Sohawal

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Sohawal
Town
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Sohawal
Location in Uttar Pradesh, India
Coordinates: 26°45′00″N81°59′10″E / 26.75000°N 81.98611°E / 26.75000; 81.98611
CountryFlag of India.svg  India
State Uttar Pradesh
District Ayodhya
Elevation
1,346 m (4,416 ft)
Population
 (2011)
 • Total25,123
 • Rank9
Language
 • Official Hindi [1]
 • Additional official Urdu [1]
Time zone UTC+5:30 (IST)
PIN
224188
Vehicle registration UP-42
Sex ratio 1000/1000 ♂/♀
Website up.gov.in

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.

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Demographics

Religions in Sohawal
ReligionPercent
Hindus
 
75%
Muslims
 
15%
Jains
 
10%
Others†
 
0%
Distribution of religions
†Includes Sikhs (0%), Buddhists (<0%).

As of 2011 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.[ citation needed ]

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]

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References

  1. 1 2 "52nd Report of the Commissioner for Linguistic Minorities in India" (PDF). nclm.nic.in. Ministry of Minority Affairs. Archived from the original (PDF) on 25 May 2017. Retrieved 27 October 2020.
  2. ↑ "Tehsil - There are five tehsils in the district. Sub Divisional Magistrate is Head of the office". ayodhya.nic.in. Retrieved 22 February 2021.
  3. ↑ "Subdivision & Blocks | District Ayodhya - Government of Uttar Pradesh | India" . Retrieved 22 February 2021.
  4. ↑ "Faizabad (Uttar Pradesh) Lok Sabha Election Results 2019 - Ayodhya Parliamentary Constituency, Winning MP and Party Name". www.elections.in. Retrieved 26 February 2021.
  5. ↑ "Sohawal Railway Station Map/Atlas NR/Northern Zone - Railway Enquiry". indiarailinfo.com. Retrieved 15 September 2022.
  6. ↑ Tyagi, Harshita (24 November 2020). "UP Cabinet clears proposal to rename Ayodhya Airport as Maryada Purushottam Sri Ram Airport". Times Now. Retrieved 22 February 2021.
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