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About Sohagi Village

Sohagi is a small village in Lapung tehsil, in the district of Ranchi, Jharkhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 411, made up of 203 males and 208 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,025 females per 1000 males. The village covers 228.44 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 835234, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Sohagi Overview

Census 2011 figures for Sohagi village
Description Value
State Jharkhand
District Ranchi
Tehsil Lapung
Pincode 835234
Area (hectares) 228.44 hectares
Population 411
Male Population 203
Female Population 208
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,025
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Sohagi compares

By the 2011 count Sohagi is the 61st largest of the 78 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 808 residents. Its 228.44 hectares work out to about 1.8 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, much in line with the tehsil average of 1016.

Getting to Sohagi

Sohagi is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Sohagi as Available within <5 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 Sohagi from other places

Sohagi lies about 48 km from Ranchi, and the nearest railway station is Govindpur Road, about 12 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 Sohagi
Tehsil headquarters Lapung 2.0 km
Nearest railway station Govindpur Road 12 km
Nearest town Khunti 36 km
District headquarters Ranchi 48 km

Villages closest to Sohagi

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Sohagi village had a population of 411. That makes it the 61st largest of the 78 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 808 residents.

Sohagi village has 203 males and 208 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Sohagi has about 1025 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, much in line with the tehsil average of 1016.

The pincode recorded for Sohagi is 835234. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Sohagi covers 228.44 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.8 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Sohagi falls under Lapung tehsil of Ranchi district in Jharkhand.

The nearest railway station to Sohagi is Govindpur Road, about 12 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 km distance and private bus service as Available within <5 km distance for Sohagi.

Sohagi is about 48 km from Ranchi in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Sohagi is in Lapung tehsil of Ranchi district. Lapung is about 2.0 km away. Govindpur Road is about 12 km away. Khunti is about 36 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Gateatoli (under 2 km), Gari (under 2 km) and Chalha (under 2 km).

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

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