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About Sohrai Village

Sohrai is a mid sized village in Guthani tehsil, in the district of Siwan, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 701, made up of 305 males and 396 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,298 females per 1000 males. The village covers 56 hectares hectares.

Sohrai Overview

Census 2011 figures for Sohrai village
Description Value
State Bihar
District Siwan
Tehsil Guthani
Area (hectares) 56 hectares
Population 701
Male Population 305
Female Population 396
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,298
Bus Service (public) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Sohrai compares

By the 2011 count Sohrai is the 63rd largest of the 95 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 1,338 residents. Its 56 hectares work out to about 13 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1025.

Getting to Sohrai

Sohrai is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Sohrai 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 5 - 10 km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Sohrai from other places

Sohrai lies about 25 km from Siwan, and the nearest railway station is Mairwa, about 5.6 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 Sohrai
Nearest railway station Mairwa 5.6 km
Tehsil headquarters Guthani 25 km
District headquarters Siwan 25 km

Villages closest to Sohrai

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Sohrai village had a population of 701. That makes it the 63rd largest of the 95 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,338 residents.

Sohrai village has 305 males and 396 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Sohrai has about 1298 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1025.

Sohrai covers 56 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 13 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Sohrai falls under Guthani tehsil of Siwan district in Bihar.

The nearest railway station to Sohrai is Mairwa, about 5.6 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within 5 - 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 Sohrai.

Sohrai is about 25 km from Siwan in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Sohrai is in Guthani tehsil of Siwan district. Mairwa is about 5.6 km away. Guthani is about 25 km away. Siwan is about 25 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Sarphora (under 2 km), Karamdaha (under 2 km) and Olia (under 2 km).

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

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