About Sohgara Village

Sohgara is a mid sized village in Kandi tehsil, in the district of Garhwa, Jharkhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,146, made up of 628 males and 518 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 825 females per 1000 males. The village covers 92.59 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 822120, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Sohgara Overview

Census 2011 figures for Sohgara village
Description	Value
State	Jharkhand
District	Garhwa
Tehsil	Kandi
Pincode	822120
Area (hectares)	92.59 hectares
Population	1,146
Male Population	628
Female Population	518
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	825
Bus Service (public)	Available within village
Bus Service (private)	Available within village
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Sohgara compares

By the 2011 count Sohgara is the 24th largest of the 75 villages in the tehsil, which puts it close to average, where the typical village holds 1,085 residents. Its 92.59 hectares work out to about 12 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 915.

Getting to Sohgara

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

Sohgara lies about 30 km from Garhwa, and the nearest railway station is Muhammadganj, about 2.5 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 Sohgara
Nearest railway station	Muhammadganj	2.5 km
Tehsil headquarters	Kandi	9.9 km
Nearest town	Husainābād	19 km
District headquarters	Garhwa	30 km

Villages closest to Sohgara

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Sohgara village had a population of 1,146. That makes it the 24th largest of the 75 villages in the tehsil, close to average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,085 residents.

Sohgara village has 628 males and 518 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Sohgara has about 825 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 915.

The pincode recorded for Sohgara is 822120. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Sohgara covers 92.59 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 12 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Sohgara falls under Kandi tehsil of Garhwa district in Jharkhand.

The nearest railway station to Sohgara is Muhammadganj, about 2.5 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 village and private bus service as Available within village for Sohgara.

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

Sohgara is in Kandi tehsil of Garhwa district. Muhammadganj is about 2.5 km away. Kandi is about 9.9 km away. Husainābād is about 19 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.