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About Sohanpur Village

Sohanpur is a small village in Begamganj tehsil, in the district of Raisen, Madhya Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 444, made up of 233 males and 211 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 906 females per 1000 males. The village covers 247.28 hectares hectares.

Sohanpur Overview

Census 2011 figures for Sohanpur village
Description Value
State Madhya Pradesh
District Raisen
Tehsil Begamganj
Area (hectares) 247.28 hectares
Population 444
Male Population 233
Female Population 211
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 906
Bus Service (public) Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Sohanpur compares

By the 2011 count Sohanpur is the 110th largest of the 207 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 543 residents. Its 247.28 hectares work out to about 1.8 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 884.

Getting to Sohanpur

Sohanpur is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Sohanpur as Available within 10+ km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within 5 - 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 Sohanpur from other places

Sohanpur lies about 65 km from Raisen, and the nearest railway station is Sumreri, about 37 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 Sohanpur
Tehsil headquarters Begamganj 12 km
Nearest railway station Sumreri 37 km
District headquarters Raisen 65 km

Villages closest to Sohanpur

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Sohanpur village had a population of 444. That makes it the 110th largest of the 207 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 543 residents.

Sohanpur village has 233 males and 211 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Sohanpur has about 906 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, though that is a little above the tehsil average of 884.

Sohanpur covers 247.28 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.

Sohanpur falls under Begamganj tehsil of Raisen district in Madhya Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Sohanpur is Sumreri, about 37 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 5 - 10 km distance for Sohanpur.

Sohanpur is about 65 km from Raisen in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Sohanpur is in Begamganj tehsil of Raisen district. Begamganj is about 12 km away. Sumreri is about 37 km away. Raisen is about 65 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Chainpura Baramadgarhi (5.3 km), Chainpura Munzapta (5.3 km) and Chainpura Ta Choka (5.3 km).

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

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