About Sohal Jagir Village

Sohal Jagir is a mid sized village in Shahkot tehsil, in the district of Jalandhar, Punjab. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,643, made up of 846 males and 797 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 942 females per 1000 males. The village covers 569 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 144703, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Sohal Jagir Overview

Census 2011 figures for Sohal Jagir village
Description	Value
State	Punjab
District	Jalandhar
Tehsil	Shahkot
Pincode	144703
Area (hectares)	569 hectares
Population	1,643
Male Population	846
Female Population	797
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	942
Bus Service (public)	Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private)	Available within village
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Sohal Jagir compares

By the 2011 count Sohal Jagir is the 15th largest of the 173 villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 806 residents. Its 569 hectares work out to about 2.9 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 956.

Getting to Sohal Jagir

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

Sohal Jagir lies about 33 km from Jalandhar, and the nearest railway station is Gahandran, about 5.9 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 Jagir
Nearest railway station	Gahandran	5.9 km
Tehsil headquarters	Shahkot	7.2 km
Nearest town	Nakodar	9.1 km
District headquarters	Jalandhar	33 km

Villages closest to Sohal Jagir

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Sohal Jagir village had a population of 1,643. That makes it the 15th largest of the 173 villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 806 residents.

Sohal Jagir village has 846 males and 797 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Sohal Jagir has about 942 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 956.

The pincode recorded for Sohal Jagir is 144703. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Sohal Jagir covers 569 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.9 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Sohal Jagir falls under Shahkot tehsil of Jalandhar district in Punjab.

The nearest railway station to Sohal Jagir is Gahandran, about 5.9 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 Sohal Jagir.

Sohal Jagir is about 33 km from Jalandhar in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Sohal Jagir is in Shahkot tehsil of Jalandhar district. Gahandran is about 5.9 km away. Shahkot is about 7.2 km away. Nakodar is about 9.1 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.