About Sohal Village

Sohal is a mid sized village in Karanja tehsil, in the district of Washim, Maharashtra. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,841, made up of 994 males and 847 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 852 females per 1000 males. The village covers 1292.85 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 444403, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Sohal Overview

Census 2011 figures for Sohal village
Description	Value
State	Maharashtra
District	Washim
Tehsil	Karanja
Pincode	444403
Area (hectares)	1292.85 hectares
Population	1,841
Male Population	994
Female Population	847
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	852
Bus Service (public)	Available within village
Bus Service (private)	Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Sohal compares

By the 2011 count Sohal is the 12th largest of the 129 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 1,090 residents. Its 1292.85 hectares work out to about 1.4 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 935.

Getting to Sohal

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

Sohal lies about 46 km from Washim. 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 Sohal
Tehsil headquarters	Karanja	9.2 km
Nearest town	Kāranja	9.2 km
District headquarters	Washim	46 km

Villages closest to Sohal

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Sohal village had a population of 1,841. That makes it the 12th largest of the 129 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,090 residents.

Sohal village has 994 males and 847 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Sohal has about 852 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 935.

The pincode recorded for Sohal is 444403. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Sohal covers 1292.85 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.4 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Sohal falls under Karanja tehsil of Washim district in Maharashtra.

The census record for Sohal notes the nearest railway station 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 Sohal.

Sohal is about 46 km from Washim in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Sohal is in Karanja tehsil of Washim district. Karanja is about 9.2 km away. Kāranja is about 9.2 km away. Washim is about 46 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.