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About Sohta Village

Sohta is a small village in Kasauli tehsil, in the district of Solan, Himachal Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 74, made up of 41 males and 33 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 805 females per 1000 males. The village covers 20.64 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 173233, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Sohta Overview

Census 2011 figures for Sohta village
Description Value
State Himachal Pradesh
District Solan
Tehsil Kasauli
Pincode 173233
Area (hectares) 20.64 hectares
Population 74
Male Population 41
Female Population 33
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 805
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Sohta compares

By the 2011 count Sohta is the 160th largest of the 256 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 208 residents. Its 20.64 hectares work out to about 3.6 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 912.

Getting to Sohta

Sohta is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Sohta as Available within <5 km distance. 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 Sohta from other places

Sohta lies about 16 km from Solan, and the nearest railway station is Jabli, about 6.1 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 Sohta
Tehsil headquarters Kasauli 3.1 km
Nearest railway station Jabli 6.1 km
Nearest town Kālka 7.8 km
District headquarters Solan 16 km

Villages closest to Sohta

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Sohta village had a population of 74. That makes it the 160th largest of the 256 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 208 residents.

Sohta village has 41 males and 33 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Sohta has about 805 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 912.

The pincode recorded for Sohta is 173233. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Sohta covers 20.64 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 3.6 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Sohta falls under Kasauli tehsil of Solan district in Himachal Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Sohta is Jabli, about 6.1 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 <5 km distance and private bus service as Available within village for Sohta.

Sohta is about 16 km from Solan in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Sohta is in Kasauli tehsil of Solan district. Kasauli is about 3.1 km away. Jabli is about 6.1 km away. Kālka is about 7.8 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Thandu (under 2 km), Panji (under 2 km) and Gunai (under 2 km).

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

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