Sohawal | |
Settlement Type: | Town |
Pushpin Map: | India Uttar Pradesh |
Pushpin Label Position: | left |
Pushpin Map Caption: | Location in Uttar Pradesh, India |
Coordinates: | 26.75°N 81.9861°W |
Subdivision Type: | Country |
Subdivision Name: | India |
Subdivision Type1: | State |
Subdivision Name1: | Uttar Pradesh |
Subdivision Name2: | Ayodhya |
Unit Pref: | Metric |
Elevation M: | 1346 |
Population Total: | 25,123 |
Population As Of: | 2011 |
Population Rank: | 9 |
Population Density Km2: | auto |
Demographics Type1: | Language |
Demographics1 Title1: | Official |
Demographics1 Info1: | Hindi[1] |
Demographics1 Title2: | Additional official |
Demographics1 Info2: | Urdu |
Timezone1: | IST |
Utc Offset1: | +5:30 |
Postal Code Type: | PIN |
Postal Code: | 224188 |
Registration Plate: | UP-42 |
Blank1 Name Sec1: | Sex ratio |
Blank1 Info Sec1: | 1000/1000 ♂/♀ |
Sohawal is a town and tehsil[2] in Ayodhya district in the Indian state of Uttar Pradesh and is sub post office of Ayodhya. Sohawal is 18 km west of district headquarters Ayodhya.
India census, Sohawal had a population of 25,123. Males constitute 51% of the population and females 49%. Sohawal has an average literacy rate of 62%, higher than the national average of 59.5%: male literacy is 71%, and female literacy is 52%. In Sohawal, 17% of the population is under 6 years of age.
Sohawal is a block in the Ayodhya district in Uttar Pradesh.[3]
The town is a part of Ayodhya Lok Sabha constituency in Uttar Pradesh, India. Lallu Singh from Bharatiya Janata Party is the MP of Ayodhya Lok Sabha constituency in Uttar Pradesh.[4]
Sohawal is well connected with nearby cities Ayodhya and also with Rudauli, Goshainganj and Bikapur towns of Ayodhya district.
Sohawal railway station serves the town of Sohawal.[5]
Ayodhya International Airport is the nearest airport.[6]