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About Sohagpur Village

Sohagpur is a mid sized village in Kishanpur tehsil, in the district of Supaul, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 560, made up of 267 males and 293 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,097 females per 1000 males. The village covers 107 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 852138, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Sohagpur Overview

Census 2011 figures for Sohagpur village
Description Value
State Bihar
District Supaul
Tehsil Kishanpur
Pincode 852138
Area (hectares) 107 hectares
Population 560
Male Population 267
Female Population 293
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,097
Bus Service (public) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within <5 km distance

How Sohagpur compares

By the 2011 count Sohagpur is the 40th largest of the 43 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 3,838 residents. Its 107 hectares work out to about 5.2 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 933.

Getting to Sohagpur

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

How far is Sohagpur from other places

Sohagpur lies about 49 km from Supaul, and the nearest railway station is Barhara, about 8.6 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 Sohagpur
Nearest railway station Barhara 8.6 km
Tehsil headquarters Kishanpur 9.0 km
Nearest town Jainagar 20 km
District headquarters Supaul 49 km

Villages closest to Sohagpur

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Sohagpur village had a population of 560. That makes it the 40th largest of the 43 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 3,838 residents.

Sohagpur village has 267 males and 293 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Sohagpur has about 1097 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 933.

The pincode recorded for Sohagpur is 852138. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Sohagpur covers 107 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 5.2 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Sohagpur falls under Kishanpur tehsil of Supaul district in Bihar.

The nearest railway station to Sohagpur is Barhara, about 8.6 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within <5 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 Sohagpur.

Sohagpur is about 49 km from Supaul in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Sohagpur is in Kishanpur tehsil of Supaul district. Barhara is about 8.6 km away. Kishanpur is about 9.0 km away. Jainagar is about 20 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Barhatha (3.9 km), Phulwaria (5.1 km) and Singiawan (5.7 km).

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

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