Sotam, Latehar
Sotam (सोतम) is a village located in the Latehar Subdivision of Latehar district of Jharkhand. The village falls in Latehar block and comes under Parsahi Gram Panchayat. It belongs to Chatra parliament constituency and Latehar assembly constituency.
As on February 2025, the current population of Sotam is 1.1 thousands out of which 528 are males and rest 537 are females. The sex ratio of this village is 1017 females per 1000 males. There are around 192 teenagers in Sotam. It has literacy rate of 53% which means around 560 persons can read and write. Total 135 people belonging to scheduled caste and 886 scheduled tribe people live in the village. There are around 187 households in Sotam, which means every family has 6 members on average. The village has working population of 450. The pincode of Sotam is 829207 and there are many postoffices around the village which can used to send speed post, registered parcel etc.
- Latehar Rsso Sub Post office
- Demu Branch Post office
- Tarwadih Branch Post office
- Richughuta Branch Post office
- Dhankara Branch Post office
Schools
Sotam has many good schools for education and follwing are popular schools among students.
Hospitals
Sotam has many good hospitals for treatment and follwing are popular among people.
- Health Sub-Center Sarju
- Health Sub-Center Kend
- Tarwadih Health Sub-Center
- Health Sub-Center Nawaidh
- Health Sub-Center Lawarpur
Banks
Sotam has many good banks for financial services and follwing are popular among people.