About Sohar Village

Sohar is a large village in Karandighi tehsil, in the district of Uttar Dinajpur, West Bengal. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 4,893, made up of 2,500 males and 2,393 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 957 females per 1000 males. The village covers 504.34 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 733215, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Sohar Overview

Census 2011 figures for Sohar village
Description	Value
State	West Bengal
District	Uttar Dinajpur
Tehsil	Karandighi
Pincode	733215
Area (hectares)	504.34 hectares
Population	4,893
Male Population	2,500
Female Population	2,393
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	957
Bus Service (public)	Available within village
Bus Service (private)	Available within village
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Sohar compares

By the 2011 count Sohar is the 13th largest of the 200 villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 1,842 residents. Its 504.34 hectares work out to about 9.7 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 Sohar

Sohar is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Sohar 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 10+ km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Sohar from other places

Sohar lies about 9.3 km from Uttar Dinajpur, and the nearest railway station is Telta, about 8.2 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 Sohar
Tehsil headquarters	Karandighi	3.6 km
Nearest railway station	Telta	8.2 km
District headquarters	Uttar Dinajpur	9.3 km
Nearest town	Kishanganj	30 km

Villages closest to Sohar

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Sohar village had a population of 4,893. That makes it the 13th largest of the 200 villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,842 residents.

Sohar village has 2,500 males and 2,393 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Sohar has about 957 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 Sohar is 733215. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Sohar covers 504.34 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 9.7 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Sohar falls under Karandighi tehsil of Uttar Dinajpur district in West Bengal.

The nearest railway station to Sohar is Telta, about 8.2 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within 10+ km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within village and private bus service as Available within village for Sohar.

Sohar is about 9.3 km from Uttar Dinajpur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Sohar is in Karandighi tehsil of Uttar Dinajpur district. Karandighi is about 3.6 km away. Telta is about 8.2 km away. Uttar Dinajpur is about 9.3 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.