About Sohraiya Village

Sohraiya is one of the larger villages in Ratni Faridpur tehsil, in the district of Jehanabad, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 5,430, made up of 2,757 males and 2,673 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 970 females per 1000 males. The village covers 464 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 804423, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Sohraiya Overview

Census 2011 figures for Sohraiya village
Description	Value
State	Bihar
District	Jehanabad
Tehsil	Ratni Faridpur
Pincode	804423
Area (hectares)	464 hectares
Population	5,430
Male Population	2,757
Female Population	2,673
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	970
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 Sohraiya compares

By the 2011 count Sohraiya is the 5th largest of the 86 villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 1,685 residents. Its 464 hectares work out to about 12 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, well above the tehsil average of 918.

Getting to Sohraiya

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

Sohraiya lies about 14 km from Jehanabad, and the nearest railway station is Jehanabad Court, about 14 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 Sohraiya
Tehsil headquarters	Ratni Faridpur	4.4 km
Nearest railway station	Jehanabad Court	14 km
District headquarters	Jehanabad	14 km
Nearest town	Jahānābād	14 km

Villages closest to Sohraiya

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Ratni Faridpur 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 Sohraiya

As per the Census of India 2011, Sohraiya village had a population of 5,430. That makes it the 5th largest of the 86 villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,685 residents.

Sohraiya village has 2,757 males and 2,673 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Sohraiya has about 970 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, well above the tehsil average of 918.

The pincode recorded for Sohraiya is 804423. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Sohraiya covers 464 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 12 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Sohraiya falls under Ratni Faridpur tehsil of Jehanabad district in Bihar.

The nearest railway station to Sohraiya is Jehanabad Court, about 14 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 Sohraiya.

Sohraiya is about 14 km from Jehanabad in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Sohraiya is in Ratni Faridpur tehsil of Jehanabad district. Ratni Faridpur is about 4.4 km away. Jehanabad Court is about 14 km away. Jehanabad is about 14 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.