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About Sohi Village

Sohi is a large village in Hasanpur tehsil, in the district of Samastipur, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 2,014, made up of 1,050 males and 964 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 918 females per 1000 males. The village covers 119 hectares hectares.

Sohi Overview

Census 2011 figures for Sohi village
Description Value
State Bihar
District Samastipur
Tehsil Hasanpur
Area (hectares) 119 hectares
Population 2,014
Male Population 1,050
Female Population 964
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 918
Bus Service (public) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within village

How Sohi compares

By the 2011 count Sohi is the 38th largest of the 75 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 3,005 residents. Its 119 hectares work out to about 17 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 910.

Getting to Sohi

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

How far is Sohi from other places

Sohi lies about 102 km from Samastipur, and the nearest railway station is Karona, about under 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 Sohi
Nearest railway station Karona under 2 km
Nearest town Jahānābād 5.5 km
Tehsil headquarters Hasanpur 32 km
District headquarters Samastipur 102 km

Villages closest to Sohi

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Sohi village had a population of 2,014. That makes it the 38th largest of the 75 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 3,005 residents.

Sohi village has 1,050 males and 964 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Sohi has about 918 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 910.

Sohi covers 119 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 17 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area.

Sohi falls under Hasanpur tehsil of Samastipur district in Bihar.

The nearest railway station to Sohi is Karona, about under 2 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within village.

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

Sohi is about 102 km from Samastipur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Sohi is in Hasanpur tehsil of Samastipur district. Karona is about under 2 km away. Jahānābād is about 5.5 km away. Hasanpur is about 32 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Ataria (3.3 km), Kurman (9.3 km) and Belaun (11 km).

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

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