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About Sohna Village

Sohna is a large village in Tarabganj tehsil, in the district of Gonda, Uttar Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 2,223, made up of 1,154 males and 1,069 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 926 females per 1000 males. The village covers 496.53 hectares hectares.

Sohna Overview

Census 2011 figures for Sohna village
Description Value
State Uttar Pradesh
District Gonda
Tehsil Tarabganj
Area (hectares) 496.53 hectares
Population 2,223
Male Population 1,154
Female Population 1,069
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 926
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Sohna compares

By the 2011 count Sohna is the 115th largest of the 341 villages in the tehsil, which puts it close to average, where the typical village holds 2,094 residents. Its 496.53 hectares work out to about 4.5 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 939.

Getting to Sohna

Sohna is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Sohna as Available within <5 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within <5 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 Sohna from other places

Sohna lies about 19 km from Gonda, and the nearest railway station is Motiganj, about 7.3 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 Sohna
Nearest railway station Motiganj 7.3 km
Tehsil headquarters Tarabganj 15 km
District headquarters Gonda 19 km
Nearest town Gondā City 19 km

Villages closest to Sohna

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Sohna village had a population of 2,223. That makes it the 115th largest of the 341 villages in the tehsil, close to average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,094 residents.

Sohna village has 1,154 males and 1,069 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Sohna has about 926 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 939.

Sohna covers 496.53 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 4.5 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Sohna falls under Tarabganj tehsil of Gonda district in Uttar Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Sohna is Motiganj, about 7.3 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 km distance and private bus service as Available within <5 km distance for Sohna.

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

Sohna is in Tarabganj tehsil of Gonda district. Motiganj is about 7.3 km away. Tarabganj is about 15 km away. Gonda 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 Karauda (under 2 km), Bhikhampur (under 2 km) and Matheypur (under 2 km).

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

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