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About Sohara Village

Sohara is a mid sized village in Murarai I tehsil, in the district of Birbhum, West Bengal. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,816, made up of 931 males and 885 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 951 females per 1000 males. The village covers 143.96 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 731238, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Sohara Overview

Census 2011 figures for Sohara village
Description Value
State West Bengal
District Birbhum
Tehsil Murarai I
Pincode 731238
Area (hectares) 143.96 hectares
Population 1,816
Male Population 931
Female Population 885
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 951
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within village

How Sohara compares

By the 2011 count Sohara is the 32nd largest of the 76 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 2,210 residents. Its 143.96 hectares work out to about 13 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, much in line with the tehsil average of 952.

Getting to Sohara

The census records public bus service for Sohara 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 village. The nearest villages by name are Santoshpur, Sarduari, Shrinibaspur and Singhanagar. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

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 Sohara

As per the Census of India 2011, Sohara village had a population of 1,816. That makes it the 32nd largest of the 76 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,210 residents.

Sohara village has 931 males and 885 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Sohara has about 951 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, much in line with the tehsil average of 952.

The pincode recorded for Sohara is 731238. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Sohara covers 143.96 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 13 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Sohara falls under Murarai I tehsil of Birbhum district in West Bengal.

The census record for Sohara notes the nearest railway station as Available within village.

The census records public bus service as Available within <5 km distance and private bus service as Available within <5 km distance for Sohara.

Sohara is in Murarai I tehsil of Birbhum district. The district and tehsil pages linked from here list the neighbouring villages, which is usually the quickest way to place it on a map.

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

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