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About Sohawal Village

Sohawal is a mid sized village in Dalmau tehsil, in the district of Rae Bareli, Uttar Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,070, made up of 571 males and 499 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 874 females per 1000 males. The village covers 149.31 hectares hectares.

Sohawal Overview

Census 2011 figures for Sohawal village
Description Value
State Uttar Pradesh
District Rae Bareli
Tehsil Dalmau
Area (hectares) 149.31 hectares
Population 1,070
Male Population 571
Female Population 499
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 874
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within <5 km distance

How Sohawal compares

By the 2011 count Sohawal is the 88th largest of the 193 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 1,465 residents. Its 149.31 hectares work out to about 7.2 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 950.

Getting to Sohawal

The census records public bus service for Sohawal as Available within <5 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within <5 km distance. 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 Sohawal from other places

Sohawal lies about 24 km from Rae Bareli, and the nearest railway station is Lalganj, about 3.2 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 Lalganj 3.2 km
Tehsil headquarters Dalmau 11 km
District headquarters Rae Bareli 24 km
Nearest town Raebareli 24 km

Villages closest to Sohawal

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Sohawal village had a population of 1,070. That makes it the 88th largest of the 193 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,465 residents.

Sohawal village has 571 males and 499 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Sohawal has about 874 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 950.

Sohawal covers 149.31 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 7.2 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Sohawal falls under Dalmau tehsil of Rae Bareli district in Uttar Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Sohawal is Lalganj, about 3.2 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 <5 km distance and private bus service as Available within <5 km distance for Sohawal.

Sohawal is about 24 km from Rae Bareli in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Sohawal is in Dalmau tehsil of Rae Bareli district. Lalganj is about 3.2 km away. Dalmau is about 11 km away. Rae Bareli is about 24 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Khairahani (under 2 km), Dakauli (1.7 km) and Risalpur Lotnaha (1.9 km).

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

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