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About Sohadi Village

Sohadi is a small village in Barkagaon tehsil, in the district of Hazaribagh, Jharkhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 279, made up of 134 males and 145 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,082 females per 1000 males. The village covers 294.71 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 825311, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Sohadi Overview

Census 2011 figures for Sohadi village
Description Value
State Jharkhand
District Hazaribagh
Tehsil Barkagaon
Pincode 825311
Area (hectares) 294.71 hectares
Population 279
Male Population 134
Female Population 145
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,082
Bus Service (public) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Sohadi compares

By the 2011 count Sohadi is the 76th largest of the 82 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 1,608 residents. Its 294.71 hectares work out to about 0.9 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 970.

Getting to Sohadi

Sohadi is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Sohadi 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 10+ km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Sohadi from other places

Sohadi lies about 29 km from Hazaribagh, and the nearest railway station is Chhapar, about 7.7 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 Sohadi
Nearest railway station Chhapar 7.7 km
Tehsil headquarters Barkagaon 11 km
Nearest town Patrātu 12 km
District headquarters Hazaribagh 29 km

Villages closest to Sohadi

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Sohadi village had a population of 279. That makes it the 76th largest of the 82 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,608 residents.

Sohadi village has 134 males and 145 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Sohadi has about 1082 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 970.

The pincode recorded for Sohadi is 825311. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Sohadi covers 294.71 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 0.9 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Sohadi falls under Barkagaon tehsil of Hazaribagh district in Jharkhand.

The nearest railway station to Sohadi is Chhapar, about 7.7 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 - 10 km distance and private bus service as Available within 5 - 10 km distance for Sohadi.

Sohadi is about 29 km from Hazaribagh in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Sohadi is in Barkagaon tehsil of Hazaribagh district. Chhapar is about 7.7 km away. Barkagaon is about 11 km away. Patrātu is about 12 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Patra (under 2 km), Bartua (under 2 km) and Koelang (under 2 km).

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

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