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About Sobha Khap Village

Sobha Khap is a mid sized village in Bodh Gaya tehsil, in the district of Gaya, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 747, made up of 377 males and 370 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 981 females per 1000 males. The village covers 207 hectares hectares.

Sobha Khap Overview

Census 2011 figures for Sobha Khap village
Description Value
State Bihar
District Gaya
Tehsil Bodh Gaya
Area (hectares) 207 hectares
Population 747
Male Population 377
Female Population 370
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 981
Bus Service (public) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Sobha Khap compares

By the 2011 count Sobha Khap is the 97th largest of the 128 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 1,519 residents. Its 207 hectares work out to about 3.6 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, a little above the tehsil average of 959.

Getting to Sobha Khap

Sobha Khap is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Sobha Khap as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. 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 Sobha Khap from other places

Sobha Khap lies about 15 km from Gaya, and the nearest railway station is Kastha, about 13 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 Sobha Khap
Tehsil headquarters Bodh Gaya 7.0 km
Nearest railway station Kastha 13 km
District headquarters Gaya 15 km

Villages closest to Sobha Khap

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Bodh Gaya 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 Sobha Khap

As per the Census of India 2011, Sobha Khap village had a population of 747. That makes it the 97th largest of the 128 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,519 residents.

Sobha Khap village has 377 males and 370 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Sobha Khap has about 981 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, a little above the tehsil average of 959.

Sobha Khap covers 207 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 3.6 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Sobha Khap falls under Bodh Gaya tehsil of Gaya district in Bihar.

The nearest railway station to Sobha Khap is Kastha, about 13 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 - 10 km distance and private bus service as Available within 5 - 10 km distance for Sobha Khap.

Sobha Khap is about 15 km from Gaya in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Sobha Khap is in Bodh Gaya tehsil of Gaya district. Bodh Gaya is about 7.0 km away. Kastha is about 13 km away. Gaya is about 15 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Guri (under 2 km), Bajraha (under 2 km) and Intara (under 2 km).

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

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