Geographic Location of Sohtara

The village Sohtara is located in Gurur Tahsil of Balod District in the State of Chhattisgarh in India. It is governed by Mudgahan Gram Panchayat. It comes under Gurur Community Development Block. The nearest town is Gurur, which is about 14 kilometers away from Sohtara.

Travel and Communication for Sohtara

There is a railway station more than 10 kms away from the village.

Climate Change, Weather and Environment Reports / Data for Sohtara

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

Social Structure of Sohtara

As per available data from the year 2009, 191 persons live in 45 house holds in the village Sohtara. There are 109 female individuals and 82 male individuals in the village. Females constitute 57.07% and males constitute 42.93% of the total population.

There are 15 scheduled castes persons of which 8 are females and 7 are males. Females constitute 53.33% and males constitute 46.67% of the scheduled castes population. Scheduled castes constitute 7.85% of the total population.

There are 142 scheduled tribes persons of which 84 are females and 58 are males. Females constitute 59.15% and males constitute 40.85% of the scheduled tribes population. Scheduled tribes constitute 74.35% of the total population.

Population density of Sohtara is 83.43 persons per square kilometer.

Land and Natural Resources in Sohtara

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Total area of Sohtara is 228.94 Hectares as per the data available for the year 2009.

Total sown/agricultural area is 41.8 ha. About 40.62 ha is un-irrigated area. About 3.5 ha is irrigated area. About 3.5 ha is irrigated by wells/tube wells.

About 5.41 ha is in non-agricultural use. About 9.85 ha is used permanent pastures and grazing lands.

About 0.42 ha is lying as current fallow area. About 13.63 ha is culturable waste land. About 13.23 ha is lying as fallow land other than current fallows. About 2.11 ha is covered by barren and un-cultivable land.

Schools in Sohtara

There are no private or government pre-primary schools in the village. However, there is a government pre-primary school in Miritola, which is 5-10 kms away from Sohtara.

There is a government primary school in the village Sohtara.

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

There are no private or government secondary schools in the village. However, there is a private secondary school in Dhanapuri, which is 5-10 kms away from Sohtara.

There are no private or government senior secondary schools in the village. However, there is a private senior secondary school in Miri Tola, which is 5-10 kms away from Sohtara.

Colleges in Sohtara

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 Gurur, which is more than 10 kms away from Sohtara.

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

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 Sohtara.

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

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

Other Educational Facilities in Sohtara

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

There are no non formal training centres in the village Sohtara 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 Durg, which is more than 10 kms away from Sohtara.

Healthcare Facilities in Sohtara

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

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

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

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

There is no TB clinic in the village Sohtara or anywhere in the nearby villages.

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

There is a alternative medicine hospital less than 5 kms away from Sohtara.

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

There is a veterinary hospital 5-10 kms away from Sohtara.

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

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

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