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About Sohgaura Village

Sohgaura is a large village in Bansgaon tehsil, in the district of Gorakhpur, Uttar Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 2,054, made up of 1,007 males and 1,047 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,040 females per 1000 males. The village covers 73.86 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 273413, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Sohgaura Overview

Census 2011 figures for Sohgaura village
Description Value
State Uttar Pradesh
District Gorakhpur
Tehsil Bansgaon
Pincode 273413
Area (hectares) 73.86 hectares
Population 2,054
Male Population 1,007
Female Population 1,047
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,040
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 Sohgaura compares

By the 2011 count Sohgaura is the 48th largest of the 443 villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 932 residents. Its 73.86 hectares work out to about 28 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, a little above the tehsil average of 1003.

Getting to Sohgaura

Sohgaura is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Sohgaura 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 Sohgaura from other places

Sohgaura lies about 26 km from Gorakhpur, and the nearest railway station is Sardarnagar, about 18 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 Sohgaura
Tehsil headquarters Bansgaon 9.6 km
Nearest railway station Sardarnagar 18 km
Nearest town Rūdarpur 20 km
District headquarters Gorakhpur 26 km

Villages closest to Sohgaura

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Sohgaura village had a population of 2,054. That makes it the 48th largest of the 443 villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 932 residents.

Sohgaura village has 1,007 males and 1,047 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Sohgaura has about 1040 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, a little above the tehsil average of 1003.

The pincode recorded for Sohgaura is 273413. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Sohgaura covers 73.86 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 28 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area.

Sohgaura falls under Bansgaon tehsil of Gorakhpur district in Uttar Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Sohgaura is Sardarnagar, about 18 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 Sohgaura.

Sohgaura is about 26 km from Gorakhpur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Sohgaura is in Bansgaon tehsil of Gorakhpur district. Bansgaon is about 9.6 km away. Sardarnagar is about 18 km away. Rūdarpur is about 20 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Tikari (under 2 km), Barigaon (under 2 km) and Kalani (under 2 km).

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

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