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About Soukhor Khurd Village

Soukhor Khurd is a small village in Khajni tehsil, in the district of Gorakhpur, Uttar Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 339, made up of 150 males and 189 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,260 females per 1000 males. The village covers 46.69 hectares hectares.

Soukhor Khurd Overview

Census 2011 figures for Soukhor Khurd village
Description Value
State Uttar Pradesh
District Gorakhpur
Tehsil Khajni
Area (hectares) 46.69 hectares
Population 339
Male Population 150
Female Population 189
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,260
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 Soukhor Khurd compares

By the 2011 count Soukhor Khurd is the 462nd largest of the 666 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 846 residents. Its 46.69 hectares work out to about 7.3 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 993.

Getting to Soukhor Khurd

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

Soukhor Khurd lies about 42 km from Gorakhpur, and the nearest railway station is Maghar, about 36 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 Soukhor Khurd
Tehsil headquarters Khajni 26 km
Nearest town Chillupār 35 km
Nearest railway station Maghar 36 km
District headquarters Gorakhpur 42 km

Villages closest to Soukhor Khurd

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Soukhor Khurd village had a population of 339. That makes it the 462nd largest of the 666 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 846 residents.

Soukhor Khurd village has 150 males and 189 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Soukhor Khurd has about 1260 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 993.

Soukhor Khurd covers 46.69 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 7.3 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Soukhor Khurd falls under Khajni tehsil of Gorakhpur district in Uttar Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Soukhor Khurd is Maghar, about 36 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 Soukhor Khurd.

Soukhor Khurd is about 42 km from Gorakhpur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Soukhor Khurd is in Khajni tehsil of Gorakhpur district. Khajni is about 26 km away. Chillupār is about 35 km away. Maghar is about 36 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Soukhor Bujurg (under 2 km), Rohari (under 2 km) and Gaur Ganj (under 2 km).

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

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