Sohawal Explained

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.

Demographics

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.

Government and politics

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]

Transport

Road

Sohawal is well connected with nearby cities Ayodhya and also with Rudauli, Goshainganj and Bikapur towns of Ayodhya district.

Railway

Sohawal railway station serves the town of Sohawal.[5]

Air

Ayodhya International Airport is the nearest airport.[6]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: 52nd Report of the Commissioner for Linguistic Minorities in India . nclm.nic.in. Ministry of Minority Affairs. 27 October 2020. dead. https://web.archive.org/web/20170525141614/http://nclm.nic.in/shared/linkimages/NCLM52ndReport.pdf. 25 May 2017.
  2. Web site: Tehsil - There are five tehsils in the district. Sub Divisional Magistrate is Head of the office. ayodhya.nic.in. 22 February 2021. en-US.
  3. Web site: Subdivision & Blocks District Ayodhya - Government of Uttar Pradesh India. 22 February 2021. en-US.
  4. Web site: Faizabad (Uttar Pradesh) Lok Sabha Election Results 2019 - Ayodhya Parliamentary Constituency, Winning MP and Party Name. 26 February 2021. www.elections.in.
  5. Web site: Sohawal Railway Station Map/Atlas NR/Northern Zone - Railway Enquiry . 2022-09-15 . indiarailinfo.com.
  6. News: UP Cabinet clears proposal to rename Ayodhya Airport as Maryada Purushottam Sri Ram Airport. Tyagi. Harshita. 22 February 2021. Times Now. 24 November 2020. en.