About Sohaura Kalan Village

Sohaura Kalan is a large village in Pathankot tehsil, in the district of Gurdaspur, Punjab. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 2,369, made up of 1,200 males and 1,169 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 974 females per 1000 males. The village covers 345 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 143534, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Sohaura Kalan Overview

Census 2011 figures for Sohaura Kalan village
Description	Value
State	Punjab
District	Gurdaspur
Tehsil	Pathankot
Pincode	143534
Area (hectares)	345 hectares
Population	2,369
Male Population	1,200
Female Population	1,169
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	974
Bus Service (public)	Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private)	Available within village
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Sohaura Kalan compares

By the 2011 count Sohaura Kalan is the 25th largest of the 328 villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 992 residents. Its 345 hectares work out to about 6.9 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, well above the tehsil average of 934.

Getting to Sohaura Kalan

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

Sohaura Kalan lies about 24 km from Gurdaspur, and the nearest railway station is Jakolari, about 6.7 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 Sohaura Kalan
Nearest railway station	Jakolari	6.7 km
Nearest town	Dīnānagar	12 km
Tehsil headquarters	Pathankot	17 km
District headquarters	Gurdaspur	24 km

Villages closest to Sohaura Kalan

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Pathankot 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 Sohaura Kalan

As per the Census of India 2011, Sohaura Kalan village had a population of 2,369. That makes it the 25th largest of the 328 villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 992 residents.

Sohaura Kalan village has 1,200 males and 1,169 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Sohaura Kalan has about 974 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, well above the tehsil average of 934.

The pincode recorded for Sohaura Kalan is 143534. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Sohaura Kalan covers 345 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 6.9 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Sohaura Kalan falls under Pathankot tehsil of Gurdaspur district in Punjab.

The nearest railway station to Sohaura Kalan is Jakolari, about 6.7 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 10+ km distance and private bus service as Available within village for Sohaura Kalan.

Sohaura Kalan is about 24 km from Gurdaspur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Sohaura Kalan is in Pathankot tehsil of Gurdaspur district. Jakolari is about 6.7 km away. Dīnānagar is about 12 km away. Pathankot is about 17 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.