About Sohma Village

Sohma is one of the larger villages in Bithan tehsil, in the district of Samastipur, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 6,014, made up of 3,104 males and 2,910 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 938 females per 1000 males. The village covers 260.2 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 848207, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Sohma Overview

Census 2011 figures for Sohma village
Description	Value
State	Bihar
District	Samastipur
Tehsil	Bithan
Pincode	848207
Area (hectares)	260.2 hectares
Population	6,014
Male Population	3,104
Female Population	2,910
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	938
Bus Service (public)	Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private)	Available within village
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Sohma compares

By the 2011 count Sohma is the 7th largest of the 50 villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 2,929 residents. Its 260.2 hectares work out to about 23 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 934.

Getting to Sohma

Sohma is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Sohma as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within village. 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 Sohma from other places

Sohma lies about 58 km from Samastipur, and the nearest railway station is Bithan, about 6.2 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 Sohma
Nearest railway station	Bithan	6.2 km
Nearest town	Bakhri	16 km
District headquarters	Samastipur	58 km

Villages closest to Sohma

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

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Common questions about Sohma

As per the Census of India 2011, Sohma village had a population of 6,014. That makes it the 7th largest of the 50 villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,929 residents.

Sohma village has 3,104 males and 2,910 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Sohma has about 938 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 934.

The pincode recorded for Sohma is 848207. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Sohma covers 260.2 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 23 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area.

Sohma falls under Bithan tehsil of Samastipur district in Bihar.

The nearest railway station to Sohma is Bithan, about 6.2 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 village for Sohma.

Sohma is about 58 km from Samastipur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Sohma is in Bithan tehsil of Samastipur district. Bithan is about 6.2 km away. Bakhri is about 16 km away. Samastipur is about 58 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.