Sohara, Murarai - I, Birbhum, West Bengal, India

Content updated on May 15, 2024.

Geographic Location of Sohara


The village Sohara is located in Murarai - I C.D.Block of Birbhum District in the State of West Bengal in India. It comes under Murarai - I Community Development Block.

Travel and Communication for Sohara


There is a railway station in the village.

Postal Address:
Sohara,
Birbhum,
West Bengal, India
PIN - 731238

Climate Change, Weather and Environment Reports / Data for Sohara


Climate, Environment and Weather data, climate change reports etc. for Sohara is available as professional paid service. You may contact us for further details and sample data.

A brief summary of available data for Sohara is given below:

CategoryResolutionPeriod
Precipitation - hHalf Hourly / 0.1 deg (11 kms) grid2001 - 2024
Precipitation - lDaily / 0.25 deg (28 kms) grid1901 - 2024
Temperature - hMonthly / 0.5 deg (55 kms) grid1901 - 2023
Temperature - lDaily / 1 deg (111 kms) grid1951 - 2024

Social Structure of Sohara


As per available data from the year 2009, 1816 persons live in 423 house holds in the village Sohara. There are 885 female individuals and 931 male individuals in the village. Females constitute 48.73% and males constitute 51.27% of the total population.

There are 508 scheduled castes persons of which 266 are females and 242 are males. Females constitute 52.36% and males constitute 47.64% of the scheduled castes population. Scheduled castes constitute 27.97% of the total population.

There are 1 scheduled tribes persons of which 0 are females and 1 are males. Females constitute 0% and males constitute 100% of the scheduled tribes population. Scheduled tribes constitute 0.06% of the total population.

Population density of Sohara is 1261.46 persons per square kilometer.

Land and Natural Resources in Sohara


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Total area of Sohara is 143.96 Hectares as per the data available for the year 2009.

Total sown/agricultural area is 132.89 ha. About 107.89 ha is un-irrigated area. About 25 ha is irrigated area. About 15 ha is irrigated by tanks/lakes. About 10 ha is irrigated by other sources of water.

About 11.07 ha is culturable waste land.

Schools in Sohara


There are 2 government pre-primary schools. Additionally, there is a private pre-primary school in the village Sohara.

There are 2 government primary schools. Additionally, there is a private primary school in the village Sohara.

There are no private or government middle schools in the village. However, there is a private middle school in Chatra, which is less than 5 kms away from Sohara.

There are no private or government secondary schools in the village. However, there is a private secondary school in Chatra, which is less than 5 kms away from Sohara.

There are no private or government senior secondary schools in the village. However, there is a private senior secondary school in Murarai, which is more than 10 kms away from Sohara.

Colleges in Sohara


There are no private or government arts and science degree colleges in the village. However, there is a private arts and science degree college in Murarai, which is more than 10 kms away from Sohara.

There are no private or government engineering colleges in the village. However, there is a private engineering college in Suri, which is more than 10 kms away from Sohara.

There are no private or government medical colleges in the village. However, there is a private medical college in Burdwan, which is more than 10 kms away from Sohara.

There are no private or government management institutes in the village. However, there is a private management institute in Kolkata, which is more than 10 kms away from Sohara.

There are no private or government polytechnic institutes in the village. However, there is a private polytechnic institute in Suri, which is more than 10 kms away from Sohara.

Other Educational Facilities in Sohara


There are no private or government vocational training school / ITIs in the village. However, there is a private vocational training school / ITI in Suri, which is more than 10 kms away from Sohara.

There are no non formal training centres in the village Sohara or anywhere in the nearby villages.

There are no private or government differently abled schools in the village. However, there is a private differently abled school in Suri, which is more than 10 kms away from Sohara.

Healthcare Facilities in Sohara


There is a community health centre more than 10 kms away from Sohara.

There is a primary health centre less than 5 kms away from Sohara.

There is no primary health sub-centre in the village Sohara or anywhere in the nearby villages.

There is a maternity and child welfare centre less than 5 kms away from Sohara.

There is a TB clinic more than 10 kms away from Sohara.

There is a allopathic hospital more than 10 kms away from Sohara.

There is no alternative medicine hospital in the village Sohara or anywhere in the nearby villages.

There is a dispensary less than 5 kms away from Sohara.

There is a veterinary hospital less than 5 kms away from Sohara.

There is no mobile health centre in the village Sohara or anywhere in the nearby villages.

There is a family welfare centre more than 10 kms away from Sohara.

*Note: Most of the above information provided as per data compiled from the year 2009.

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