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About Sogalpur Village

Sogalpur is a mid sized village in Lanji tehsil, in the district of Balaghat, Madhya Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 968, made up of 489 males and 479 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 980 females per 1000 males. The village covers 155.02 hectares hectares.

Sogalpur Overview

Census 2011 figures for Sogalpur village
Description Value
State Madhya Pradesh
District Balaghat
Tehsil Lanji
Area (hectares) 155.02 hectares
Population 968
Male Population 489
Female Population 479
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 980
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 Sogalpur compares

By the 2011 count Sogalpur is the 73rd largest of the 125 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 1,339 residents. Its 155.02 hectares work out to about 6.2 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 1013.

Getting to Sogalpur

Sogalpur is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Sogalpur 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 Sogalpur from other places

Sogalpur lies about 49 km from Balaghat, and the nearest railway station is Amgaon, about 21 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 Sogalpur
Tehsil headquarters Lanji 3.2 km
Nearest railway station Amgaon 21 km
Nearest town Gondiā 33 km
District headquarters Balaghat 49 km

Villages closest to Sogalpur

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Sogalpur village had a population of 968. That makes it the 73rd largest of the 125 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,339 residents.

Sogalpur village has 489 males and 479 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Sogalpur has about 980 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 1013.

Sogalpur covers 155.02 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 6.2 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Sogalpur falls under Lanji tehsil of Balaghat district in Madhya Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Sogalpur is Amgaon, about 21 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 Sogalpur.

Sogalpur is about 49 km from Balaghat in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Sogalpur is in Lanji tehsil of Balaghat district. Lanji is about 3.2 km away. Amgaon is about 21 km away. Gondiā is about 33 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Rampura (under 2 km), Bisoni (under 2 km) and Hagrutola (1.6 km).

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

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