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About Sohanpur Village

Sohanpur is a mid sized village in Chakia tehsil, in the district of Purba Champaran, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,145, made up of 622 males and 523 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 841 females per 1000 males. The village covers 145.3 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 845416, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Sohanpur Overview

Census 2011 figures for Sohanpur village
Description Value
State Bihar
District Purba Champaran
Tehsil Chakia
Pincode 845416
Area (hectares) 145.3 hectares
Population 1,145
Male Population 622
Female Population 523
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 841
Bus Service (public) Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within <5 km distance

How Sohanpur compares

By the 2011 count Sohanpur is the 52nd largest of the 75 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 2,550 residents. Its 145.3 hectares work out to about 7.9 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 940.

Getting to Sohanpur

Sohanpur is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Sohanpur as Available within 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 <5 km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Sohanpur from other places

Sohanpur lies about 24 km from Purba Champaran, and the nearest railway station is Pipra, about 5.3 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 Sohanpur
Nearest railway station Pipra 5.3 km
Tehsil headquarters Chakia 11 km
Nearest town Chākia 11 km
District headquarters Purba Champaran 24 km

Villages closest to Sohanpur

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Sohanpur village had a population of 1,145. That makes it the 52nd largest of the 75 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,550 residents.

Sohanpur village has 622 males and 523 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Sohanpur has about 841 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 940.

The pincode recorded for Sohanpur is 845416. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Sohanpur covers 145.3 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 7.9 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Sohanpur falls under Chakia tehsil of Purba Champaran district in Bihar.

The nearest railway station to Sohanpur is Pipra, about 5.3 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within <5 km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within 10+ km distance and private bus service as Available within 5 - 10 km distance for Sohanpur.

Sohanpur is about 24 km from Purba Champaran in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Sohanpur is in Chakia tehsil of Purba Champaran district. Pipra is about 5.3 km away. Chakia is about 11 km away. Chākia is about 11 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Sagar (under 2 km), Madhurapur (1.9 km) and Lokaha Belwa (2.2 km).

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

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