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About Sohagpur Village

Sohagpur is a mid sized village in Kawardha tehsil, in the district of Kabeerdham, Chhattisgarh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 705, made up of 353 males and 352 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 997 females per 1000 males. The village covers 261.99 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 491995, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Sohagpur Overview

Census 2011 figures for Sohagpur village
Description Value
State Chhattisgarh
District Kabeerdham
Tehsil Kawardha
Pincode 491995
Area (hectares) 261.99 hectares
Population 705
Male Population 353
Female Population 352
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 997
Bus Service (public) Available
Bus Service (private) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Sohagpur compares

By the 2011 count Sohagpur is the 103rd largest of the 174 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 983 residents. Its 261.99 hectares work out to about 2.7 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, much in line with the tehsil average of 1001.

Getting to Sohagpur

Sohagpur is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Sohagpur as Available. Private bus service is recorded as Available within 5 - 10 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 Sohagpur from other places

Sohagpur lies about 15 km from Kabeerdham, and the nearest railway station is Hathbandh, about 73 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
Tehsil headquarters Kawardha 8.3 km
District headquarters Kabeerdham 15 km
Nearest railway station Hathbandh 73 km

Villages closest to Sohagpur

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Kawardha 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 705. That makes it the 103rd largest of the 174 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 983 residents.

Sohagpur village has 353 males and 352 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Sohagpur has about 997 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, much in line with the tehsil average of 1001.

The pincode recorded for Sohagpur is 491995. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Sohagpur covers 261.99 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.7 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Sohagpur falls under Kawardha tehsil of Kabeerdham district in Chhattisgarh.

The nearest railway station to Sohagpur is Hathbandh, about 73 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 - 10 km distance for Sohagpur.

Sohagpur is about 15 km from Kabeerdham in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Sohagpur is in Kawardha tehsil of Kabeerdham district. Kawardha is about 8.3 km away. Kabeerdham is about 15 km away. Hathbandh is about 73 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Chhanta (under 2 km), Chhantajha (under 2 km) and Mainpuri (2.5 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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