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About Sohanpur Village

Sohanpur is one of the larger villages in Bhatpar Rani tehsil, in the district of Deoria, Uttar Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 8,986, made up of 4,441 males and 4,545 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,023 females per 1000 males. The village covers 610.49 hectares hectares.

Sohanpur Overview

Census 2011 figures for Sohanpur village
Description Value
State Uttar Pradesh
District Deoria
Tehsil Bhatpar Rani
Area (hectares) 610.49 hectares
Population 8,986
Male Population 4,441
Female Population 4,545
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,023
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within <5 km distance

How Sohanpur compares

By the 2011 count Sohanpur is the largest village in the tehsil by population, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 1,358 residents. Its 610.49 hectares work out to about 15 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, though that is a little below the tehsil average of 1053.

Getting to Sohanpur

Sohanpur 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 Sohanpur 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 Sohanpur from other places

Sohanpur lies about 40 km from Deoria, and the nearest railway station is Bankata, about 3.2 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 Sohanpur
Nearest railway station Bankata 3.2 km
Tehsil headquarters Bhatpar Rani 7.2 km
Nearest town Mairwa 9.9 km
District headquarters Deoria 40 km

Villages closest to Sohanpur

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Bhatpar Rani 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 Sohanpur

As per the Census of India 2011, Sohanpur village had a population of 8,986. That makes it the largest village in the tehsil by population, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,358 residents.

Sohanpur village has 4,441 males and 4,545 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Sohanpur has about 1023 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, though that is a little below the tehsil average of 1053.

Sohanpur covers 610.49 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 15 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Sohanpur falls under Bhatpar Rani tehsil of Deoria district in Uttar Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Sohanpur is Bankata, about 3.2 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 Sohanpur.

Sohanpur is about 40 km from Deoria in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Sohanpur is in Bhatpar Rani tehsil of Deoria district. Bankata is about 3.2 km away. Bhatpar Rani is about 7.2 km away. Mairwa is about 9.9 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Mandipur (under 2 km), Jaitpura (under 2 km) and Kotha (under 2 km).

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

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