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About Sohasa Village

Sohasa is a mid sized village in Gorakhpur tehsil, in the district of Gorakhpur, Uttar Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,773, made up of 970 males and 803 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 828 females per 1000 males. The village covers 126.46 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 273152, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Sohasa Overview

Census 2011 figures for Sohasa village
Description Value
State Uttar Pradesh
District Gorakhpur
Tehsil Gorakhpur
Pincode 273152
Area (hectares) 126.46 hectares
Population 1,773
Male Population 970
Female Population 803
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 828
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within <5 km distance

How Sohasa compares

By the 2011 count Sohasa is the 177th largest of the 419 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 2,065 residents. Its 126.46 hectares work out to about 14 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 944.

Getting to Sohasa

The census records public bus service for Sohasa 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 <5 km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Sohasa from other places

Sohasa lies about 17 km from Gorakhpur, and the nearest railway station is Pipraich, about 3.8 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 Sohasa
Nearest railway station Pipraich 3.8 km
Tehsil headquarters Gorakhpur 17 km

Villages closest to Sohasa

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Sohasa village had a population of 1,773. That makes it the 177th largest of the 419 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,065 residents.

Sohasa village has 970 males and 803 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Sohasa has about 828 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 944.

The pincode recorded for Sohasa is 273152. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Sohasa covers 126.46 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 14 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Sohasa falls under Gorakhpur tehsil of Gorakhpur district in Uttar Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Sohasa is Pipraich, about 3.8 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within <5 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 Sohasa.

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

Sohasa is in Gorakhpur tehsil of Gorakhpur district. Pipraich is about 3.8 km away. Gorakhpur 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 Sirsia (under 2 km), Siuria (under 2 km) and Niyamatpur (under 2 km).

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

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