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Village snapshot
Quick panchayat-at-a-glance
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- LGD code
- 267462
- Pincode
- 797111
- Post office
- Wokha
- Population
- 350
- Households
- 80
- Literacy rate
- 72.9%
- Sex ratio
- 944 ♀/1000♂
- Workers
- 124
Census 2011 · in context
How Soku compares
By population, Soku ranks #2 of 3 villages in Baghty mandal.
Literacy rate
%
72.9%
−8.1% vs mandal average
Soku72.9%
Baghty mandal81.0%
Wokha district77.1%
Sex ratio
♀ per 1000 ♂
944
+5 vs mandal average
Soku944
Baghty mandal939
Household size
people per home
4.4
−0.6 vs mandal average
Soku4.4
Baghty mandal5.0
Source: Census of India 2011 (village PCA; mandal and district aggregates).
Soku at a glance
Soku is a village of 350 people in 80 households (Census 2011) in Baghty block, Wokha district, Nagaland, the 2nd-largest of 3 villages in Baghty block. Literacy is 73%, 8 points below the block average of 81% and the sex ratio is 944 women per 1,000 men. The pincode is 797111, served by Wokha post office; the LGD village code is 267462. The population is estimated at 413 in 2026, up 18% since the 2011 Census.
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Amenities · Census 2011 village directory · Soku
- Treated tap water
- No
- Untreated tap water
- No
- Well water
- No
- Hand pump
- No
- Tube well / borewell
- No
- Electricity for homes
- Yes
- Electricity for farms
- No
- Power hours (summer)
- 20
- Power hours (winter)
- 18
- Primary school
- 1
- Middle school
- 0
- Secondary school
- 0
- Senior secondary
- 0
- Degree college
- 0
- Primary health centre
- 0
- Health sub-centre
- 1
- 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
- No
- Railway station
- No
- Pucca (paved) road
- No
- Anganwadi centre
- Yes
- ASHA worker
- Yes
- Fair-price shop
- No
- Mandi / regular market
- No
- Weekly haat
- No
- Nearest statutory town
- WOKHA
- Distance to nearest town (km)
- 39
- Distance to district HQ (km)
- 39
- Distance to sub-district HQ (km)
- 1
- All-weather road
- Yes
- Total area (ha)
- 0
- Irrigated area (ha)
- 0
- Forest area (ha)
- 0
Source: Census of India 2011, Village Directory. Facilities may have changed since.
Notice board · Soku
No notices this weekWater supply timings, gram sabha dates, camps and drives — residents post them here and they expire on their own.
Key facts — Soku
- LGD code
- 267462
- Pincode
- 797111
- Post office
- Wokha
- Population (Census 2011)
- 350
- Population (projected 2026)
- 413
- Households
- 80
- Sex ratio (per 1,000 males)
- 944
- Literacy rate
- 72.9%
- Block / Mandal
- Baghty
Same pincode
Villages sharing pincode 797111
Other villages in Baghty mandal
View all 2 →Sources & freshness
- Population, literacy, households: Census 2011 (PCA)
- Village directory: Local Government Directory, record updated 2026-05-09
- Mandi prices: Agmarknet via data.gov.in, 2026-09-24
- Weather: OpenWeatherMap / Open-Meteo, live
- Places nearby: OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL)