About Sohach Village

Sohach is a mid sized village in Nermand tehsil, in the district of Kullu, Himachal Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,566, made up of 796 males and 770 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 967 females per 1000 males. The village covers 279.17 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 172023, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Sohach Overview

Census 2011 figures for Sohach village
Description	Value
State	Himachal Pradesh
District	Kullu
Tehsil	Nermand
Pincode	172023
Area (hectares)	279.17 hectares
Population	1,566
Male Population	796
Female Population	770
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	967
Bus Service (public)	Available within village
Bus Service (private)	Available within village
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Sohach compares

By the 2011 count Sohach is the 12th largest of the 26 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 2,042 residents. Its 279.17 hectares work out to about 5.6 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 977.

Getting to Sohach

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

Sohach lies about 71 km from Kullu. 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 Sohach
Tehsil headquarters	Nermand	4.6 km
Nearest town	Shimla	57 km
District headquarters	Kullu	71 km

Villages closest to Sohach

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

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Common questions about Sohach

As per the Census of India 2011, Sohach village had a population of 1,566. That makes it the 12th largest of the 26 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,042 residents.

Sohach village has 796 males and 770 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Sohach has about 967 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 977.

The pincode recorded for Sohach is 172023. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Sohach covers 279.17 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 5.6 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Sohach falls under Nermand tehsil of Kullu district in Himachal Pradesh.

The census record for Sohach notes the nearest railway station as Available within 10+ km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within village and private bus service as Available within village for Sohach.

Sohach is about 71 km from Kullu in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Sohach is in Nermand tehsil of Kullu district. Nermand is about 4.6 km away. Shimla is about 57 km away. Kullu is about 71 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.