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About Sokhr Village

Sokhr is a small village in Arki tehsil, in the district of Solan, Himachal Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 100, made up of 53 males and 47 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 887 females per 1000 males. The village covers 32.9 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 171102, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Sokhr Overview

Census 2011 figures for Sokhr village
Description Value
State Himachal Pradesh
District Solan
Tehsil Arki
Pincode 171102
Area (hectares) 32.9 hectares
Population 100
Male Population 53
Female Population 47
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 887
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Sokhr compares

By the 2011 count Sokhr is the 162nd largest of the 290 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 181 residents. Its 32.9 hectares work out to about 3.0 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 1020.

Getting to Sokhr

Sokhr is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Sokhr 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. The nearest villages by name are Silh, Simlta, Simun and Soawa. 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 Sokhr

As per the Census of India 2011, Sokhr village had a population of 100. That makes it the 162nd largest of the 290 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 181 residents.

Sokhr village has 53 males and 47 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Sokhr has about 887 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 1020.

The pincode recorded for Sokhr is 171102. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Sokhr covers 32.9 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 3.0 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Sokhr falls under Arki tehsil of Solan district in Himachal Pradesh.

The census record for Sokhr 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 <5 km distance for Sokhr.

Sokhr is in Arki tehsil of Solan 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 Sokhr today is likely to be higher.

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