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About Sohnabad Village

Sohnabad is a small village in Pirtanr tehsil, in the district of Giridih, Jharkhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 421, made up of 221 males and 200 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 905 females per 1000 males. The village covers 91 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 825108, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Sohnabad Overview

Census 2011 figures for Sohnabad village
Description Value
State Jharkhand
District Giridih
Tehsil Pirtanr
Pincode 825108
Area (hectares) 91 hectares
Population 421
Male Population 221
Female Population 200
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 905
Bus Service (public) Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Sohnabad compares

By the 2011 count Sohnabad is the 89th largest of the 174 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 572 residents. Its 91 hectares work out to about 4.6 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 990.

Getting to Sohnabad

Sohnabad is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Sohnabad as Available within 10+ 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 Sohnabad from other places

Sohnabad lies about 11 km from Pirtanr, and the nearest railway station is Giridih, about 19 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 Sohnabad
Tehsil headquarters Pirtanr 11 km
Nearest railway station Giridih 19 km

Villages closest to Sohnabad

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Sohnabad village had a population of 421. That makes it the 89th largest of the 174 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 572 residents.

Sohnabad village has 221 males and 200 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Sohnabad has about 905 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 990.

The pincode recorded for Sohnabad is 825108. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Sohnabad covers 91 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 4.6 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Sohnabad falls under Pirtanr tehsil of Giridih district in Jharkhand.

The nearest railway station to Sohnabad is Giridih, about 19 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 <5 km distance for Sohnabad.

Sohnabad is about 11 km from Pirtanr in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Sohnabad is in Pirtanr tehsil of Giridih district. Pirtanr is about 11 km away. Giridih is about 19 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Kamharbad (under 2 km), Kariharo (under 2 km) and Gobrandha (under 2 km).

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

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