Sohawal Tehsil - Ayodhya District, Uttar Pradesh
Sohawal is an administrative tehsil in the Ayodhya district of Uttar Pradesh, India. It includes various villages governed through Gram Panchayats and is a key part of the district's rural administration. Sohawal is the main town for most villages within the tehsil. The nearest railway station is situated at Salarpur, while the nearest airport is Chaudhary Charan Singh International Airport, located at an approximate aerial distance of 94.8 km.
The total area of the tehsil is 378 km², including 375.10 km² rural area and 3.00 km² urban area. The sex ratio is approximately 961 females per 1,000 males.
List of Villages in Sohawal Tehsil
Sohawal Tehsil has a total of 159 villages. The table below includes all villages in the Tehsil, along with their Gram Panchayat and category details:
| Sl. No. | Village Name | Category | Gram Panchayat |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Abanpur Saroha | Rural | Abanpur Saroha |
| 2 | Agethua | Rural | Agathua |
| 3 | Amauna | Rural | Amauna |
| 4 | Antpur | Rural | Antpur |
| 5 | Arthar | Rural | Arthar |
| 6 | Arwawa | Rural | Aruwawa |
| 7 | Babhangawan | Rural | Babhangawan |
| 8 | Babhaniyawa | Rural | Babhaniyavan |
| 9 | Baidra Pur | Rural | Baidrapur |
| 10 | Ballipur | Rural | Ballipur |
| 11 | Bandi Daspur | Rural | Kadipur |
| 12 | Banvir Pur | Urban | Not applicable |
| 13 | Barai Kala | Rural | Baraikala |
| 14 | Barwa | Rural | Barwa |
| 15 | Bhadarsa Town And | Urban | Not applicable |
| 16 | Bhadersa Ta. Bahar | Urban | Not applicable |
| 17 | Bhaie Pur | Rural | Bhaipur |
| 18 | Bhawaniya Pur | Rural | Baidrapur |
| 19 | Bhikhan Pur | Rural | Bhikhanpur |
| 20 | Bhikhari Pur | Rural | Bhitaura |
| 21 | Bhitaura | Rural | Bhitaura |
| 22 | Bibipur | Urban | Not applicable |
| 23 | Bichhiya | Rural | Bichiya |
| 24 | Bishunpur Sara | Urban | Not applicable |
| 25 | Budhauli | Rural | Dhannipur |
| 26 | Chandpur Kail | Rural | Chandpur Kail |
| 27 | Chhatirwa | Rural | Chhatirwa |
| 28 | Chirra Mohammad Pur | Rural | Chirramuhammadpur |
| 29 | Dakhin Para | Rural | Dakhin Para |
| 30 | Dasauli | Rural | Dasauli |
| 31 | Daulat Pur | Rural | Daulat Pur |
| 32 | Deoga | Rural | Theunga |
| 33 | Deoie | Rural | Devai |
| 34 | Deora Kot | Rural | Devrakot |
| 35 | Dera Musi | Rural | Deramusi |
| 36 | Dhannipur | Rural | Dhannipur |
| 37 | Dharamdaspur | Rural | Dharmadaspur |
| 38 | Dharmal Pur | Rural | Panditpur |
| 39 | Dinkar Pur | Rural | Dinkarpur |
| 40 | Dostpur | Urban | Not applicable |
| 41 | Dostpur Raghu Manjha | Rural | Ismail Nagar Sihora |
| 42 | Dostpur Raghu Uparhar | Rural | Ismail Nagar Sihora |
| 43 | Fatehpur Saraiya Manjha | Rural | Fatehpur Sariaya |
| 44 | Fatehpur Saraiya Uparhar | Rural | Fatehpur Sariaya |
| 45 | Firozpur Manjha | Rural | Firojpur Uparhar |
| 46 | Firozpur Uparhar | Rural | Firojpur Uparhar |
| 47 | Gauhaniya Saloni | Rural | Gohniya |
| 48 | Gaura Brahman | Rural | Gaura Brahmnan |
| 49 | Gaura Kurmiyan | Rural | Baidrapur |
| 50 | Ghatam Pur | Rural | Ghatampur |
| 51 | Gondwa | Rural | Gondwa |
