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About Sohari Village

Sohari is a mid sized village in Sagri tehsil, in the district of Azamgarh, Uttar Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 560, made up of 279 males and 281 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,007 females per 1000 males. The village covers 45.08 hectares hectares.

Sohari Overview

Census 2011 figures for Sohari village
Description Value
State Uttar Pradesh
District Azamgarh
Tehsil Sagri
Area (hectares) 45.08 hectares
Population 560
Male Population 279
Female Population 281
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,007
Bus Service (public) Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Sohari compares

By the 2011 count Sohari is the 459th largest of the 835 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 983 residents. Its 45.08 hectares work out to about 12 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, much in line with the tehsil average of 1014.

Getting to Sohari

Sohari is fairly remote, with both bus and rail more than ten kilometres away. The census records public bus service for Sohari as Available within 10+ km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within 10+ 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 Sohari from other places

Sohari lies about 10 km from Azamgarh. 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 Sohari
District headquarters Azamgarh 10 km
Tehsil headquarters Sagri 18 km

Villages closest to Sohari

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Sohari village had a population of 560. That makes it the 459th largest of the 835 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 983 residents.

Sohari village has 279 males and 281 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Sohari has about 1007 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, much in line with the tehsil average of 1014.

Sohari covers 45.08 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 12 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Sohari falls under Sagri tehsil of Azamgarh district in Uttar Pradesh.

The census record for Sohari notes the nearest railway station as Available within 10+ km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within 10+ km distance and private bus service as Available within 10+ km distance for Sohari.

Sohari is about 10 km from Azamgarh in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Sohari is in Sagri tehsil of Azamgarh district. Azamgarh is about 10 km away. Sagri 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 Kharagpur (under 2 km), Dharsan (under 2 km) and Barji (under 2 km).

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

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