About Sohandih Village

Sohandih is a mid sized village in Saraikela tehsil, in the district of Saraikela Kharsawan, Jharkhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 706, made up of 359 males and 347 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 967 females per 1000 males. The village covers 62.17 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 833220, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Sohandih Overview

Census 2011 figures for Sohandih village
Description	Value
State	Jharkhand
District	Saraikela Kharsawan
Tehsil	Saraikela
Pincode	833220
Area (hectares)	62.17 hectares
Population	706
Male Population	359
Female Population	347
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	967
Bus Service (public)	Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private)	Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Sohandih compares

By the 2011 count Sohandih is the 26th largest of the 164 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 435 residents. Its 62.17 hectares work out to about 11 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, though that is a little below the tehsil average of 1006.

Getting to Sohandih

Sohandih is fairly remote, with both bus and rail more than ten kilometres away. The census records public bus service for Sohandih as Available within 10+ km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within 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 Sohandih from other places

Sohandih lies about 6.3 km from Saraikela Kharsawan, and the nearest railway station is Sini Junction, about under 2 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 Sohandih
Nearest railway station	Sini Junction	under 2 km
District headquarters	Saraikela Kharsawan	6.3 km
Tehsil headquarters	Saraikela	9.7 km
Nearest town	Bhetia	20 km

Villages closest to Sohandih

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Sohandih village had a population of 706. That makes it the 26th largest of the 164 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 435 residents.

Sohandih village has 359 males and 347 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Sohandih has about 967 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, though that is a little below the tehsil average of 1006.

The pincode recorded for Sohandih is 833220. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Sohandih covers 62.17 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 11 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Sohandih falls under Saraikela tehsil of Saraikela Kharsawan district in Jharkhand.

The nearest railway station to Sohandih is Sini Junction, about under 2 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 10+ km distance for Sohandih.

Sohandih is about 6.3 km from Saraikela Kharsawan in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Sohandih is in Saraikela tehsil of Saraikela Kharsawan district. Sini Junction is about under 2 km away. Saraikela Kharsawan is about 6.3 km away. Saraikela is about 9.7 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.