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About Sohar Village

Sohar is a mid sized village in Mahuadanr tehsil, in the district of Latehar, Jharkhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,059, made up of 544 males and 515 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 947 females per 1000 males. The village covers 1249 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 822126, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Sohar Overview

Census 2011 figures for Sohar village
Description Value
State Jharkhand
District Latehar
Tehsil Mahuadanr
Pincode 822126
Area (hectares) 1249 hectares
Population 1,059
Male Population 544
Female Population 515
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 947
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Sohar compares

By the 2011 count Sohar is the 21st largest of the 101 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 740 residents. Its 1249 hectares work out to about 0.8 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, a little below the tehsil average of 985.

Getting to Sohar

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

Sohar lies about 53 km from Latehar, and the nearest railway station is Balumath, about 49 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
Tehsil headquarters Mahuadanr 26 km
Nearest town Chatrā 28 km
Nearest railway station Balumath 49 km
District headquarters Latehar 53 km

Villages closest to Sohar

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Sohar village had a population of 1,059. That makes it the 21st largest of the 101 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 740 residents.

Sohar village has 544 males and 515 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Sohar has about 947 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, a little below the tehsil average of 985.

The pincode recorded for Sohar is 822126. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Sohar covers 1249 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 0.8 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Sohar falls under Mahuadanr tehsil of Latehar district in Jharkhand.

The nearest railway station to Sohar is Balumath, about 49 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 <5 km distance for Sohar.

Sohar is about 53 km from Latehar in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Sohar is in Mahuadanr tehsil of Latehar district. Mahuadanr is about 26 km away. Chatrā is about 28 km away. Balumath is about 49 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Tisia (6.8 km), Chainpur (6.9 km) and Dumardih (7.1 km).

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

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