About Sohsa Village

Sohsa is a small village in Karpi tehsil, in the district of Arwal, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 360, made up of 179 males and 181 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,011 females per 1000 males. The village covers 112 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 804423, 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	Karpi
Pincode	804423
Area (hectares)	112 hectares
Population	360
Male Population	179
Female Population	181
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	1,011
Bus Service (public)	Available within village
Bus Service (private)	Available within village
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Sohsa compares

By the 2011 count Sohsa is the 75th largest of the 80 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 2,379 residents. Its 112 hectares work out to about 3.2 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 917.

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 village. 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 18 km from Arwal, and the nearest railway station is Jehanabad Court, about 15 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	Karpi	14 km
Nearest railway station	Jehanabad Court	15 km
Nearest town	Jahānābād	15 km
District headquarters	Arwal	18 km

Villages closest to Sohsa

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Sohsa village had a population of 360. That makes it the 75th largest of the 80 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,379 residents.

Sohsa village has 179 males and 181 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Sohsa has about 1011 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 917.

The pincode recorded for Sohsa is 804423. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Sohsa covers 112 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 3.2 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Sohsa falls under Karpi tehsil of Arwal district in Bihar.

The nearest railway station to Sohsa is Jehanabad Court, about 15 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 village and private bus service as Available within village for Sohsa.

Sohsa is about 18 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 Karpi tehsil of Arwal district. Karpi is about 14 km away. Jehanabad Court is about 15 km away. Jahānābād is about 15 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.