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About Solkhian Village

Solkhian is a mid sized village in Rupnagar tehsil, in the district of Rupnagar, Punjab. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,590, made up of 821 males and 769 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 937 females per 1000 males. The village covers 215 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 140116, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Solkhian Overview

Census 2011 figures for Solkhian village
Description Value
State Punjab
District Rupnagar
Tehsil Rupnagar
Pincode 140116
Area (hectares) 215 hectares
Population 1,590
Male Population 821
Female Population 769
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 937
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Solkhian compares

By the 2011 count Solkhian is the 11th largest of the 157 villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 651 residents. Its 215 hectares work out to about 7.4 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, though that is well above the tehsil average of 892.

Getting to Solkhian

Solkhian is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Solkhian 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 5 - 10 km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Solkhian from other places

Solkhian lies about 8.1 km from Rupnagar, and the nearest railway station is Mianpur, about 3.7 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 Solkhian
Nearest railway station Mianpur 3.7 km
Nearest town Kūrāli 8.0 km
Tehsil headquarters Rupnagar 8.1 km

Villages closest to Solkhian

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Solkhian village had a population of 1,590. That makes it the 11th largest of the 157 villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 651 residents.

Solkhian village has 821 males and 769 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Solkhian has about 937 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, though that is well above the tehsil average of 892.

The pincode recorded for Solkhian is 140116. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Solkhian covers 215 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 7.4 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Solkhian falls under Rupnagar tehsil of Rupnagar district in Punjab.

The nearest railway station to Solkhian is Mianpur, about 3.7 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 km distance and private bus service as Available within <5 km distance for Solkhian.

Solkhian is about 8.1 km from Rupnagar in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Solkhian is in Rupnagar tehsil of Rupnagar district. Mianpur is about 3.7 km away. Kūrāli is about 8.0 km away. Rupnagar is about 8.1 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Khabra (under 2 km), Asmanpur (under 2 km) and Pathar Majra (2.1 km).

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

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