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About Sohagpur Village

Sohagpur is a mid sized village in Pithora tehsil, in the district of Mahasamund, Chhattisgarh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 952, made up of 479 males and 473 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 987 females per 1000 males. The village covers 794.64 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 493449, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Sohagpur Overview

Census 2011 figures for Sohagpur village
Description Value
State Chhattisgarh
District Mahasamund
Tehsil Pithora
Pincode 493449
Area (hectares) 794.64 hectares
Population 952
Male Population 479
Female Population 473
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 987
Bus Service (public) Available
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Sohagpur compares

By the 2011 count Sohagpur is the 76th largest of the 231 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little above average, where the typical village holds 835 residents. Its 794.64 hectares work out to about 1.2 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, though that is well below the tehsil average of 1036.

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 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 47 km from Mahasamund, and the nearest railway station is Komakhan railway station, about 14 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 Komakhan railway station 14 km
Tehsil headquarters Pithora 20 km
District headquarters Mahasamund 47 km
Nearest town Mahāsamund 47 km

Villages closest to Sohagpur

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Pithora 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 952. That makes it the 76th largest of the 231 villages in the tehsil, a little above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 835 residents.

Sohagpur village has 479 males and 473 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Sohagpur has about 987 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 1036.

The pincode recorded for Sohagpur is 493449. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Sohagpur covers 794.64 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.2 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Sohagpur falls under Pithora tehsil of Mahasamund district in Chhattisgarh.

The nearest railway station to Sohagpur is Komakhan railway station, about 14 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 Sohagpur.

Sohagpur is about 47 km from Mahasamund in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Sohagpur is in Pithora tehsil of Mahasamund district. Komakhan railway station is about 14 km away. Pithora is about 20 km away. Mahasamund is about 47 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Suinara (2.6 km), Kodo Pali (2.8 km) and Chaukbeda (3.4 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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