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About Sogat Village

Sogat is a small village in Nurpur tehsil, in the district of Kangra, Himachal Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 370, made up of 191 males and 179 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 937 females per 1000 males. The village covers 105.1 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 176203, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Sogat Overview

Census 2011 figures for Sogat village
Description Value
State Himachal Pradesh
District Kangra
Tehsil Nurpur
Pincode 176203
Area (hectares) 105.1 hectares
Population 370
Male Population 191
Female Population 179
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 937
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Sogat compares

By the 2011 count Sogat is the 147th largest of the 372 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 426 residents. Its 105.1 hectares work out to about 3.5 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, a little below the tehsil average of 971.

Getting to Sogat

Sogat is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Sogat as Available within village. 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 Sogat from other places

Sogat lies about 44 km from Kangra, and the nearest railway station is Nurpur Road, 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 Sogat
Tehsil headquarters Nurpur 10 km
Nearest railway station Nurpur Road 14 km
Nearest town Mamun 25 km
District headquarters Kangra 44 km

Villages closest to Sogat

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Sogat village had a population of 370. That makes it the 147th largest of the 372 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 426 residents.

Sogat village has 191 males and 179 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Sogat has about 937 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, a little below the tehsil average of 971.

The pincode recorded for Sogat is 176203. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Sogat covers 105.1 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 3.5 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Sogat falls under Nurpur tehsil of Kangra district in Himachal Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Sogat is Nurpur Road, 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 within village and private bus service as Available within <5 km distance for Sogat.

Sogat is about 44 km from Kangra in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Sogat is in Nurpur tehsil of Kangra district. Nurpur is about 10 km away. Nurpur Road is about 14 km away. Mamun is about 25 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Gamel (under 2 km), Khanar (under 2 km) and Danna (under 2 km).

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

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