About Sohada Village

Sohada is a large village in Musabani tehsil, in the district of Purbi Singhbhum, Jharkhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 2,754, made up of 1,407 males and 1,347 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 957 females per 1000 males. The village covers 357 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 831002, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Sohada Overview

Census 2011 figures for Sohada village
Description	Value
State	Jharkhand
District	Purbi Singhbhum
Tehsil	Musabani
Pincode	831002
Area (hectares)	357 hectares
Population	2,754
Male Population	1,407
Female Population	1,347
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	957
Bus Service (public)	Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private)	Available within village
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Sohada compares

By the 2011 count Sohada is among the largest villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 1,337 residents. Its 357 hectares work out to about 7.7 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, though that is well below the tehsil average of 1023.

Getting to Sohada

Sohada is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Sohada as Available within 10+ km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within village. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Sohada from other places

Sohada lies about 12 km from Purbi Singhbhum, and the nearest railway station is Ghatsila, about 4.1 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 Sohada
Nearest town	Ghātsīla	3.9 km
Nearest railway station	Ghatsila	4.1 km
Tehsil headquarters	Musabani	6.5 km
District headquarters	Purbi Singhbhum	12 km

Villages closest to Sohada

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Sohada village had a population of 2,754. That makes it among the largest villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,337 residents.

Sohada village has 1,407 males and 1,347 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Sohada has about 957 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, though that is well below the tehsil average of 1023.

The pincode recorded for Sohada is 831002. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Sohada covers 357 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 7.7 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Sohada falls under Musabani tehsil of Purbi Singhbhum district in Jharkhand.

The nearest railway station to Sohada is Ghatsila, about 4.1 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within 5 - 10 km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within 10+ km distance and private bus service as Available within village for Sohada.

Sohada is about 12 km from Purbi Singhbhum in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Sohada is in Musabani tehsil of Purbi Singhbhum district. Ghātsīla is about 3.9 km away. Ghatsila is about 4.1 km away. Musabani is about 6.5 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.