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About Sohsa Village

Sohsa is a large village in Kaler tehsil, in the district of Arwal, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 3,923, made up of 2,077 males and 1,846 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 889 females per 1000 males. The village covers 599 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 824127, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Sohsa Overview

Census 2011 figures for Sohsa village
Description Value
State Bihar
District Arwal
Tehsil Kaler
Pincode 824127
Area (hectares) 599 hectares
Population 3,923
Male Population 2,077
Female Population 1,846
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 889
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Sohsa compares

By the 2011 count Sohsa is the 12th largest of the 58 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 2,562 residents. Its 599 hectares work out to about 6.5 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 948.

Getting to Sohsa

Sohsa is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Sohsa as Available within <5 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within village. 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 Sohsa from other places

Sohsa lies about 19 km from Arwal, and the nearest railway station is Hasan Bazar, about 17 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 Sohsa
Tehsil headquarters Kaler 6.4 km
Nearest railway station Hasan Bazar 17 km
Nearest town Daudnagar 18 km
District headquarters Arwal 19 km

Villages closest to Sohsa

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

Common questions about Sohsa

As per the Census of India 2011, Sohsa village had a population of 3,923. That makes it the 12th largest of the 58 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,562 residents.

Sohsa village has 2,077 males and 1,846 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Sohsa has about 889 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 948.

The pincode recorded for Sohsa is 824127. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Sohsa covers 599 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 6.5 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Sohsa falls under Kaler tehsil of Arwal district in Bihar.

The nearest railway station to Sohsa is Hasan Bazar, about 17 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 <5 km distance and private bus service as Available within village for Sohsa.

Sohsa is about 19 km from Arwal in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Sohsa is in Kaler tehsil of Arwal district. Kaler is about 6.4 km away. Hasan Bazar is about 17 km away. Daudnagar is about 18 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Bhagwanpur (2.0 km), Masadpur (2.4 km) and Kharsa (2.5 km).

No. It is the count from the Census of India 2011, the most recent completed census. The population of Sohsa today is likely to be higher.

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