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About Sohair Village

Sohair is a large village in Itahar tehsil, in the district of Uttar Dinajpur, West Bengal. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 3,381, made up of 1,740 males and 1,641 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 943 females per 1000 males. The village covers 568.5 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 733128, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Sohair Overview

Census 2011 figures for Sohair village
Description Value
State West Bengal
District Uttar Dinajpur
Tehsil Itahar
Pincode 733128
Area (hectares) 568.5 hectares
Population 3,381
Male Population 1,740
Female Population 1,641
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 943
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Sohair compares

By the 2011 count Sohair is the 15th largest of the 218 villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 1,365 residents. Its 568.5 hectares work out to about 5.9 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 955.

Getting to Sohair

Sohair is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Sohair 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 10+ km distance. The nearest villages by name are Shishai, Shurun, Shyampur and Sibrampur. 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 Sohair

As per the Census of India 2011, Sohair village had a population of 3,381. That makes it the 15th largest of the 218 villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,365 residents.

Sohair village has 1,740 males and 1,641 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Sohair has about 943 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 955.

The pincode recorded for Sohair is 733128. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Sohair covers 568.5 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 5.9 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Sohair falls under Itahar tehsil of Uttar Dinajpur district in West Bengal.

The census record for Sohair notes the nearest railway station as Available within 10+ 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 Sohair.

Sohair is in Itahar tehsil of Uttar Dinajpur 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 Sohair today is likely to be higher.

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