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About Sohasa Village

Sohasa is a mid sized village in Kochas tehsil, in the district of Rohtas, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 723, made up of 384 males and 339 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 883 females per 1000 males. The village covers 135.97 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 821109, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Sohasa Overview

Census 2011 figures for Sohasa village
Description Value
State Bihar
District Rohtas
Tehsil Kochas
Pincode 821109
Area (hectares) 135.97 hectares
Population 723
Male Population 384
Female Population 339
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 883
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 Sohasa compares

By the 2011 count Sohasa is the 74th largest of the 141 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 1,167 residents. Its 135.97 hectares work out to about 5.3 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 951.

Getting to Sohasa

Sohasa is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Sohasa 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. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Sohasa from other places

Sohasa lies about 44 km from Rohtas, and the nearest railway station is Kudra, about 11 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 Sohasa
Nearest railway station Kudra 11 km
Nearest town Bhabhua 12 km
Tehsil headquarters Kochas 35 km
District headquarters Rohtas 44 km

Villages closest to Sohasa

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Sohasa village had a population of 723. That makes it the 74th largest of the 141 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,167 residents.

Sohasa village has 384 males and 339 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Sohasa has about 883 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 951.

The pincode recorded for Sohasa is 821109. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Sohasa covers 135.97 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 5.3 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Sohasa falls under Kochas tehsil of Rohtas district in Bihar.

The nearest railway station to Sohasa is Kudra, about 11 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 - 10 km distance for Sohasa.

Sohasa is about 44 km from Rohtas in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Sohasa is in Kochas tehsil of Rohtas district. Kudra is about 11 km away. Bhabhua is about 12 km away. Kochas is about 35 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Phulwario (11 km), Gajrarhi (11 km) and Dayal Patti (13 km).

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

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