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About Sohal Khurd Village

Sohal Khurd is a mid sized village in Nakodar tehsil, in the district of Jalandhar, Punjab. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 837, made up of 419 males and 418 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 998 females per 1000 males. The village covers 71 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 144044, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Sohal Khurd Overview

Census 2011 figures for Sohal Khurd village
Description Value
State Punjab
District Jalandhar
Tehsil Nakodar
Pincode 144044
Area (hectares) 71 hectares
Population 837
Male Population 419
Female Population 418
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 998
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within <5 km distance

How Sohal Khurd compares

By the 2011 count Sohal Khurd is the 79th largest of the 143 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 1,176 residents. Its 71 hectares work out to about 12 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 950.

Getting to Sohal Khurd

Sohal Khurd 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 Sohal Khurd 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 Sohal Khurd from other places

Sohal Khurd lies about 27 km from Jalandhar, and the nearest railway station is Nakodar Junction, about 1.5 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 Sohal Khurd
Nearest railway station Nakodar Junction 1.5 km
Tehsil headquarters Nakodar 3.0 km
District headquarters Jalandhar 27 km

Villages closest to Sohal Khurd

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Sohal Khurd village had a population of 837. That makes it the 79th largest of the 143 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,176 residents.

Sohal Khurd village has 419 males and 418 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Sohal Khurd has about 998 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, well above the tehsil average of 950.

The pincode recorded for Sohal Khurd is 144044. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Sohal Khurd covers 71 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 12 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Sohal Khurd falls under Nakodar tehsil of Jalandhar district in Punjab.

The nearest railway station to Sohal Khurd is Nakodar Junction, about 1.5 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 Sohal Khurd.

Sohal Khurd is about 27 km from Jalandhar in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Sohal Khurd is in Nakodar tehsil of Jalandhar district. Nakodar Junction is about 1.5 km away. Nakodar is about 3.0 km away. Jalandhar is about 27 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Budhi Pind (under 2 km), Aulak (under 2 km) and Bara Aslam (1.8 km).

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

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