About Sohaal Village

Sohaal is a small village in Hiranagar tehsil, in the district of Kathua, Jammu and Kashmir. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 323, made up of 173 males and 150 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 867 females per 1000 males. The village covers 154 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 184141, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Sohaal Overview

Census 2011 figures for Sohaal village
Description	Value
State	Jammu and Kashmir
District	Kathua
Tehsil	Hiranagar
Pincode	184141
Area (hectares)	154 hectares
Population	323
Male Population	173
Female Population	150
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	867
Bus Service (public)	Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private)	Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Sohaal compares

By the 2011 count Sohaal is the 125th largest of the 196 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 659 residents. Its 154 hectares work out to about 2.1 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, a little below the tehsil average of 904.

Getting to Sohaal

Sohaal is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Sohaal as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Sohaal from other places

Sohaal lies about 30 km from Kathua, and the nearest railway station is Hira Nagar, about 6.5 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 Sohaal
Nearest railway station	Hira Nagar	6.5 km
Tehsil headquarters	Hiranagar	10 km
Nearest town	Sāmba	15 km
District headquarters	Kathua	30 km

Villages closest to Sohaal

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Sohaal village had a population of 323. That makes it the 125th largest of the 196 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 659 residents.

Sohaal village has 173 males and 150 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Sohaal has about 867 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, a little below the tehsil average of 904.

The pincode recorded for Sohaal is 184141. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Sohaal covers 154 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.1 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Sohaal falls under Hiranagar tehsil of Kathua district in Jammu and Kashmir.

The nearest railway station to Sohaal is Hira Nagar, about 6.5 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within 5 - 10 km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within 5 - 10 km distance and private bus service as Available within 5 - 10 km distance for Sohaal.

Sohaal is about 30 km from Kathua in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Sohaal is in Hiranagar tehsil of Kathua district. Hira Nagar is about 6.5 km away. Hiranagar is about 10 km away. Sāmba is about 15 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.