About Sohian Village

Sohian is a large village in Jagraon tehsil, in the district of Ludhiana, Punjab. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 2,619, made up of 1,370 males and 1,249 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 912 females per 1000 males. The village covers 588 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 142023, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Sohian Overview

Census 2011 figures for Sohian village
Description	Value
State	Punjab
District	Ludhiana
Tehsil	Jagraon
Pincode	142023
Area (hectares)	588 hectares
Population	2,619
Male Population	1,370
Female Population	1,249
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	912
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 Sohian compares

By the 2011 count Sohian is the 34th largest of the 139 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little above average, where the typical village holds 1,986 residents. Its 588 hectares work out to about 4.5 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 919.

Getting to Sohian

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

Sohian lies about 32 km from Ludhiana, and the nearest railway station is Chaukiman, about 3.1 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 Sohian
Nearest railway station	Chaukiman	3.1 km
Tehsil headquarters	Jagraon	6.6 km
District headquarters	Ludhiana	32 km

Villages closest to Sohian

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Sohian village had a population of 2,619. That makes it the 34th largest of the 139 villages in the tehsil, a little above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,986 residents.

Sohian village has 1,370 males and 1,249 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Sohian has about 912 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 919.

The pincode recorded for Sohian is 142023. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Sohian covers 588 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 4.5 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Sohian falls under Jagraon tehsil of Ludhiana district in Punjab.

The nearest railway station to Sohian is Chaukiman, about 3.1 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 Sohian.

Sohian is about 32 km from Ludhiana in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Sohian is in Jagraon tehsil of Ludhiana district. Chaukiman is about 3.1 km away. Jagraon is about 6.6 km away. Ludhiana is about 32 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.