 5-10 kms away from Sohga.

*Note: Most of the above information provided as per data compiled from the year 2009.

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