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About Pir Sohana Village

Pir Sohana is a mid sized village in Kharar tehsil, in the district of Sahibzada Ajit Singh Nagar, Punjab. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,062, made up of 574 males and 488 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 850 females per 1000 males. The village covers 271 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 140308, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Pir Sohana Overview

Census 2011 figures for Pir Sohana village
Description Value
State Punjab
District Sahibzada Ajit Singh Nagar
Tehsil Kharar
Pincode 140308
Area (hectares) 271 hectares
Population 1,062
Male Population 574
Female Population 488
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 850
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within <5 km distance

How Pir Sohana compares

By the 2011 count Pir Sohana is the 47th largest of the 179 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little above average, where the typical village holds 923 residents. Its 271 hectares work out to about 3.9 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, a little below the tehsil average of 875.

Getting to Pir Sohana

Pir Sohana 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 Pir Sohana 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. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Pir Sohana from other places

Pir Sohana lies about 14 km from Sahibzada Ajit Singh Nagar, and the nearest railway station is Kharar, about 4.3 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 Pir Sohana
Nearest railway station Kharar 4.3 km
District headquarters Sahibzada Ajit Singh Nagar 14 km

Villages closest to Pir Sohana

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Kharar 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 Pir Sohana

As per the Census of India 2011, Pir Sohana village had a population of 1,062. That makes it the 47th largest of the 179 villages in the tehsil, a little above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 923 residents.

Pir Sohana village has 574 males and 488 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Pir Sohana has about 850 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, a little below the tehsil average of 875.

The pincode recorded for Pir Sohana is 140308. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Pir Sohana covers 271 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 3.9 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Pir Sohana falls under Kharar tehsil of Sahibzada Ajit Singh Nagar district in Punjab.

The nearest railway station to Pir Sohana is Kharar, about 4.3 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it 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 Pir Sohana.

Pir Sohana is about 14 km from Sahibzada Ajit Singh Nagar in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Pir Sohana is in Kharar tehsil of Sahibzada Ajit Singh Nagar district. Kharar is about 4.3 km away. Sahibzada Ajit Singh Nagar is about 14 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Simbal Majra (under 2 km), Bhago Majra (under 2 km) and Bajheri (under 2 km).

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

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