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About Sohagpur Village

Sohagpur is a large village in Surajpur tehsil, in the district of Surguja, Chhattisgarh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 2,348, made up of 1,196 males and 1,152 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 963 females per 1000 males. The village covers 519.75 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 497226, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Sohagpur Overview

Census 2011 figures for Sohagpur village
Description Value
State Chhattisgarh
District Surguja
Tehsil Surajpur
Pincode 497226
Area (hectares) 519.75 hectares
Population 2,348
Male Population 1,196
Female Population 1,152
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 963
Bus Service (public) Available
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 20th largest of the 118 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 1,600 residents. Its 519.75 hectares work out to about 4.5 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, though that is a little below the tehsil average of 990.

Getting to Sohagpur

Sohagpur is well connected by rural standards, with buses in the village itself and a railway station close by. 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 <5 km distance. The nearest villages by name are Satpata, Shashipur Alias Taramundo, Shivnandanpur Alias Omkarbahara and Shivsagarpur. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

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 2,348. That makes it the 20th largest of the 118 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,600 residents.

Sohagpur village has 1,196 males and 1,152 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Sohagpur has about 963 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, though that is a little below the tehsil average of 990.

The pincode recorded for Sohagpur is 497226. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Sohagpur covers 519.75 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 Surajpur tehsil of Surguja district in Chhattisgarh.

The census record for Sohagpur notes the nearest railway station as Available within <5 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 in Surajpur tehsil of Surguja district. The district and tehsil pages linked from here list the neighbouring villages, which is usually the quickest way to place it on a map.

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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