About Sobh Village

Sobh is a large village in Barachatti tehsil, in the district of Gaya, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 2,597, made up of 1,348 males and 1,249 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 927 females per 1000 males. The village covers 64 hectares hectares.

Sobh Overview

Census 2011 figures for Sobh village
Description	Value
State	Bihar
District	Gaya
Tehsil	Barachatti
Area (hectares)	64 hectares
Population	2,597
Male Population	1,348
Female Population	1,249
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	927
Bus Service (public)	Available within village
Bus Service (private)	Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station	Available within village

How Sobh compares

By the 2011 count Sobh is the 11th largest of the 138 villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 1,008 residents. Its 64 hectares work out to about 41 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 971.

Getting to Sobh

Sobh is well connected by rural standards, with buses in the village itself and a railway station close by. The census records public bus service for Sobh 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 village. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Sobh from other places

Sobh lies about 32 km from Gaya, and the nearest railway station is Bansinala Halt, about 26 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 Sobh
Tehsil headquarters	Barachatti	4.0 km
Nearest town	Bagaha	9.4 km
Nearest railway station	Bansinala Halt	26 km
District headquarters	Gaya	32 km

Villages closest to Sobh

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Sobh village had a population of 2,597. That makes it the 11th largest of the 138 villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,008 residents.

Sobh village has 1,348 males and 1,249 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Sobh has about 927 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 971.

Sobh covers 64 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 41 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area.

Sobh falls under Barachatti tehsil of Gaya district in Bihar.

The nearest railway station to Sobh is Bansinala Halt, about 26 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within village.

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

Sobh is about 32 km from Gaya in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Sobh is in Barachatti tehsil of Gaya district. Barachatti is about 4.0 km away. Bagaha is about 9.4 km away. Bansinala Halt is about 26 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.