About Sohansa Village

Sohansa is one of the larger villages in Machhlishahr tehsil, in the district of Jaunpur, Uttar Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 5,173, made up of 2,570 males and 2,603 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,013 females per 1000 males. The village covers 597.82 hectares hectares.

Sohansa Overview

Census 2011 figures for Sohansa village
Description	Value
State	Uttar Pradesh
District	Jaunpur
Tehsil	Machhlishahr
Area (hectares)	597.82 hectares
Population	5,173
Male Population	2,570
Female Population	2,603
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	1,013
Bus Service (public)	Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private)	Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Sohansa compares

By the 2011 count Sohansa is among the largest villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 1,380 residents. Its 597.82 hectares work out to about 8.7 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, though that is well below the tehsil average of 1061.

Getting to Sohansa

Sohansa is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Sohansa 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 5 - 10 km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Sohansa from other places

Sohansa lies about 52 km from Jaunpur, and the nearest railway station is Mungara Badshahpur, 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 Sohansa
Nearest railway station	Mungara Badshahpur	3.8 km
Nearest town	Phulpur	12 km
Tehsil headquarters	Machhlishahr	24 km
District headquarters	Jaunpur	52 km

Villages closest to Sohansa

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

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Common questions about Sohansa

As per the Census of India 2011, Sohansa village had a population of 5,173. That makes it among the largest villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,380 residents.

Sohansa village has 2,570 males and 2,603 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Sohansa has about 1013 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, though that is well below the tehsil average of 1061.

Sohansa covers 597.82 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 8.7 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Sohansa falls under Machhlishahr tehsil of Jaunpur district in Uttar Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Sohansa is Mungara Badshahpur, about 3.8 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within 5 - 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 Sohansa.

Sohansa is about 52 km from Jaunpur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Sohansa is in Machhlishahr tehsil of Jaunpur district. Mungara Badshahpur is about 3.8 km away. Phulpur is about 12 km away. Machhlishahr is about 24 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.