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About Sohavi Village

Sohavi is a mid sized village in Khamanon tehsil, in the district of Fatehgarh Sahib, Punjab. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,125, made up of 591 males and 534 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 904 females per 1000 males. The village covers 243 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 140101, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Sohavi Overview

Census 2011 figures for Sohavi village
Description Value
State Punjab
District Fatehgarh Sahib
Tehsil Khamanon
Pincode 140101
Area (hectares) 243 hectares
Population 1,125
Male Population 591
Female Population 534
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 904
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Sohavi compares

By the 2011 count Sohavi is the 28th largest of the 71 villages in the tehsil, which puts it close to average, where the typical village holds 1,126 residents. Its 243 hectares work out to about 4.6 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 898.

Getting to Sohavi

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

Sohavi lies about 68 km from Fatehgarh Sahib, and the nearest railway station is Noganwan, about 6.5 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 Sohavi
Nearest railway station Noganwan 6.5 km
Tehsil headquarters Khamanon 7.3 km
Nearest town Basi 7.7 km
District headquarters Fatehgarh Sahib 68 km

Villages closest to Sohavi

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Sohavi village had a population of 1,125. That makes it the 28th largest of the 71 villages in the tehsil, close to average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,126 residents.

Sohavi village has 591 males and 534 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Sohavi has about 904 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 898.

The pincode recorded for Sohavi is 140101. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Sohavi covers 243 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 4.6 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Sohavi falls under Khamanon tehsil of Fatehgarh Sahib district in Punjab.

The nearest railway station to Sohavi is Noganwan, about 6.5 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 village for Sohavi.

Sohavi is about 68 km from Fatehgarh Sahib in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Sohavi is in Khamanon tehsil of Fatehgarh Sahib district. Noganwan is about 6.5 km away. Khamanon is about 7.3 km away. Basi is about 7.7 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Burj (under 2 km), Hargana (under 2 km) and Mohan Majra (1.5 km).

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

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