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About Sohag Pur Village

Sohag Pur is a mid sized village in Bishnah tehsil, in the district of Jammu, Jammu and Kashmir. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 786, made up of 412 males and 374 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 908 females per 1000 males. The village covers 120.6 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 181131, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Sohag Pur Overview

Census 2011 figures for Sohag Pur village
Description Value
State Jammu and Kashmir
District Jammu
Tehsil Bishnah
Pincode 181131
Area (hectares) 120.6 hectares
Population 786
Male Population 412
Female Population 374
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 908
Bus Service (public) Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Sohag Pur compares

By the 2011 count Sohag Pur is the 45th largest of the 101 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 909 residents. Its 120.6 hectares work out to about 6.5 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 921.

Getting to Sohag Pur

Sohag Pur is fairly remote, with both bus and rail more than ten kilometres away. The census records public bus service for Sohag Pur as Available within 10+ km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within 10+ 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 Sohag Pur from other places

Sohag Pur lies about 24 km from Jammu, and the nearest railway station is Bari Brahman, about 16 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 Sohag Pur
Tehsil headquarters Bishnah 10 km
Nearest railway station Bari Brahman 16 km
Nearest town Jammu Cantonment 20 km
District headquarters Jammu 24 km

Villages closest to Sohag Pur

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Bishnah 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 Sohag Pur

As per the Census of India 2011, Sohag Pur village had a population of 786. That makes it the 45th largest of the 101 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 909 residents.

Sohag Pur village has 412 males and 374 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Sohag Pur has about 908 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 921.

The pincode recorded for Sohag Pur is 181131. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Sohag Pur covers 120.6 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 6.5 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Sohag Pur falls under Bishnah tehsil of Jammu district in Jammu and Kashmir.

The nearest railway station to Sohag Pur is Bari Brahman, about 16 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 10+ km distance and private bus service as Available within 10+ km distance for Sohag Pur.

Sohag Pur is about 24 km from Jammu in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Sohag Pur is in Bishnah tehsil of Jammu district. Bishnah is about 10 km away. Bari Brahman is about 16 km away. Jammu Cantonment is about 20 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Chak Ramdass (under 2 km), Marhol (under 2 km) and Kuhal Khurd (1.5 km).

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

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