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About Sohian Kalan Village

Sohian Kalan is one of the larger villages in Amritsar I tehsil, in the district of Amritsar, Punjab. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 6,296, made up of 3,289 males and 3,007 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 914 females per 1000 males. The village covers 1486 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 143601, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Sohian Kalan Overview

Census 2011 figures for Sohian Kalan village
Description Value
State Punjab
District Amritsar
Tehsil Amritsar I
Pincode 143601
Area (hectares) 1486 hectares
Population 6,296
Male Population 3,289
Female Population 3,007
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 914
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within <5 km distance

How Sohian Kalan compares

By the 2011 count Sohian Kalan is among the largest villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 1,827 residents. Its 1486 hectares work out to about 4.2 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 910.

Getting to Sohian Kalan

Sohian Kalan is well connected by rural standards, with buses in the village itself and a railway station close by. The census records public bus service for Sohian Kalan as Available within <5 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within village. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available within <5 km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Sohian Kalan from other places

Sohian Kalan lies about 14 km from Amritsar, and the nearest railway station is Majitha, about 3.5 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 Sohian Kalan
Nearest railway station Majitha 3.5 km
Nearest town Nangli 7.0 km
Tehsil headquarters Amritsar I 14 km
District headquarters Amritsar 14 km

Villages closest to Sohian Kalan

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Amritsar I 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 Sohian Kalan

As per the Census of India 2011, Sohian Kalan village had a population of 6,296. That makes it among the largest villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,827 residents.

Sohian Kalan village has 3,289 males and 3,007 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Sohian Kalan has about 914 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 910.

The pincode recorded for Sohian Kalan is 143601. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Sohian Kalan covers 1486 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 4.2 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Sohian Kalan falls under Amritsar I tehsil of Amritsar district in Punjab.

The nearest railway station to Sohian Kalan is Majitha, about 3.5 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within <5 km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within <5 km distance and private bus service as Available within village for Sohian Kalan.

Sohian Kalan is about 14 km from Amritsar in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Sohian Kalan is in Amritsar I tehsil of Amritsar district. Majitha is about 3.5 km away. Nangli is about 7.0 km away. Amritsar I is about 14 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Jathu Nangal (2.7 km), Nag (2.9 km) and Rakhnag (2.9 km).

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

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