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About Sohian Village

Sohian is a mid sized village in Payal tehsil, in the district of Ludhiana, Punjab. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,499, made up of 803 males and 696 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 867 females per 1000 males. The village covers 329 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 141119, 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 Payal
Pincode 141119
Area (hectares) 329 hectares
Population 1,499
Male Population 803
Female Population 696
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 867
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within <5 km distance

How Sohian compares

By the 2011 count Sohian is the 42nd largest of the 105 villages in the tehsil, which puts it close to average, where the typical village holds 1,644 residents. Its 329 hectares work out to about 4.6 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 912.

Getting to Sohian

Sohian 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 Sohian as Available within village. Private bus service is recorded as Available within village. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available within <5 km distance. The nearest villages by name are Shahpur, Siarh, Sihan Daud and Sihaura. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

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 Sohian

As per the Census of India 2011, Sohian village had a population of 1,499. That makes it the 42nd largest of the 105 villages in the tehsil, close to average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,644 residents.

Sohian village has 803 males and 696 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Sohian has about 867 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 912.

The pincode recorded for Sohian is 141119. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Sohian covers 329 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 4.6 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Sohian falls under Payal tehsil of Ludhiana district in Punjab.

The census record for Sohian notes the nearest railway station as Available within <5 km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within village and private bus service as Available within village for Sohian.

Sohian is in Payal tehsil of Ludhiana district. The district and tehsil pages linked from here list the neighbouring villages, which is usually the quickest way to place it on a map.

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

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