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About Sohal Khalsa Village

Sohal Khalsa is a mid sized village in Shahkot tehsil, in the district of Jalandhar, Punjab. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 568, made up of 289 males and 279 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 965 females per 1000 males. The village covers 133 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 144701, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Sohal Khalsa Overview

Census 2011 figures for Sohal Khalsa village
Description Value
State Punjab
District Jalandhar
Tehsil Shahkot
Pincode 144701
Area (hectares) 133 hectares
Population 568
Male Population 289
Female Population 279
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 965
Bus Service (public) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Sohal Khalsa compares

By the 2011 count Sohal Khalsa is the 106th largest of the 173 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 806 residents. Its 133 hectares work out to about 4.3 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, much in line with the tehsil average of 956.

Getting to Sohal Khalsa

Sohal Khalsa is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Sohal Khalsa as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within village. 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 Sohal Khalsa from other places

Sohal Khalsa lies about 30 km from Jalandhar, and the nearest railway station is Dudwindi, about 6.9 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 Khalsa
Nearest railway station Dudwindi 6.9 km
Tehsil headquarters Shahkot 12 km
Nearest town Nakodar 18 km
District headquarters Jalandhar 30 km

Villages closest to Sohal Khalsa

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.

Common questions about Sohal Khalsa

As per the Census of India 2011, Sohal Khalsa village had a population of 568. That makes it the 106th largest of the 173 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 806 residents.

Sohal Khalsa village has 289 males and 279 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Sohal Khalsa has about 965 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, much in line with the tehsil average of 956.

The pincode recorded for Sohal Khalsa is 144701. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Sohal Khalsa covers 133 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 4.3 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

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

The nearest railway station to Sohal Khalsa is Dudwindi, about 6.9 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 - 10 km distance and private bus service as Available within village for Sohal Khalsa.

Sohal Khalsa is about 30 km from Jalandhar in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Sohal Khalsa is in Shahkot tehsil of Jalandhar district. Dudwindi is about 6.9 km away. Shahkot is about 12 km away. Nakodar is about 18 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Mala (under 2 km), Rayewal Bet (under 2 km) and Mehmadpur (under 2 km).

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

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