Sohawan, Lawalaung, Chatra, Jharkhand, India

Content updated on May 19, 2024.

Geographic Location of Sohawan


The village Sohawan is located in Lawalaung C.D.Block of Chatra District in the State of Jharkhand in India. It is governed by Lawaloung Gram Panchayat. It comes under Lawalaung Community Development Block. The nearest town is Chatra, which is about 37 kilometers away from Sohawan.

Travel and Communication for Sohawan


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

Climate Change, Weather and Environment Reports / Data for Sohawan


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

A brief summary of available data for Sohawan 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 Sohawan


As per available data from the year 2009, 247 persons live in 47 house holds in the village Sohawan. There are 122 female individuals and 125 male individuals in the village. Females constitute 49.39% and males constitute 50.61% of the total population.

There are 140 scheduled castes persons of which 71 are females and 69 are males. Females constitute 50.71% and males constitute 49.29% of the scheduled castes population. Scheduled castes constitute 56.68% of the total population.

Population density of Sohawan is 119.9 persons per square kilometer.

Land and Natural Resources in Sohawan


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Total area of Sohawan is 206 Hectares as per the data available for the year 2009.

Total sown/agricultural area is 13.74 ha. About 46.84 ha is un-irrigated area. About 2.1 ha is irrigated area. About 1.1 ha is irrigated by wells/tube wells. About 0.6 ha is irrigated by tanks/lakes. About 0.4 ha is irrigated by other sources of water.

About 2.61 ha is in non-agricultural use.

About 22.1 ha is lying as current fallow area. About 159.35 ha is culturable waste land. About 8.2 ha is lying as fallow land other than current fallows.

Schools in Sohawan


There are no private or government pre-primary schools in the village. However, there is a government pre-primary school in Ratnagh, which is less than 5 kms away from Sohawan.

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

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

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

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

Colleges in Sohawan


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 Chatra, which is more than 10 kms away from Sohawan.

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

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

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

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

Other Educational Facilities in Sohawan


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

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

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

Healthcare Facilities in Sohawan


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

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

There is a primary health sub-centre less than 5 kms away from Sohawan.

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

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

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

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

There is a dispensary less than 5 kms away from Sohawan.

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

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

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

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

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