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About Sohna Sandar Village

Sohna Sandar is a mid sized village in Jalalabad tehsil, in the district of Firozpur, Punjab. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,082, made up of 571 males and 511 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 895 females per 1000 males. The village covers 203 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 152024, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Sohna Sandar Overview

Census 2011 figures for Sohna Sandar village
Description Value
State Punjab
District Firozpur
Tehsil Jalalabad
Pincode 152024
Area (hectares) 203 hectares
Population 1,082
Male Population 571
Female Population 511
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 895
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Sohna Sandar compares

By the 2011 count Sohna Sandar is the 95th largest of the 205 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 1,456 residents. Its 203 hectares work out to about 5.3 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, a little below the tehsil average of 919.

Getting to Sohna Sandar

Sohna Sandar is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Sohna Sandar as Available within <5 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within <5 km distance. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Sohna Sandar from other places

Sohna Sandar lies about 55 km from Firozpur, and the nearest railway station is D.A.V. College, about 4.5 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 Sohna Sandar
Nearest railway station D.A.V. College 4.5 km
Tehsil headquarters Jalalabad 5.7 km
Nearest town Jalālābād 5.7 km
District headquarters Firozpur 55 km

Villages closest to Sohna Sandar

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Jalalabad 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 Sohna Sandar

As per the Census of India 2011, Sohna Sandar village had a population of 1,082. That makes it the 95th largest of the 205 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,456 residents.

Sohna Sandar village has 571 males and 511 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Sohna Sandar has about 895 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, a little below the tehsil average of 919.

The pincode recorded for Sohna Sandar is 152024. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Sohna Sandar covers 203 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 5.3 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Sohna Sandar falls under Jalalabad tehsil of Firozpur district in Punjab.

The nearest railway station to Sohna Sandar is D.A.V. College, about 4.5 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within 5 - 10 km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within <5 km distance and private bus service as Available within <5 km distance for Sohna Sandar.

Sohna Sandar is about 55 km from Firozpur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Sohna Sandar is in Jalalabad tehsil of Firozpur district. D.A.V. College is about 4.5 km away. Jalalabad is about 5.7 km away. Jalālābād is about 5.7 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Chak Sohna Sandar (under 2 km), Chak Sarian (under 2 km) and Chak Sukhera (2.1 km).

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

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