About Sohra Village

Sohra is one of the larger villages in Barhara tehsil, in the district of Bhojpur, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 11,474, made up of 6,149 males and 5,325 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 866 females per 1000 males. The village covers 626 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 802316, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Sohra Overview

Census 2011 figures for Sohra village
Description	Value
State	Bihar
District	Bhojpur
Tehsil	Barhara
Pincode	802316
Area (hectares)	626 hectares
Population	11,474
Male Population	6,149
Female Population	5,325
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	866
Bus Service (public)	Available within village
Bus Service (private)	Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Sohra compares

By the 2011 count Sohra is the 4th largest of the 56 villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 3,735 residents. Its 626 hectares work out to about 18 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, much in line with the tehsil average of 878.

Getting to Sohra

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

Sohra lies about 138 km from Bhojpur, and the nearest railway station is Lohna Road, about 3.9 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 Sohra
Nearest railway station	Lohna Road	3.9 km
Nearest town	Jhanjhārpur	8.2 km
Tehsil headquarters	Barhara	22 km
District headquarters	Bhojpur	138 km

Villages closest to Sohra

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Sohra village had a population of 11,474. That makes it the 4th largest of the 56 villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 3,735 residents.

Sohra village has 6,149 males and 5,325 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Sohra has about 866 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, much in line with the tehsil average of 878.

The pincode recorded for Sohra is 802316. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Sohra covers 626 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 18 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area.

Sohra falls under Barhara tehsil of Bhojpur district in Bihar.

The nearest railway station to Sohra is Lohna Road, about 3.9 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 5 - 10 km distance for Sohra.

Sohra is about 138 km from Bhojpur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Sohra is in Barhara tehsil of Bhojpur district. Lohna Road is about 3.9 km away. Jhanjhārpur is about 8.2 km away. Barhara is about 22 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.