Sothi, Bamhindih

Sothi (सोठी) is a village and Gram Panchayat of the Bamhnidih Tehsil in Janjgir-Champa district of Chhattisgarh, which falls under Bamhindih block. It belongs to Janjgir Champa parliament constituency and Sakti assembly constituency. Pushpa Suryawanshi is the President of Sothi Gram Panchayat, who can be contacted at email address nira123@gmail.com and mobile number 97559xxx21. The Secretary is Puniram Barman, who can be reached at email address puniram87@gmail.com and mobile number 83598xxx76. The Panchayat address is Gram Panchayat Hathnewara, Block Bamhnidih, Sonthi, Pincode - 495671. You can reach there by taking a bus till Sonthi Dharamshala bus stop which is less than a km away.

As on February 2025, the current population of Sothi is 4.8 thousands out of which 2.5 thousands are males and rest 2.3 thousands are females. The sex ratio of this village is 947 females per 1000 males. There are around 615 teenagers in Sothi. It has literacy rate of 56% which means around 2.7 thousands persons can read and write. Total 333 people belonging to scheduled caste and 685 scheduled tribe people live in the village. There are around 1 thousands households in Sothi, which means every family has 5 members on average. The village has working population of 2.3 thousands. The pincode of Sothi is 495660 and there are many postoffices around the village which can used to send speed post, registered parcel etc.

• Bamhni Bazar Sub Post office
• Kamrid Branch Post office
• Kapisda Branch Post office
• Karnaud Branch Post office
• Lakhali Branch Post office

Schools

Sothi has many good schools for education and follwing are popular schools among students.

• Swami Viveksnand Higher Secondary School Karnaud
• Pvt. Saraswati Shishu Mandir Bamhanidih
• Lal Bahadur Shastri Higher Secondary School Bamhanidih
• Pt. Devidhar Diwan Govt. Higher Secondary School Afrid
• Shahid N. K. Patel Higher Secondary School Podishankar

Hospitals

Sothi has many good hospitals for treatment and follwing are popular among people.

• Sub-Health Center Pondishankar
• Sub-Health Center Apharid
• Sub-Health Center Devraha
• Primary Health Center Choriya
• Sub-Health Center Basantpur

Banks

Sothi has many good banks for financial services and follwing are popular among people.

• Canara Bank Choriya

Panchayat Members

Up Sarpanch

Sothi Gram Panchayat has total 2 elected Up Sarpanch.

1. Ishwari Devi Jaiswal - Mobile: 95121xxx96 - Email: gpsothi@gmail.com
2. Pushpa Suyawanshi - Mobile: 96911xxx03 - Email: naktidih2015@gmail.com

Panch

Sothi Gram Panchayat has total 19 elected Panch.

1. Dulaurin Mahant - Mobile: 95868xxx96 - Email: gpsothi@gmail.com
2. Phul Bai Sahu - Mobile: 98279xxx82 - Email: gpsothi@gmail.com
3. Santoshi Sahu - Mobile: 98564xxx63 - Email: gpsothi@gmail.com
4. Pushpendra Patel - Mobile: 98765xxx35 - Email: gpsothi@gmail.com
5. Roshan Lal Patel - Mobile: 98765xxx23 - Email: gpsothi@gmail.com
6. Santoshi Bai Patel - Mobile: 98765xxx21 - Email: gpsothi@gmail.com
7. Surendra Kumar Jaiswal - Mobile: 98765xxx21 - Email: gpsothi@gmail.com
8. Saheb Lal Pradhan - Mobile: 98762xxx25 - Email: gpsothi@gmail.com
9. Babu Lal Jaiswal - Mobile: 98794xxx13 - Email: gpsothi@gmail.com
10. Arvind Kumar Bhedpal - Mobile: 98792xxx13 - Email: gpsothi@gmail.com
11. Purnima Patel - Mobile: 95895xxx47 - Email: gpsonthi@gmail.com
12. Rameshri Bai Panika - Mobile: 95895xxx52 - Email: gpsothi@gmail.com
13. Janki Nai Gond - Mobile: 96857xxx46 - Email: gpsonthi@gmail.com
14. Santosh Singh Kanwar - Mobile: 95895xxx64 - Email: gpsonthi@gmail.com
15. Deep Kunwar Patel - Mobile: 98786xxx08 - Email: gpsonthi@gmail.com
16. Sukhmani Bai Suryawanshi - Mobile: 95895xxx69 - Email: gpsothi@gmail.com
17. Ramu Rashgond - Mobile: 89564xxx62 - Email: gpsonthi@gmail.com
18. Ajay Singh Gond - Mobile: 96857xxx45 - Email: gpsothi@gmail.com
19. Revati Bai Dhanwar - Mobile: 96911xxx08 - Email: sothi15@gmail.com

Covered villages

Sothi Gram Panchayat manages total 1 villages.

• Sothi