About Sohipur Village

Sohipur is a large village in Bikapur tehsil, in the district of Faizabad, Uttar Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 3,257, made up of 1,670 males and 1,587 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 950 females per 1000 males. The village covers 456.36 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 224205, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Sohipur Overview

Census 2011 figures for Sohipur village
Description	Value
State	Uttar Pradesh
District	Faizabad
Tehsil	Bikapur
Pincode	224205
Area (hectares)	456.36 hectares
Population	3,257
Male Population	1,670
Female Population	1,587
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	950
Bus Service (public)	Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private)	Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Sohipur compares

By the 2011 count Sohipur is the 24th largest of the 335 villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 1,289 residents. Its 456.36 hectares work out to about 7.1 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, though that is well below the tehsil average of 1013.

Getting to Sohipur

Sohipur is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Sohipur as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within 5 - 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 Sohipur from other places

Sohipur lies about 38 km from Faizabad, and the nearest railway station is Kurebhar railway station, about 13 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 Sohipur
Nearest railway station	Kurebhar railway station	13 km
Tehsil headquarters	Bikapur	20 km
Nearest town	Sultānpur	26 km
District headquarters	Faizabad	38 km

Villages closest to Sohipur

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

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Common questions about Sohipur

As per the Census of India 2011, Sohipur village had a population of 3,257. That makes it the 24th largest of the 335 villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,289 residents.

Sohipur village has 1,670 males and 1,587 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Sohipur has about 950 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, though that is well below the tehsil average of 1013.

The pincode recorded for Sohipur is 224205. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Sohipur covers 456.36 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 7.1 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Sohipur falls under Bikapur tehsil of Faizabad district in Uttar Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Sohipur is Kurebhar railway station, about 13 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within 10+ km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within 5 - 10 km distance and private bus service as Available within 5 - 10 km distance for Sohipur.

Sohipur is about 38 km from Faizabad in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Sohipur is in Bikapur tehsil of Faizabad district. Kurebhar railway station is about 13 km away. Bikapur is about 20 km away. Sultānpur is about 26 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.