About Sohawal Village

Sohawal is a large village in Maharajganj tehsil, in the district of Mahrajganj, Uttar Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 2,856, made up of 1,447 males and 1,409 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 974 females per 1000 males. The village covers 234.03 hectares hectares.

Sohawal Overview

Census 2011 figures for Sohawal village
Description	Value
State	Uttar Pradesh
District	Mahrajganj
Tehsil	Maharajganj
Area (hectares)	234.03 hectares
Population	2,856
Male Population	1,447
Female Population	1,409
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	974
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 Sohawal compares

By the 2011 count Sohawal is the 128th largest of the 397 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little above average, where the typical village holds 2,521 residents. Its 234.03 hectares work out to about 12 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, a little above the tehsil average of 955.

Getting to Sohawal

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

Sohawal lies about 46 km from Mahrajganj, and the nearest railway station is Mahuawa Khurd, about 7.4 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 Sohawal
Nearest railway station	Mahuawa Khurd	7.4 km
Nearest town	Gorakhpur	22 km
Tehsil headquarters	Maharajganj	28 km
District headquarters	Mahrajganj	46 km

Villages closest to Sohawal

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Sohawal village had a population of 2,856. That makes it the 128th largest of the 397 villages in the tehsil, a little above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,521 residents.

Sohawal village has 1,447 males and 1,409 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Sohawal has about 974 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, a little above the tehsil average of 955.

Sohawal covers 234.03 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 12 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Sohawal falls under Maharajganj tehsil of Mahrajganj district in Uttar Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Sohawal is Mahuawa Khurd, about 7.4 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 Sohawal.

Sohawal is about 46 km from Mahrajganj in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Sohawal is in Maharajganj tehsil of Mahrajganj district. Mahuawa Khurd is about 7.4 km away. Gorakhpur is about 22 km away. Maharajganj is about 28 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.