Sohawal

Town in Uttar Pradesh, India

26°45′00″N 81°59′10″E / 26.75000°N 81.98611°E / 26.75000; 81.98611Country

IndiaStateUttar PradeshDistrictAyodhyaElevation

1,346 m (4,416 ft)Population

(2011)

• Total25,123 • Rank9Language

• OfficialHindi^[1] • Additional officialUrdu^[1]Time zoneUTC+5:30 (IST)PIN

224188

Vehicle registrationUP-42Sex ratio1000/1000 ♂/♀Websiteup.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.

Demographics

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

As of 2011^[update] 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]

References

^ ^a ^b "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.
^ "Tehsil - There are five tehsils in the district. Sub Divisional Magistrate is Head of the office". ayodhya.nic.in. Retrieved 22 February 2021.
^ "Subdivision & Blocks | District Ayodhya - Government of Uttar Pradesh | India". Retrieved 22 February 2021.
^ "Faizabad (Uttar Pradesh) Lok Sabha Election Results 2019 - Ayodhya Parliamentary Constituency, Winning MP and Party Name". www.elections.in. Retrieved 26 February 2021.
^ "Sohawal Railway Station Map/Atlas NR/Northern Zone - Railway Enquiry". indiarailinfo.com. Retrieved 15 September 2022.
^ 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.