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About Sohagra Village

Sohagra is a large village in Guthani tehsil, in the district of Siwan, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 4,117, made up of 2,080 males and 2,037 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 979 females per 1000 males. The village covers 362 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 841239, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Sohagra Overview

Census 2011 figures for Sohagra village
Description Value
State Bihar
District Siwan
Tehsil Guthani
Pincode 841239
Area (hectares) 362 hectares
Population 4,117
Male Population 2,080
Female Population 2,037
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 979
Bus Service (public) Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Sohagra compares

By the 2011 count Sohagra is among the largest villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 1,338 residents. Its 362 hectares work out to about 11 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, though that is well below the tehsil average of 1025.

Getting to Sohagra

Sohagra is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Sohagra as Available within 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 Sohagra from other places

Sohagra lies about 33 km from Siwan, and the nearest railway station is Bankata, about 8.0 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 Sohagra
Nearest town Lar 6.3 km
Nearest railway station Bankata 8.0 km
Tehsil headquarters Guthani 33 km
District headquarters Siwan 33 km

Villages closest to Sohagra

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 Sohagra

As per the Census of India 2011, Sohagra village had a population of 4,117. That makes it among the largest villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,338 residents.

Sohagra village has 2,080 males and 2,037 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Sohagra has about 979 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, though that is well below the tehsil average of 1025.

The pincode recorded for Sohagra is 841239. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Sohagra covers 362 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 11 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Sohagra falls under Guthani tehsil of Siwan district in Bihar.

The nearest railway station to Sohagra is Bankata, about 8.0 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 10+ km distance and private bus service as Available within village for Sohagra.

Sohagra is about 33 km from Siwan in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Sohagra is in Guthani tehsil of Siwan district. Lar is about 6.3 km away. Bankata is about 8.0 km away. Guthani is about 33 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Bakulari (under 2 km), Kurmauli (1.5 km) and Danraila (2.6 km).

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

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