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About Sohagpur Village

Sohagpur is a mid sized village in Bilaigarh tehsil, in the district of Raipur, Chhattisgarh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,556, made up of 761 males and 795 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,045 females per 1000 males. The village covers 347.85 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 493222, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Sohagpur Overview

Census 2011 figures for Sohagpur village
Description Value
State Chhattisgarh
District Raipur
Tehsil Bilaigarh
Pincode 493222
Area (hectares) 347.85 hectares
Population 1,556
Male Population 761
Female Population 795
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,045
Bus Service (public) Available
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Sohagpur compares

By the 2011 count Sohagpur is the 28th largest of the 206 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 983 residents. Its 347.85 hectares work out to about 4.5 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, a little above the tehsil average of 1009.

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 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 Sohagpur from other places

Sohagpur lies about 135 km from Raipur, and the nearest railway station is Baradwar, about 47 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 Bilaigarh 16 km
Nearest town Saraipali 34 km
Nearest railway station Baradwar 47 km
District headquarters Raipur 135 km

Villages closest to Sohagpur

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Bilaigarh 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 1,556. That makes it the 28th largest of the 206 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 983 residents.

Sohagpur village has 761 males and 795 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Sohagpur has about 1045 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, a little above the tehsil average of 1009.

The pincode recorded for Sohagpur is 493222. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Sohagpur covers 347.85 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 4.5 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Sohagpur falls under Bilaigarh tehsil of Raipur district in Chhattisgarh.

The nearest railway station to Sohagpur is Baradwar, about 47 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 village for Sohagpur.

Sohagpur is about 135 km from Raipur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Sohagpur is in Bilaigarh tehsil of Raipur district. Bilaigarh is about 16 km away. Saraipali is about 34 km away. Baradwar 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 Panchpedi (under 2 km), Dhobni (1.8 km) and Dhandhani (1.9 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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