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About Soharia Village

Soharia is a large village in Sidhaw tehsil, in the district of Pashchim Champaran, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 3,301, made up of 1,684 males and 1,617 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 960 females per 1000 males. The village covers 559.3 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 845105, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Soharia Overview

Census 2011 figures for Soharia village
Description Value
State Bihar
District Pashchim Champaran
Tehsil Sidhaw
Pincode 845105
Area (hectares) 559.3 hectares
Population 3,301
Male Population 1,684
Female Population 1,617
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 960
Bus Service (public) Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Soharia compares

By the 2011 count Soharia is the 20th largest of the 147 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 1,895 residents. Its 559.3 hectares work out to about 5.9 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 941.

Getting to Soharia

Soharia is fairly remote, with both bus and rail more than ten kilometres away. The census records public bus service for Soharia as Available within 10+ km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within 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 Soharia from other places

Soharia lies about 75 km from Pashchim Champaran, and the nearest railway station is Siswa Bazar, about 5.1 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 Soharia
Nearest railway station Siswa Bazar 5.1 km
Nearest town Mahārāganj 16 km
Tehsil headquarters Sidhaw 34 km
District headquarters Pashchim Champaran 75 km

Villages closest to Soharia

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Soharia village had a population of 3,301. That makes it the 20th largest of the 147 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,895 residents.

Soharia village has 1,684 males and 1,617 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Soharia has about 960 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, a little above the tehsil average of 941.

The pincode recorded for Soharia is 845105. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Soharia covers 559.3 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 5.9 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Soharia falls under Sidhaw tehsil of Pashchim Champaran district in Bihar.

The nearest railway station to Soharia is Siswa Bazar, about 5.1 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 10+ km distance and private bus service as Available within 10+ km distance for Soharia.

Soharia is about 75 km from Pashchim Champaran in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Soharia is in Sidhaw tehsil of Pashchim Champaran district. Siswa Bazar is about 5.1 km away. Mahārāganj is about 16 km away. Sidhaw is about 34 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Pipari (2.3 km), Matiaria (2.8 km) and Dharmauli (4.9 km).

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

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