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About Sohne Majra Village

Sohne Majra is a mid sized village in Rajpura tehsil, in the district of Patiala, Punjab. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 928, made up of 486 males and 442 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 909 females per 1000 males. The village covers 237 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 140702, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Sohne Majra Overview

Census 2011 figures for Sohne Majra village
Description Value
State Punjab
District Patiala
Tehsil Rajpura
Pincode 140702
Area (hectares) 237 hectares
Population 928
Male Population 486
Female Population 442
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 909
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Sohne Majra compares

By the 2011 count Sohne Majra is the 117th largest of the 236 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 1,174 residents. Its 237 hectares work out to about 3.9 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, though that is a little above the tehsil average of 880.

Getting to Sohne Majra

Sohne Majra is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Sohne Majra as Available within <5 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within <5 km distance. 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 Sohne Majra from other places

Sohne Majra lies about 41 km from Patiala, and the nearest railway station is Kharar, about 9.4 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 Sohne Majra
Nearest railway station Kharar 9.4 km
Nearest town Mohali 9.7 km
Tehsil headquarters Rajpura 18 km
District headquarters Patiala 41 km

Villages closest to Sohne Majra

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Rajpura 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 Sohne Majra

As per the Census of India 2011, Sohne Majra village had a population of 928. That makes it the 117th largest of the 236 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,174 residents.

Sohne Majra village has 486 males and 442 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Sohne Majra has about 909 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, though that is a little above the tehsil average of 880.

The pincode recorded for Sohne Majra is 140702. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Sohne Majra covers 237 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 3.9 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Sohne Majra falls under Rajpura tehsil of Patiala district in Punjab.

The nearest railway station to Sohne Majra is Kharar, about 9.4 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 <5 km distance and private bus service as Available within <5 km distance for Sohne Majra.

Sohne Majra is about 41 km from Patiala in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Sohne Majra is in Rajpura tehsil of Patiala district. Kharar is about 9.4 km away. Mohali is about 9.7 km away. Rajpura 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 Gobindgarh Dhakli Jand Mangholi (3.1 km), Manakpur (5.0 km) and Khera Gajju (6.9 km).

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

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