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About Sohawan Village

Sohawan is a small village in Lawalaung tehsil, in the district of Chatra, Jharkhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 247, made up of 125 males and 122 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 976 females per 1000 males. The village covers 206 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 825404, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Sohawan Overview

Census 2011 figures for Sohawan village
Description Value
State Jharkhand
District Chatra
Tehsil Lawalaung
Pincode 825404
Area (hectares) 206 hectares
Population 247
Male Population 125
Female Population 122
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 976
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Sohawan compares

By the 2011 count Sohawan is the 58th largest of the 96 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 522 residents. Its 206 hectares work out to about 1.2 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, much in line with the tehsil average of 970.

Getting to Sohawan

Sohawan is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Sohawan as Available within <5 km distance. 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. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Sohawan from other places

Sohawan lies about 18 km from Chatra, and the nearest railway station is Shivpur, about 29 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 Sohawan
Tehsil headquarters Lawalaung 18 km
District headquarters Chatra 18 km
Nearest town Chatrā 18 km
Nearest railway station Shivpur 29 km

Villages closest to Sohawan

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Sohawan village had a population of 247. That makes it the 58th largest of the 96 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 522 residents.

Sohawan village has 125 males and 122 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Sohawan has about 976 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, much in line with the tehsil average of 970.

The pincode recorded for Sohawan is 825404. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Sohawan covers 206 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.2 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Sohawan falls under Lawalaung tehsil of Chatra district in Jharkhand.

The nearest railway station to Sohawan is Shivpur, about 29 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 <5 km distance for Sohawan.

Sohawan is about 18 km from Chatra in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Sohawan is in Lawalaung tehsil of Chatra district. Lawalaung is about 18 km away. Chatra is about 18 km away. Chatrā is about 18 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Hurdag (under 2 km), Madandih (under 2 km) and Paramatu (1.5 km).

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

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