| 52 | Gopalpur | Rural | Gopalpur |
| 53 | Gopinath Pur | Rural | Goopinath Pur |
| 54 | Harbandhan Pur | Rural | Harbandhan Pur |
| 55 | Haripur Jalalabad | Rural | Jalalabad |
| 56 | Hazipur Barsedi Uparhar | Rural | Hajipur Barsandi |
| 57 | Hazipur Barsendi Manjha | Rural | Hajipur Barsandi |
| 58 | Hazipur Singhpur | Rural | Hazipur Singhpur |
| 59 | Hunsepur | Rural | Hunsepur |
| 60 | Ibrahimpur Dewali Manjha | Rural | Ibbrahim Pur Dewali |
| 61 | Ibrahimpur Dewali Uparhar | Rural | Ibbrahim Pur Dewali |
| 62 | Ibrahimpur Kandie | Rural | Ibbrahimpur Kandie |
| 63 | Ismil Nagar Sinhora Uparhar | Rural | Ismail Nagar Sihora |
| 64 | Ismil Nagar Snhora Manjha | Rural | Ismail Nagar Sihora |
| 65 | Jaganpur | Rural | Jaganpur |
| 66 | Jagdish Pur | Rural | Jagdishpur |
| 67 | Kadipur | Rural | Kadipur |
| 68 | Kail | Urban | Not applicable |
| 69 | Kalafar Pur Manjha | Rural | Kalafarpur |
| 70 | Kalaferpur Uparhar | Rural | Kalafarpur |
| 71 | Kaliyan Pur Bhaderash | Urban | Not applicable |
| 72 | Kandaila | Rural | Kandaila |
| 73 | Kapasi | Rural | Kapasi |
| 74 | Kareru | Rural | Kareru |
| 75 | Katrauli | Urban | Not applicable |
| 76 | Khanpur Masodha | Rural | Khanpur Masodha |
| 77 | Kharag Pur | Rural | Mana Pur |
| 78 | Khirauni | Urban | Not applicable |
| 79 | Kola | Rural | Kola |
| 80 | Kot Saray | Rural | Kot Saray |
| 81 | Kotdeeh Sarraiya | Rural | Kot Deeh Saraiyan |
| 82 | Kundurkha Khurd | Rural | Kurdrkha Khurd |
| 83 | Kurawan | Rural | Sofiapara |
| 84 | Lahra Pur | Rural | Lahrapur |
| 85 | Lakhauri | Rural | Lakhaouri |
| 86 | Madhopur | Rural | Madhopur |
| 87 | Madhupur | Rural | Madhupur |
| 88 | Mahawan | Rural | Mahawan |
| 89 | Maholi Uparhar | Rural | Maholi |
| 90 | Mainuddinpur | Rural | Mainuddinpur |
| 91 | Majnawa | Rural | Majnawa |
| 92 | Manapur | Rural | Mana Pur |
| 93 | Manglasi Manjha | Rural | Mangalsi |
| 94 | Manglasi Uparhar | Rural | Mangalsi |
| 95 | Manjha Kala | Rural | Kot Saray |
| 96 | Manjha Maholi | Rural | Maholi |
| 97 | Manjha Nidura | Rural | Ibbrahim Pur Dewali |
| 98 | Mau Yaduvansh Pur | Urban | Not applicable |
| 99 | Mirpur Kanta | Rural | Meerpurkanta |
| 100 | Mirzapur Nimauli | Urban | Not applicable |
| 101 | Misrauli | Rural | Theunga |
| 102 | Mohiuddinpur | Rural | Mohiuddin Pur |
| 103 | Moiya Kapoor Pur | Rural | Moeyakapoor Pur |
| 104 | Mokal Pur | Rural | Daulat Pur |
| 105 | Mumtaj Nagar | Rural | Mumtaj Nagar |
| 106 | Mustafabad | Rural | Mustafabad |
| 107 | Naipura | Urban | Not applicable |
| 108 | Nandigram | Urban | Not applicable |
| 109 | Nazibpur | Rural | Nazivpur |
| 110 | Paliagoa | Rural | Paliya Goa |
| 111 | Paliyarisali | Rural | Paliya Risali |
| 112 | Pandit Pur | Rural | Panditpur |
| 113 | Para Kail | Rural | Para Kail |
| 114 | Parana Pur | Rural | Pranapur |
| 115 | Pilkhawan | Rural | Pilkhawan |
| 116 | Pindwa | Rural | Ibbrahimpur Kandie |
| 117 | Pipri | Urban | Not applicable |
| 118 | Pirkhauli | Rural | Pirkhuli |
| 119 | Pora | Rural | Pora |
| 120 | Ragghoopur | Rural | Ragghupur |
| 121 | Rahimpur Baidauli | Rural | Rahim Pur Badauli |
| 122 | Raipur | Rural | Raipur |
