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About Sohali Village

Sohali is a mid sized village in Mukerian tehsil, in the district of Hoshiarpur, Punjab. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 535, made up of 275 males and 260 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 945 females per 1000 males. The village covers 103 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 144214, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Sohali Overview

Census 2011 figures for Sohali village
Description Value
State Punjab
District Hoshiarpur
Tehsil Mukerian
Pincode 144214
Area (hectares) 103 hectares
Population 535
Male Population 275
Female Population 260
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 945
Bus Service (public) Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Sohali compares

By the 2011 count Sohali is the 193rd largest of the 295 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 908 residents. Its 103 hectares work out to about 5.2 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 995.

Getting to Sohali

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

Sohali lies about 72 km from Hoshiarpur, and the nearest railway station is Sohal, about under 2 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 Sohali
Nearest railway station Sohal under 2 km
Nearest town Dhāriwāl 3.6 km
Tehsil headquarters Mukerian 25 km
District headquarters Hoshiarpur 72 km

Villages closest to Sohali

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Sohali village had a population of 535. That makes it the 193rd largest of the 295 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 908 residents.

Sohali village has 275 males and 260 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Sohali has about 945 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 995.

The pincode recorded for Sohali is 144214. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Sohali covers 103 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 5.2 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Sohali falls under Mukerian tehsil of Hoshiarpur district in Punjab.

The nearest railway station to Sohali is Sohal, about under 2 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 Sohali.

Sohali is about 72 km from Hoshiarpur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Sohali is in Mukerian tehsil of Hoshiarpur district. Sohal is about under 2 km away. Dhāriwāl is about 3.6 km away. Mukerian is about 25 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Singhpur (4.6 km), Badhan (5.0 km) and Balo Chohan (6.4 km).

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

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