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About Sohrai Village

Sohrai is a large village in Lakhnaur tehsil, in the district of Madhubani, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 2,492, made up of 1,316 males and 1,176 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 894 females per 1000 males. The village covers 260.7 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 847403, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Sohrai Overview

Census 2011 figures for Sohrai village
Description Value
State Bihar
District Madhubani
Tehsil Lakhnaur
Pincode 847403
Area (hectares) 260.7 hectares
Population 2,492
Male Population 1,316
Female Population 1,176
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 894
Bus Service (public) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Sohrai compares

By the 2011 count Sohrai is the 21st largest of the 38 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 4,417 residents. Its 260.7 hectares work out to about 9.6 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 936.

Getting to Sohrai

Sohrai is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Sohrai as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within <5 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 Sohrai from other places

Sohrai lies about 25 km from Madhubani, and the nearest railway station is Lohna Road, about 3.9 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 Sohrai
Nearest railway station Lohna Road 3.9 km
Tehsil headquarters Lakhnaur 5.5 km
Nearest town Jhanjhārpur 8.2 km
District headquarters Madhubani 25 km

Villages closest to Sohrai

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Sohrai village had a population of 2,492. That makes it the 21st largest of the 38 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 4,417 residents.

Sohrai village has 1,316 males and 1,176 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Sohrai has about 894 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 936.

The pincode recorded for Sohrai is 847403. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Sohrai covers 260.7 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 9.6 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Sohrai falls under Lakhnaur tehsil of Madhubani district in Bihar.

The nearest railway station to Sohrai is Lohna Road, about 3.9 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 km distance for Sohrai.

Sohrai is about 25 km from Madhubani in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Sohrai is in Lakhnaur tehsil of Madhubani district. Lohna Road is about 3.9 km away. Lakhnaur is about 5.5 km away. Jhanjhārpur is about 8.2 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Madanpur (2.2 km), Rutaul (2.4 km) and Daia Khaorwar (2.5 km).

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

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