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About Sohawa Village

Sohawa is a mid sized village in Tarn Taran tehsil, in the district of Tarn Taran, Punjab. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,384, made up of 737 males and 647 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 878 females per 1000 males. The village covers 304 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 143410, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Sohawa Overview

Census 2011 figures for Sohawa village
Description Value
State Punjab
District Tarn Taran
Tehsil Tarn Taran
Pincode 143410
Area (hectares) 304 hectares
Population 1,384
Male Population 737
Female Population 647
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 878
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 Sohawa compares

By the 2011 count Sohawa is the 117th largest of the 188 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 2,215 residents. Its 304 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, a little below the tehsil average of 910.

Getting to Sohawa

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

Sohawa lies about 19 km from Tarn Taran. 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 Sohawa
Nearest town Patti 11 km
Tehsil headquarters Tarn Taran 19 km

Villages closest to Sohawa

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Tarn Taran 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 Sohawa

As per the Census of India 2011, Sohawa village had a population of 1,384. That makes it the 117th largest of the 188 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,215 residents.

Sohawa village has 737 males and 647 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Sohawa has about 878 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, a little below the tehsil average of 910.

The pincode recorded for Sohawa is 143410. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Sohawa covers 304 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 4.6 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Sohawa falls under Tarn Taran tehsil of Tarn Taran district in Punjab.

The census record for Sohawa notes the nearest railway station 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 Sohawa.

Sohawa is about 19 km from Tarn Taran in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Sohawa is in Tarn Taran tehsil of Tarn Taran district. Patti is about 11 km away. Tarn Taran is about 19 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Thathi (2.7 km), Thathian Mahantan (2.7 km) and Mohanpura (3.0 km).

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

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