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About Sohawal Village

Sohawal is a mid sized village in Sohawal tehsil, in the district of Faizabad, Uttar Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,318, made up of 681 males and 637 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 935 females per 1000 males. The village covers 90.31 hectares hectares.

Sohawal Overview

Census 2011 figures for Sohawal village
Description Value
State Uttar Pradesh
District Faizabad
Tehsil Sohawal
Area (hectares) 90.31 hectares
Population 1,318
Male Population 681
Female Population 637
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 935
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within village

How Sohawal compares

By the 2011 count Sohawal is the 105th largest of the 148 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 2,518 residents. Its 90.31 hectares work out to about 15 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, a little below the tehsil average of 966.

Getting to Sohawal

Sohawal 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 Sohawal as Available within <5 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within village. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available within village. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Sohawal from other places

Sohawal lies about 17 km from Faizabad, and the nearest railway station is Sohawal, about under 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 Sohawal
Nearest railway station Sohawal under 2 km
District headquarters Faizabad 17 km
Nearest town Fyzābād 17 km

Villages closest to Sohawal

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Sohawal village had a population of 1,318. That makes it the 105th largest of the 148 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,518 residents.

Sohawal village has 681 males and 637 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Sohawal has about 935 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, a little below the tehsil average of 966.

Sohawal covers 90.31 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 15 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Sohawal falls under Sohawal tehsil of Faizabad district in Uttar Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Sohawal is Sohawal, about under 2 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within village.

The census records public bus service as Available within <5 km distance and private bus service as Available within village for Sohawal.

Sohawal is about 17 km from Faizabad in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Sohawal is in Sohawal tehsil of Faizabad district. Sohawal is about under 2 km away. Faizabad is about 17 km away. Fyzābād is about 17 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Salhepur Nimaicha (under 2 km), Katrauli (under 2 km) and Sheikhpur Jafar (1.6 km).

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

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