Sokhada, Dhrangadhra, Surendranagar, Gujarat, India

Content updated on May 2, 2024.

Geographic Location of Sokhada


The village Sokhada is located in Dhrangadhra Taluk of Surendranagar District in the State of Gujarat in India. It is governed by Sokhada Gram Panchayat. It comes under Dhrangadhra Community Development Block. The nearest town is Dhrangadhra, which is about 40 kilometers away from Sokhada.

Travel and Communication for Sokhada


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

Postal Address:
Sokhada,
Surendranagar,
Gujarat, India
PIN - 382745

Climate Change, Weather and Environment Reports / Data for Sokhada


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

A brief summary of available data for Sokhada 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 Sokhada


As per available data from the year 2009, 1009 persons live in 224 house holds in the village Sokhada. There are 489 female individuals and 520 male individuals in the village. Females constitute 48.46% and males constitute 51.54% of the total population.

There are 325 scheduled castes persons of which 154 are females and 171 are males. Females constitute 47.38% and males constitute 52.62% of the scheduled castes population. Scheduled castes constitute 32.21% of the total population.

Population density of Sokhada is 90.73 persons per square kilometer.

Land and Natural Resources in Sokhada


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Total area of Sokhada is 1112.03 Hectares as per the data available for the year 2009.

Total sown/agricultural area is 837.98 ha. About 837.98 ha is un-irrigated area.

About 2.78 ha is in non-agricultural use. About 32.38 ha is used permanent pastures and grazing lands. About 34.12 ha is under miscellaneous tree crops.

About 100.25 ha is lying as current fallow area. About 28.27 ha is lying as fallow land other than current fallows. About 76.25 ha is covered by barren and un-cultivable land.

Schools in Sokhada


There are no private or government pre-primary schools in the village. However, there is a government pre-primary school in Dhrangadhra, which is more than 10 kms away from Sokhada.

There is a government primary school in the village Sokhada.

There are no middle schools in the village Sokhada or anywhere in the nearby villages.

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

There are no private or government senior secondary schools in the village. However, there is a private senior secondary school in Dhrangadhra, which is more than 10 kms away from Sokhada.

Colleges in Sokhada


There are no private or government arts and science degree colleges in the village. However, there is a government arts and science degree college in Dhrangadhra, which is more than 10 kms away from Sokhada.

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

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

There are no private or government management institutes in the village. However, there is a private management institute in Surendranagar, which is more than 10 kms away from Sokhada.

There are no private or government polytechnic institutes in the village. However, there is a private polytechnic institute in Surendranagar, which is more than 10 kms away from Sokhada.

Other Educational Facilities in Sokhada


There are no private or government vocational training school / ITIs in the village. However, there is a private vocational training school / ITI in Dhrangadhra, which is more than 10 kms away from Sokhada.

There are no private or government non formal training centres in the village. However, there is a government non formal training centre in Surendranagar, which is more than 10 kms away from Sokhada.

There are no private or government differently abled schools in the village. However, there is a private differently abled school in Surendranagar, which is more than 10 kms away from Sokhada.

Healthcare Facilities in Sokhada


There is a community health centre more than 10 kms away from Sokhada.

There is a primary health centre less than 5 kms away from Sokhada.

There is a primary health sub-centre more than 10 kms away from Sokhada.

There is a maternity and child welfare centre more than 10 kms away from Sokhada.

There is a TB clinic more than 10 kms away from Sokhada.

There is a allopathic hospital more than 10 kms away from Sokhada.

There is a alternative medicine hospital more than 10 kms away from Sokhada.

There is a dispensary more than 10 kms away from Sokhada.

There is a veterinary hospital more than 10 kms away from Sokhada.

There is a mobile health centre more than 10 kms away from Sokhada.

There is a family welfare centre more than 10 kms away from Sokhada.

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

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