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About Sohpur Village

Sohpur is a large village in Gurur tehsil, in the district of Durg, Chhattisgarh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 2,046, made up of 1,017 males and 1,029 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,012 females per 1000 males. The village covers 581.05 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 491227, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Sohpur Overview

Census 2011 figures for Sohpur village
Description Value
State Chhattisgarh
District Durg
Tehsil Gurur
Pincode 491227
Area (hectares) 581.05 hectares
Population 2,046
Male Population 1,017
Female Population 1,029
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,012
Bus Service (public) Available
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Sohpur compares

By the 2011 count Sohpur is the 13th largest of the 121 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 1,152 residents. Its 581.05 hectares work out to about 3.5 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, much in line with the tehsil average of 1022.

Getting to Sohpur

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

Sohpur lies about 50 km from Durg, and the nearest railway station is Latabor, about 11 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 Sohpur
Tehsil headquarters Gurur 8.5 km
Nearest railway station Latabor 11 km
Nearest town Balod 16 km
District headquarters Durg 50 km

Villages closest to Sohpur

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Sohpur village had a population of 2,046. That makes it the 13th largest of the 121 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,152 residents.

Sohpur village has 1,017 males and 1,029 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Sohpur has about 1012 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, much in line with the tehsil average of 1022.

The pincode recorded for Sohpur is 491227. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Sohpur covers 581.05 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 3.5 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Sohpur falls under Gurur tehsil of Durg district in Chhattisgarh.

The nearest railway station to Sohpur is Latabor, about 11 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 and private bus service as Available within <5 km distance for Sohpur.

Sohpur is about 50 km from Durg in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Sohpur is in Gurur tehsil of Durg district. Gurur is about 8.5 km away. Latabor is about 11 km away. Balod is about 16 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Arjuni (2.3 km), Ramtara (2.5 km) and Bagdai (2.6 km).

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

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