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About Sokahna Village

Sokahna is a small village in Bansgaon tehsil, in the district of Gorakhpur, Uttar Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 312, made up of 148 males and 164 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,108 females per 1000 males. The village covers 7.85 hectares hectares.

Sokahna Overview

Census 2011 figures for Sokahna village
Description Value
State Uttar Pradesh
District Gorakhpur
Tehsil Bansgaon
Area (hectares) 7.85 hectares
Population 312
Male Population 148
Female Population 164
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,108
Bus Service (public) Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available

How Sokahna compares

By the 2011 count Sokahna is the 327th largest of the 443 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 932 residents. Its 7.85 hectares work out to about 40 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1003.

Getting to Sokahna

The census records public bus service for Sokahna as Available within 10+ km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within <5 km distance. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Sokahna from other places

Sokahna lies about 18 km from Gorakhpur, and the nearest railway station is Kusmhi, about 14 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 Sokahna
Tehsil headquarters Bansgaon 8.3 km
Nearest railway station Kusmhi 14 km
District headquarters Gorakhpur 18 km

Villages closest to Sokahna

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 Sokahna

As per the Census of India 2011, Sokahna village had a population of 312. That makes it the 327th largest of the 443 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 932 residents.

Sokahna village has 148 males and 164 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Sokahna has about 1108 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1003.

Sokahna covers 7.85 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 40 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area.

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

The nearest railway station to Sokahna is Kusmhi, about 14 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available.

The census records public bus service as Available within 10+ km distance and private bus service as Available within <5 km distance for Sokahna.

Sokahna is about 18 km from Gorakhpur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Sokahna is in Bansgaon tehsil of Gorakhpur district. Bansgaon is about 8.3 km away. Kusmhi is about 14 km away. Gorakhpur is about 18 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Suadda (under 2 km), Charpan Khurd (under 2 km) and Naurdeor (under 2 km).

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

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