About Sohandar Village

Sohandar is a mid sized village in Palasi tehsil, in the district of Araria, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,605, made up of 844 males and 761 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 902 females per 1000 males. The village covers 172 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 854329, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Sohandar Overview

Census 2011 figures for Sohandar village
Description	Value
State	Bihar
District	Araria
Tehsil	Palasi
Pincode	854329
Area (hectares)	172 hectares
Population	1,605
Male Population	844
Female Population	761
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	902
Bus Service (public)	Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private)	Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Sohandar compares

By the 2011 count Sohandar is the 52nd largest of the 100 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 2,377 residents. Its 172 hectares work out to about 9.3 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, a little below the tehsil average of 933.

Getting to Sohandar

Sohandar is fairly remote, with both bus and rail more than ten kilometres away. The census records public bus service for Sohandar as Available within 10+ km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within 10+ km distance. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available within 10+ km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Sohandar from other places

Sohandar lies about 17 km from Araria, and the nearest railway station is Araria Court, about 24 km away. The figures below are straight-line distances from the village to each place. A road journey is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again.

Distances from Sohandar
Tehsil headquarters	Palasi	12 km
District headquarters	Araria	17 km
Nearest town	Arāria	17 km
Nearest railway station	Araria Court	24 km

Villages closest to Sohandar

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Palasi tehsil.

Source: Census of India 2011, the most recent completed census. Figures have not been revised since collection. Read more on our about the data page.

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Common questions about Sohandar

As per the Census of India 2011, Sohandar village had a population of 1,605. That makes it the 52nd largest of the 100 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,377 residents.

Sohandar village has 844 males and 761 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Sohandar has about 902 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, a little below the tehsil average of 933.

The pincode recorded for Sohandar is 854329. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Sohandar covers 172 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 9.3 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Sohandar falls under Palasi tehsil of Araria district in Bihar.

The nearest railway station to Sohandar is Araria Court, about 24 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within 10+ km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within 10+ km distance and private bus service as Available within 10+ km distance for Sohandar.

Sohandar is about 17 km from Araria in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Sohandar is in Palasi tehsil of Araria district. Palasi is about 12 km away. Araria is about 17 km away. Arāria is about 17 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.