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About Sohale Village

Sohale is a mid sized village in Korchi tehsil, in the district of Gadchiroli, Maharashtra. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 570, made up of 276 males and 294 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,065 females per 1000 males. The village covers 372.93 hectares hectares.

Sohale Overview

Census 2011 figures for Sohale village
Description Value
State Maharashtra
District Gadchiroli
Tehsil Korchi
Area (hectares) 372.93 hectares
Population 570
Male Population 276
Female Population 294
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,065
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Sohale compares

By the 2011 count Sohale is the 21st largest of the 121 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 345 residents. Its 372.93 hectares work out to about 1.5 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 1056.

Getting to Sohale

Sohale is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Sohale as Available within village. 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 Sohale from other places

Sohale lies about 83 km from Gadchiroli, and the nearest railway station is Dewalgaon, about 47 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 Sohale
Tehsil headquarters Korchi 6.1 km
Nearest railway station Dewalgaon 47 km
Nearest town Dongargarh 55 km
District headquarters Gadchiroli 83 km

Villages closest to Sohale

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Sohale village had a population of 570. That makes it the 21st largest of the 121 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 345 residents.

Sohale village has 276 males and 294 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Sohale has about 1065 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, much in line with the tehsil average of 1056.

Sohale covers 372.93 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.5 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Sohale falls under Korchi tehsil of Gadchiroli district in Maharashtra.

The nearest railway station to Sohale is Dewalgaon, about 47 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 village and private bus service as Available within 10+ km distance for Sohale.

Sohale is about 83 km from Gadchiroli in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Sohale is in Korchi tehsil of Gadchiroli district. Korchi is about 6.1 km away. Dewalgaon is about 47 km away. Dongargarh is about 55 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Mundipar (under 2 km), Bihate Kh (1.6 km) and Bhimpur (1.7 km).

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

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