About Sohian Village

Sohian is a mid sized village in Batala tehsil, in the district of Gurdaspur, Punjab. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 604, made up of 312 males and 292 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 936 females per 1000 males. The village covers 114 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 143515, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Sohian Overview

Census 2011 figures for Sohian village
Description	Value
State	Punjab
District	Gurdaspur
Tehsil	Batala
Pincode	143515
Area (hectares)	114 hectares
Population	604
Male Population	312
Female Population	292
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	936
Bus Service (public)	Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private)	Available within village
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Sohian compares

By the 2011 count Sohian is the 268th largest of the 351 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 1,329 residents. Its 114 hectares work out to about 5.3 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, though that is a little above the tehsil average of 910.

Getting to Sohian

Sohian is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Sohian as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. 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 Sohian from other places

Sohian lies about 56 km from Gurdaspur, 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
Nearest railway station	Majitha	3.5 km
Nearest town	Nangli	7.0 km
Tehsil headquarters	Batala	28 km
District headquarters	Gurdaspur	56 km

Villages closest to Sohian

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Sohian village had a population of 604. That makes it the 268th largest of the 351 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,329 residents.

Sohian village has 312 males and 292 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Sohian has about 936 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, though that is a little above the tehsil average of 910.

The pincode recorded for Sohian is 143515. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Sohian covers 114 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 5.3 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Sohian falls under Batala tehsil of Gurdaspur district in Punjab.

The nearest railway station to Sohian is Majitha, about 3.5 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 5 - 10 km distance and private bus service as Available within village for Sohian.

Sohian is about 56 km from Gurdaspur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Sohian is in Batala tehsil of Gurdaspur district. Majitha is about 3.5 km away. Nangli is about 7.0 km away. Batala is about 28 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.