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About Sohalpur Village

Sohalpur is a small village in Jalandhar II tehsil, in the district of Jalandhar, Punjab. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 305, made up of 167 males and 138 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 826 females per 1000 males. The village covers 86.4 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 144301, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Sohalpur Overview

Census 2011 figures for Sohalpur village
Description Value
State Punjab
District Jalandhar
Tehsil Jalandhar II
Pincode 144301
Area (hectares) 86.4 hectares
Population 305
Male Population 167
Female Population 138
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 826
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 Sohalpur compares

By the 2011 count Sohalpur is the 192nd largest of the 233 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 999 residents. Its 86.4 hectares work out to about 3.5 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 945.

Getting to Sohalpur

Sohalpur is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Sohalpur 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 Sohalpur from other places

Sohalpur lies about 28 km from Jalandhar, and the nearest railway station is Bhogpur Sirwal, about 3.7 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 Sohalpur
Nearest railway station Bhogpur Sirwal 3.7 km
Nearest town Urmar 14 km
Tehsil headquarters Jalandhar II 28 km
District headquarters Jalandhar 28 km

Villages closest to Sohalpur

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Sohalpur village had a population of 305. That makes it the 192nd largest of the 233 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 999 residents.

Sohalpur village has 167 males and 138 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Sohalpur has about 826 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 945.

The pincode recorded for Sohalpur is 144301. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Sohalpur covers 86.4 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 3.5 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Sohalpur falls under Jalandhar II tehsil of Jalandhar district in Punjab.

The nearest railway station to Sohalpur is Bhogpur Sirwal, about 3.7 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 Sohalpur.

Sohalpur is about 28 km from Jalandhar in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Sohalpur is in Jalandhar II tehsil of Jalandhar district. Bhogpur Sirwal is about 3.7 km away. Urmar is about 14 km away. Jalandhar II is about 28 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Giganwal (under 2 km), Jandir (under 2 km) and Behram Srishta (under 2 km).

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

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