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About Sogaha Village

Sogaha is a mid sized village in Biraul tehsil, in the district of Darbhanga, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 701, made up of 362 males and 339 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 936 females per 1000 males. The village covers 27 hectares hectares.

Sogaha Overview

Census 2011 figures for Sogaha village
Description Value
State Bihar
District Darbhanga
Tehsil Biraul
Area (hectares) 27 hectares
Population 701
Male Population 362
Female Population 339
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 936
Bus Service (public) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within <5 km distance

How Sogaha compares

By the 2011 count Sogaha is the 55th largest of the 61 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 4,645 residents. Its 27 hectares work out to about 26 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 923.

Getting to Sogaha

The census records public bus service for Sogaha as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within <5 km distance. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available within <5 km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Sogaha from other places

Sogaha lies about 38 km from Darbhanga, and the nearest railway station is Biraul, about 9.1 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 Sogaha
Nearest railway station Biraul 9.1 km
Nearest town Benipur 17 km
District headquarters Darbhanga 38 km

Villages closest to Sogaha

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Sogaha village had a population of 701. That makes it the 55th largest of the 61 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 4,645 residents.

Sogaha village has 362 males and 339 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Sogaha has about 936 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 923.

Sogaha covers 27 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 26 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area.

Sogaha falls under Biraul tehsil of Darbhanga district in Bihar.

The nearest railway station to Sogaha is Biraul, about 9.1 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within <5 km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within 5 - 10 km distance and private bus service as Available within <5 km distance for Sogaha.

Sogaha is about 38 km from Darbhanga in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Sogaha is in Biraul tehsil of Darbhanga district. Biraul is about 9.1 km away. Benipur is about 17 km away. Darbhanga is about 38 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Talibpur (under 2 km), Rasulpur (under 2 km) and Gambhiria (1.6 km).

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

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