About Sohtha Village

Sohtha is one of the larger villages in Falka tehsil, in the district of Katihar, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 15,223, made up of 7,933 males and 7,290 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 919 females per 1000 males. The village covers 1138 hectares hectares.

Sohtha Overview

Census 2011 figures for Sohtha village
Description	Value
State	Bihar
District	Katihar
Tehsil	Falka
Area (hectares)	1138 hectares
Population	15,223
Male Population	7,933
Female Population	7,290
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	919
Bus Service (public)	Available within village
Bus Service (private)	Available within village
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Sohtha compares

By the 2011 count Sohtha is the largest village in the tehsil by population, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 2,840 residents. Its 1138 hectares work out to about 13 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, a little below the tehsil average of 957.

Getting to Sohtha

Sohtha is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Sohtha as Available within village. Private bus service is recorded as Available within village. 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 Sohtha from other places

Sohtha lies about 29 km from Katihar, and the nearest railway station is Bakhri, about 16 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 Sohtha
Tehsil headquarters	Falka	3.5 km
Nearest railway station	Bakhri	16 km
Nearest town	Purnia	22 km
District headquarters	Katihar	29 km

Villages closest to Sohtha

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Sohtha village had a population of 15,223. That makes it the largest village in the tehsil by population, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,840 residents.

Sohtha village has 7,933 males and 7,290 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Sohtha has about 919 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, a little below the tehsil average of 957.

Sohtha covers 1138 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 13 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Sohtha falls under Falka tehsil of Katihar district in Bihar.

The nearest railway station to Sohtha is Bakhri, about 16 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 village and private bus service as Available within village for Sohtha.

Sohtha is about 29 km from Katihar in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Sohtha is in Falka tehsil of Katihar district. Falka is about 3.5 km away. Bakhri is about 16 km away. Purnia is about 22 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.