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About Sohar Kalan Village

Sohar Kalan is a mid sized village in Simaria tehsil, in the district of Chatra, Jharkhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 910, made up of 446 males and 464 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,040 females per 1000 males. The village covers 727 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 825103, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Sohar Kalan Overview

Census 2011 figures for Sohar Kalan village
Description Value
State Jharkhand
District Chatra
Tehsil Simaria
Pincode 825103
Area (hectares) 727 hectares
Population 910
Male Population 446
Female Population 464
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,040
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 Sohar Kalan compares

By the 2011 count Sohar Kalan is the 48th largest of the 93 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 1,144 residents. Its 727 hectares work out to about 1.3 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 993.

Getting to Sohar Kalan

Sohar Kalan is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Sohar Kalan 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 Sohar Kalan from other places

Sohar Kalan lies about 22 km from Chatra, and the nearest railway station is Shivpur, about 12 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 Sohar Kalan
Tehsil headquarters Simaria 4.4 km
Nearest railway station Shivpur 12 km
District headquarters Chatra 22 km
Nearest town Chatrā 22 km

Villages closest to Sohar Kalan

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Simaria 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 Sohar Kalan

As per the Census of India 2011, Sohar Kalan village had a population of 910. That makes it the 48th largest of the 93 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,144 residents.

Sohar Kalan village has 446 males and 464 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Sohar Kalan has about 1040 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 993.

The pincode recorded for Sohar Kalan is 825103. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Sohar Kalan covers 727 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.3 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Sohar Kalan falls under Simaria tehsil of Chatra district in Jharkhand.

The nearest railway station to Sohar Kalan is Shivpur, about 12 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 Sohar Kalan.

Sohar Kalan is about 22 km from Chatra in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Sohar Kalan is in Simaria tehsil of Chatra district. Simaria is about 4.4 km away. Shivpur is about 12 km away. Chatra is about 22 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Bakchoma (under 2 km), Pagar (1.7 km) and Khapia (1.8 km).

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

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