About Soharai Village

Soharai is a large village in Raiganj tehsil, in the district of Uttar Dinajpur, West Bengal. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 4,449, made up of 2,333 males and 2,116 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 907 females per 1000 males. The village covers 332.65 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 733134, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Soharai Overview

Census 2011 figures for Soharai village
Description	Value
State	West Bengal
District	Uttar Dinajpur
Tehsil	Raiganj
Pincode	733134
Area (hectares)	332.65 hectares
Population	4,449
Male Population	2,333
Female Population	2,116
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	907
Bus Service (public)	Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private)	Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Soharai compares

By the 2011 count Soharai is the 17th largest of the 221 villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 1,874 residents. Its 332.65 hectares work out to about 13 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, a little below the tehsil average of 941.

Getting to Soharai

Soharai is fairly remote, with both bus and rail more than ten kilometres away. The census records public bus service for Soharai as Available within 10+ km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within 10+ km distance. 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 Soharai from other places

Soharai lies about 64 km from Uttar Dinajpur, and the nearest railway station is Malahar, about 4.2 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 Soharai
Nearest railway station	Malahar	4.2 km
Tehsil headquarters	Raiganj	34 km
Nearest town	Rāiganj	34 km
District headquarters	Uttar Dinajpur	64 km

Villages closest to Soharai

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Soharai village had a population of 4,449. That makes it the 17th largest of the 221 villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,874 residents.

Soharai village has 2,333 males and 2,116 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Soharai has about 907 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, a little below the tehsil average of 941.

The pincode recorded for Soharai is 733134. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Soharai covers 332.65 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 13 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Soharai falls under Raiganj tehsil of Uttar Dinajpur district in West Bengal.

The nearest railway station to Soharai is Malahar, about 4.2 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 10+ km distance and private bus service as Available within 10+ km distance for Soharai.

Soharai is about 64 km from Uttar Dinajpur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Soharai is in Raiganj tehsil of Uttar Dinajpur district. Malahar is about 4.2 km away. Raiganj is about 34 km away. Rāiganj is about 34 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.