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About Sosna Village

Sosna is a mid sized village in Kargahar tehsil, in the district of Rohtas, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 620, made up of 327 males and 293 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 896 females per 1000 males. The village covers 160 hectares hectares.

Sosna Overview

Census 2011 figures for Sosna village
Description Value
State Bihar
District Rohtas
Tehsil Kargahar
Area (hectares) 160 hectares
Population 620
Male Population 327
Female Population 293
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 896
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 Sosna compares

By the 2011 count Sosna is the 130th largest of the 182 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 1,140 residents. Its 160 hectares work out to about 3.9 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, a little below the tehsil average of 914.

Getting to Sosna

Sosna is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Sosna 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. The nearest villages by name are Sohwalia Kalan, Sohwalia Khurd, Sonadih and Sonbarsa. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

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 Sosna

As per the Census of India 2011, Sosna village had a population of 620. That makes it the 130th largest of the 182 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,140 residents.

Sosna village has 327 males and 293 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Sosna has about 896 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, a little below the tehsil average of 914.

Sosna covers 160 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 3.9 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Sosna falls under Kargahar tehsil of Rohtas district in Bihar.

The census record for Sosna notes the nearest railway station 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 Sosna.

Sosna is in Kargahar tehsil of Rohtas district. The district and tehsil pages linked from here list the neighbouring villages, which is usually the quickest way to place it on a map.

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

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