| 123 | Raithuwa | Rural | Raithuwa |
| 124 | Rajapur Mafi | Urban | Not applicable |
| 125 | Ramnagar Dhaurahra | Rural | Ram Nagar Dhouhara |
| 126 | Rampur Grant | Rural | Rampur Grant |
| 127 | Rampur Kachar | Rural | Sanaha |
| 128 | Rasulpur Sakrawal | Rural | Rasul Pur Sakrawal |
| 129 | Raunahi Manjha | Rural | Raunahi |
| 130 | Raunahi Uparhar | Rural | Raunahi |
| 131 | Safipur Manjha | Rural | Lakhaouri |
| 132 | Sakhupara | Rural | Sakhupara |
| 133 | Salarpur | Rural | Salarpur |
| 134 | Salhepur Nimaicha | Urban | Not applicable |
| 135 | Sanaha Manjha | Rural | Sanaha |
| 136 | Sanaha Uparhar | Rural | Sanaha |
| 137 | Sarai Namoo | Rural | Saraynamu |
| 138 | Saraiya | Rural | Saraiya |
| 139 | Saranga Pur | Rural | Saranga Pur |
| 140 | Sariyawa | Rural | Sariyawa |
| 141 | Sarjupur Manjha | Rural | Harbandhan Pur |
| 142 | Sarjupur Uparhar | Rural | Harbandhan Pur |
| 143 | Sathri | Rural | Sathari |
| 144 | Sheikhpur Jafar | Rural | Shekhpur Jaafar |
| 145 | Sibar | Rural | Sivar |
| 146 | Sihaita Lohani | Rural | Sihaita Lohani |
| 147 | Sirhir Narsinghpur | Rural | Sirhir |
| 148 | Sohawal | Urban | Not applicable |
| 149 | Sufiya Para | Rural | Sofiapara |
| 150 | Sukhawa | Rural | Sokhanva |
| 151 | Surwari | Rural | Surwari |
| 152 | Tahasin Pur | Rural | Tahseenpur |
| 153 | Tajpur Kodara | Rural | Tajpur Koura |
| 154 | Tandwa | Rural | Tandwa |
| 155 | Thareru Manjha | Rural | Harbandhan Pur |
| 156 | Thareru Uparhar | Rural | Harbandhan Pur |
| 157 | Uchit Pur | Urban | Not applicable |
| 158 | Usru Amauna | Rural | Usru Amauna |
| 159 | Vinayakpur | Urban | Not applicable |
Population of Sohawal Tehsil
As per the Census 2011, Sohawal Tehsil has a total population of 3,85,818 people, consisting of 1,96,689 males and 1,89,129 females. There are 64,415 households in the tehsil with an average population density of 1,020 people per km². The table below shows the rural and urban breakup of population and households:
| Particulars | Total | Rural | Urban |
|---|---|---|---|
| Total Population | 3,85,818 | 3,72,664 | 13,154 |
| Male Population | 1,96,689 | 1,89,925 | 6,764 |
| Female Population | 1,89,129 | 1,82,739 | 6,390 |
| Total Households | 64,415 | 62,496 | 1,919 |
| Population Density | 1,020 / km² | 994 / km² | 4,385 / km² |
Beyond these basic counts, the tehsil has 2,31,340 literate people and 57,645 children (0–6 years). The demographic distribution also includes 99,254 from Scheduled Caste (SC) and 43 from Scheduled Tribe (ST) communities. Detailed rural and urban data for these categories is provided below:
| Particulars | Total | Rural | Urban |
|---|---|---|---|
| Child Population (Age 0–6) | 57,645 | 56,033 | 1,612 |
| Literate Population | 2,31,340 | 2,22,453 | 8,887 |
| Illiterate Population | 1,54,478 | 1,50,211 | 4,267 |
| Scheduled Caste (SC) Population | 99,254 | 98,846 | 408 |
| Scheduled Tribe (ST) Population | 43 | 43 | 0 |
NOTE: Population and area figures shown here are based on Census 2011. Administrative boundaries may have changed, so the figures may include combined values for areas that were reorganized later.