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About Sohian Village

Sohian is a mid sized village in Dasua tehsil, in the district of Hoshiarpur, Punjab. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 843, made up of 433 males and 410 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 947 females per 1000 males. The village covers 98 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 144204, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Sohian Overview

Census 2011 figures for Sohian village
Description Value
State Punjab
District Hoshiarpur
Tehsil Dasua
Pincode 144204
Area (hectares) 98 hectares
Population 843
Male Population 433
Female Population 410
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 947
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within <5 km distance

How Sohian compares

By the 2011 count Sohian is the 119th largest of the 361 villages in the tehsil, which puts it close to average, where the typical village holds 823 residents. Its 98 hectares work out to about 8.6 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, a little below the tehsil average of 984.

Getting to Sohian

Sohian 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 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 from other places

Sohian lies about 31 km from Hoshiarpur, and the nearest railway station is Khuda Kurala, about 2.8 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 Khuda Kurala 2.8 km
Nearest town Urmar 5.6 km
Tehsil headquarters Dasua 10 km
District headquarters Hoshiarpur 31 km

Villages closest to Sohian

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Sohian village had a population of 843. That makes it the 119th largest of the 361 villages in the tehsil, close to average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 823 residents.

Sohian village has 433 males and 410 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Sohian has about 947 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, a little below the tehsil average of 984.

The pincode recorded for Sohian is 144204. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Sohian covers 98 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 8.6 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Sohian falls under Dasua tehsil of Hoshiarpur district in Punjab.

The nearest railway station to Sohian is Khuda Kurala, about 2.8 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.

Sohian is about 31 km from Hoshiarpur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Sohian is in Dasua tehsil of Hoshiarpur district. Khuda Kurala is about 2.8 km away. Urmar is about 5.6 km away. Dasua is about 10 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Darga Heri (under 2 km), Bagol Kalan (under 2 km) and Jhajji Pind (under 2 km).

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

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