About Sohal Village

Sohal is a small village in Seoni tehsil, in the district of Shimla, Himachal Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 301, made up of 164 males and 137 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 835 females per 1000 males. The village covers 137 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 171103, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Sohal Overview

Census 2011 figures for Sohal village
Description	Value
State	Himachal Pradesh
District	Shimla
Tehsil	Seoni
Pincode	171103
Area (hectares)	137 hectares
Population	301
Male Population	164
Female Population	137
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	835
Bus Service (public)	Available within village
Bus Service (private)	Available within village
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Sohal compares

By the 2011 count Sohal is the 24th largest of the 195 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 164 residents. Its 137 hectares work out to about 2.2 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 1036.

Getting to Sohal

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

Sohal lies about 20 km from Shimla, and the nearest railway station is Jutogh, about 18 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 Sohal
Tehsil headquarters	Seoni	7.7 km
Nearest railway station	Jutogh	18 km
District headquarters	Shimla	20 km

Villages closest to Sohal

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Sohal village had a population of 301. That makes it the 24th largest of the 195 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 164 residents.

Sohal village has 164 males and 137 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Sohal has about 835 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 1036.

The pincode recorded for Sohal is 171103. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Sohal covers 137 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.2 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Sohal falls under Seoni tehsil of Shimla district in Himachal Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Sohal is Jutogh, about 18 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 village for Sohal.

Sohal is about 20 km from Shimla in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Sohal is in Seoni tehsil of Shimla district. Seoni is about 7.7 km away. Jutogh is about 18 km away. Shimla is about 20 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.