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About Sohpur Village

Sohpur is a small village in Shadhora tehsil, in the district of Ashoknagar, Madhya Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 154, made up of 79 males and 75 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 949 females per 1000 males. The village covers 235 hectares hectares.

Sohpur Overview

Census 2011 figures for Sohpur village
Description Value
State Madhya Pradesh
District Ashoknagar
Tehsil Shadhora
Area (hectares) 235 hectares
Population 154
Male Population 79
Female Population 75
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 949
Bus Service (public) Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Sohpur compares

By the 2011 count Sohpur is the 91st largest of the 97 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 759 residents. Its 235 hectares work out to about 0.7 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, though that is a little above the tehsil average of 913.

Getting to Sohpur

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

How far is Sohpur from other places

Sohpur lies about 34 km from Ashoknagar, and the nearest railway station is Miyana, about 6.6 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 Sohpur
Nearest railway station Miyana 6.6 km
Nearest town Guna 30 km
Tehsil headquarters Shadhora 34 km
District headquarters Ashoknagar 34 km

Villages closest to Sohpur

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Sohpur village had a population of 154. That makes it the 91st largest of the 97 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 759 residents.

Sohpur village has 79 males and 75 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Sohpur has about 949 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, though that is a little above the tehsil average of 913.

Sohpur covers 235 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 0.7 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Sohpur falls under Shadhora tehsil of Ashoknagar district in Madhya Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Sohpur is Miyana, about 6.6 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 village for Sohpur.

Sohpur is about 34 km from Ashoknagar in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Sohpur is in Shadhora tehsil of Ashoknagar district. Miyana is about 6.6 km away. Guna is about 30 km away. Shadhora is about 34 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Mehmuda (under 2 km), Khanpur (2.5 km) and Chhaper (2.8 km).

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

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