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About Sohant Village

Sohant is a large village in Hasanpur tehsil, in the district of Jyotiba Phule Nagar, Uttar Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 3,749, made up of 1,954 males and 1,795 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 919 females per 1000 males. The village covers 646.29 hectares hectares.

Sohant Overview

Census 2011 figures for Sohant village
Description Value
State Uttar Pradesh
District Jyotiba Phule Nagar
Tehsil Hasanpur
Area (hectares) 646.29 hectares
Population 3,749
Male Population 1,954
Female Population 1,795
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 919
Bus Service (public) Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Sohant compares

By the 2011 count Sohant is the 23rd largest of the 305 villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 1,667 residents. Its 646.29 hectares work out to about 5.8 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, though that is a little above the tehsil average of 896.

Getting to Sohant

Sohant is fairly remote, with both bus and rail more than ten kilometres away. The census records public bus service for Sohant as Available within 10+ km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within 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 Sohant from other places

Sohant lies about 31 km from Jyotiba Phule Nagar, and the nearest railway station is Garhmuktesar Bridge, about 23 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 Sohant
Tehsil headquarters Hasanpur 12 km
Nearest railway station Garhmuktesar Bridge 23 km
District headquarters Jyotiba Phule Nagar 31 km

Villages closest to Sohant

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Sohant village had a population of 3,749. That makes it the 23rd largest of the 305 villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,667 residents.

Sohant village has 1,954 males and 1,795 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Sohant has about 919 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, though that is a little above the tehsil average of 896.

Sohant covers 646.29 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 5.8 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Sohant falls under Hasanpur tehsil of Jyotiba Phule Nagar district in Uttar Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Sohant is Garhmuktesar Bridge, about 23 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 10+ km distance and private bus service as Available within 10+ km distance for Sohant.

Sohant is about 31 km from Jyotiba Phule Nagar in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Sohant is in Hasanpur tehsil of Jyotiba Phule Nagar district. Hasanpur is about 12 km away. Garhmuktesar Bridge is about 23 km away. Jyotiba Phule Nagar is about 31 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Jijharpur (under 2 km), Chamar Patei (2.2 km) and Firozpur Badlu (2.2 km).

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

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