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About Sohaipur Village

Sohaipur is a large village in Manpur tehsil, in the district of Gaya, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 2,483, made up of 1,271 males and 1,212 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 954 females per 1000 males. The village covers 386 hectares hectares.

Sohaipur Overview

Census 2011 figures for Sohaipur village
Description Value
State Bihar
District Gaya
Tehsil Manpur
Area (hectares) 386 hectares
Population 2,483
Male Population 1,271
Female Population 1,212
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 954
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 Sohaipur compares

By the 2011 count Sohaipur is the 18th largest of the 75 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little above average, where the typical village holds 1,945 residents. Its 386 hectares work out to about 6.4 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, a little above the tehsil average of 938.

Getting to Sohaipur

Sohaipur is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Sohaipur 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 Sohaipur from other places

Sohaipur lies about 34 km from Gaya, and the nearest railway station is Khudaganj Bazar, about 6.6 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 Sohaipur
Nearest railway station Khudaganj Bazar 6.6 km
Nearest town Islāmpur 8.9 km
Tehsil headquarters Manpur 32 km
District headquarters Gaya 34 km

Villages closest to Sohaipur

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Sohaipur village had a population of 2,483. That makes it the 18th largest of the 75 villages in the tehsil, a little above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,945 residents.

Sohaipur village has 1,271 males and 1,212 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Sohaipur has about 954 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, a little above the tehsil average of 938.

Sohaipur covers 386 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 6.4 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Sohaipur falls under Manpur tehsil of Gaya district in Bihar.

The nearest railway station to Sohaipur is Khudaganj Bazar, about 6.6 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 Sohaipur.

Sohaipur is about 34 km from Gaya in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Sohaipur is in Manpur tehsil of Gaya district. Khudaganj Bazar is about 6.6 km away. Islāmpur is about 8.9 km away. Manpur is about 32 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Nawada (11 km), Dohari (19 km) and Lodipur (23 km).

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

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