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Soki

सोकी
Mayur Hand mandal
Pincode 825408
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Soki is a village in Mayur Hand mandal, Chatra district, Jharkhand. It has a population of 2,642 across 492 households with a literacy rate of 53.8%.

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MINA DEVI
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LGD code
349188
Pincode
825408
Post office
Itkhori
Population
2,642
Households
492
Literacy rate
53.8%
Sex ratio
944 ♀/1000♂
Workers
933
Distance to district centre
85 km
Distance to mandal centre
86 km
Distance to Ranchi
103 km
Distance to Kolkata
364 km
Nearest railway station
Padma · 7 km
Nearest hospital / PHC
Loknayak Jaiprakash Eye Hospital · 11 km
Census 2011 · in context

How Soki compares

By population, Soki ranks #2 of 118 villages in Mayur Hand mandal.

Literacy rate
%
53.8%
+0.6% vs mandal average
Soki
53.8%
Mayur Hand mandal
53.2%
Chatra district
48.9%
Sex ratio
♀ per 1000 ♂
944
−55 vs mandal average
Soki
944
Mayur Hand mandal
999
Household size
people per home
5.4
−0.4 vs mandal average
Soki
5.4
Mayur Hand mandal
5.8

Source: Census of India 2011 (village PCA; mandal and district aggregates).

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Soki at a glance

Soki is a village of 2,642 people in 492 households (Census 2011) in Mayur Hand block, Chatra district, Jharkhand, the 2nd-largest of 118 villages in Mayur Hand block. Literacy is 54%, about the same as the block average of 53% and the sex ratio is 944 women per 1,000 men. It lies 85 km from the Chatra district centre, 47 km from Barkagaon, the nearest town, 7 km from Padma railway station (straight-line distances). The pincode is 825408, served by Itkhori post office; the LGD village code is 349188. The nearest hospital or health centre is Loknayak Jaiprakash Eye Hospital, 11 km away. The sarpanch is MINA DEVI, and the village votes in Jamua assembly constituency, represented by MLA Manju Kumari. The population is estimated at 3,115 in 2026, up 18% since the 2011 Census.

Gram panchayat: Soki

Nearby villages compared

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villagePopulationLiteracyDistance
Soki · this village2,64254%
Soki · Chetam Peer Yapu Circle11670%0 km N
Cheri · Mayur Hand84353%0.5 km W
Cheri · Kanke1,46951%0.5 km W
Cheri · Nilambar-Pitambarpur(Lesliganj)39549%0.5 km W
Pindarkon · Padma2,00954%1.4 km SE
Kharaun · Barhi1,42366%5.5 km NE

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Amenities · Census 2011 village directory · Soki

Treated tap water
No
Untreated tap water
No
Well water
No
Hand pump
Yes
Tube well / borewell
Yes
Electricity for homes
Yes
Electricity for farms
No
Power hours (summer)
6
Power hours (winter)
4
Primary school
1
Middle school
1
Secondary school
0
Senior secondary
0
Degree college
0
Primary health centre
0
Health sub-centre
0
Community health centre
0
Dispensary
0
Veterinary hospital
0
Post office
No
Sub post office
No
Commercial bank
No
Cooperative bank
No
ATM
No
Public bus service
No
Private bus service
Yes
Railway station
No
Pucca (paved) road
Yes
Anganwadi centre
No
ASHA worker
Yes
Fair-price shop
No
Mandi / regular market
No
Weekly haat
Yes
Nearest statutory town
HAZARIBAGH
Distance to nearest town (km)
45
Distance to district HQ (km)
60
Distance to sub-district HQ (km)
10
All-weather road
Yes
Gram panchayat (2011)
SOKI
Total area (ha)
249
Irrigated area (ha)
0
Forest area (ha)
73.2

Source: Census of India 2011, Village Directory. Facilities may have changed since.

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Key facts — Soki

LGD code
349188
Pincode
825408
Post office
Itkhori
Population (Census 2011)
2,642
Population (projected 2026)
3,115
Households
492
Sex ratio (per 1,000 males)
944
Literacy rate
53.8%
Coordinates
24.26747°N, 85.31406°E
Lok Sabha constituency
Kodarma
Vidhan Sabha constituency
Jamua
Member of Parliament
Annpurna Devi
Member of Legislative Assembly
Manju Kumari
Sarpanch / Gram Pradhan
MINA DEVI
Block / Mandal
Mayur Hand
Getting there

How to reach Soki

Mandal centre
Mayur Hand · ≈ 86 km
≈ 2 h 57 min by car · 3 h 30 min by bike
Directions
District centre
Chatra · ≈ 85 km
≈ 2 h 55 min by car · 3 h 28 min by bike
Directions
Nearest town · 11,689 people
Barkagaon · ≈ 47 km
≈ 1 h 36 min by car · 1 h 54 min by bike
Directions
Distance to cities · straight line
  • Ranchi103 kmcapital
  • Kolkata364 km
  • Delhi940 km
  • Hyderabad1043 km
Nearest by kind · anywhere in the region
  • Railway stationPadma7 km
  • Hospital / PHCLoknayak Jaiprakash Eye Hospital11 km
  • ATM / bankSBI VBU28 km
  • Petrol pumpIndian Oil32 km
  • CollegeVINOBA BHAVE UNIVERCITY28 km
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Sources & freshness
  • Population, literacy, households: Census 2011 (PCA)
  • Village directory: Local Government Directory, record updated 2026-05-09
  • Sarpanch: state panchayat-raj records
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  • Places nearby: OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL)
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