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About Sokhana Village

Sokhana is one of the larger villages in Hathras tehsil, in the district of Mahamaya Nagar, Uttar Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 5,516, made up of 2,983 males and 2,533 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 849 females per 1000 males. The village covers 477.37 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 204101, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Sokhana Overview

Census 2011 figures for Sokhana village
Description Value
State Uttar Pradesh
District Mahamaya Nagar
Tehsil Hathras
Pincode 204101
Area (hectares) 477.37 hectares
Population 5,516
Male Population 2,983
Female Population 2,533
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 849
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within <5 km distance

How Sokhana compares

By the 2011 count Sokhana is among the largest villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 1,440 residents. Its 477.37 hectares work out to about 12 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, a little below the tehsil average of 866.

Getting to Sokhana

Sokhana is well connected by rural standards, with buses in the village itself and a railway station close by. The census records public bus service for Sokhana as Available within village. Private bus service is recorded as Available within village. 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 Sokhana from other places

Sokhana lies about 8.7 km from Mahamaya Nagar, and the nearest railway station is Hathras City, about 2.6 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 Sokhana
Nearest railway station Hathras City 2.6 km
Tehsil headquarters Hathras 3.0 km
Nearest town Hāthras 3.0 km
District headquarters Mahamaya Nagar 8.7 km

Villages closest to Sokhana

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Sokhana village had a population of 5,516. That makes it among the largest villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,440 residents.

Sokhana village has 2,983 males and 2,533 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Sokhana has about 849 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, a little below the tehsil average of 866.

The pincode recorded for Sokhana is 204101. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Sokhana covers 477.37 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 12 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Sokhana falls under Hathras tehsil of Mahamaya Nagar district in Uttar Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Sokhana is Hathras City, about 2.6 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 village and private bus service as Available within village for Sokhana.

Sokhana is about 8.7 km from Mahamaya Nagar in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Sokhana is in Hathras tehsil of Mahamaya Nagar district. Hathras City is about 2.6 km away. Hathras is about 3.0 km away. Hāthras is about 3.0 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Dadanpur Dhakpura (under 2 km), Dhakpura (under 2 km) and Ratan Garhi (under 2 km).

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

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