Lead story
27
September 2026
newsDISTRICT
India’s first regional Pearl Millet research centre becomes operational in Rajasthan’s Gudamalani Balotra
Reported by The Times of India.
By Resident0 likes0 comments
Represented by
Mapped via ECI-published constituency boundary (mandal centroid containment, Datameet)
Village snapshot
Quick panchayat-at-a-glance
Sarpanch · Gram Panchayat
Information not yet available
No sarpanch on record yet. Sign in to add it — verified residents publish it directly, others need one community vouch.
- LGD code
- 87038
- Pincode
- 344037
- Post office
- Swau Padamsingh
- Population
- 1,231
- Households
- 261
- Literacy rate
- 39.9%
- Sex ratio
- 891 ♀/1000♂
- Workers
- 652
- Distance to district centre
- 87 km
- Distance to mandal centre
- 92 km
- Distance to Jaipur
- 390 km
- Distance to Delhi
- 586 km
- Nearest railway station
- Gole · 31 km
- Nearest hospital / PHC
- Governmet Hospital Sawau Padamsingh · 13 km
Census 2011 · in context
How Sohara compares
By population, Sohara ranks #15 of 156 villages in Gida mandal.
Literacy rate
%
39.9%
−3.4% vs mandal average
Sohara39.9%
Gida mandal43.3%
Sex ratio
♀ per 1000 ♂
891
−14 vs mandal average
Sohara891
Gida mandal905
Household size
people per home
4.7
−0.9 vs mandal average
Sohara4.7
Gida mandal5.6
Source: Census of India 2011 (village PCA; mandal and district aggregates).
Sohara at a glance
Sohara is a village of 1,231 people in 261 households (Census 2011) in Gida tehsil, Balotra district, Rajasthan, the 15th-largest of 156 villages in Gida tehsil. Literacy is 40%, 3 points below the tehsil average of 43% and the sex ratio is 891 women per 1,000 men. It lies 87 km from the Balotra district centre, 47 km from Jasol, the nearest town, 31 km from Gole railway station (straight-line distances). The pincode is 344037, served by Swau Padamsingh post office; the LGD village code is 87038. The nearest hospital or health centre is Governmet Hospital Sawau Padamsingh, 13 km away. The village votes in Luni assembly constituency, represented by MLA Jogaram Patel. The population is estimated at 1,451 in 2026, up 18% since the 2011 Census.
Gram panchayat: Sohada →
Nearby villages compared
Compare side by side →Complete this village · 2/7
Add what you know →- Sarpanch nameWho leads the gram panchayat today
- Panchayat contactA number residents can call
- Pincode
- About the villageA few sentences on history and livelihood
- A photoTemple, school, fields — anything from the village
- A festival or jatara
- A notable personTeacher, soldier, sportsperson, entrepreneur
Notice board · Sohara
No notices this weekWater supply timings, gram sabha dates, camps and drives — residents post them here and they expire on their own.
Key facts — Sohara
- LGD code
- 87038
- Pincode
- 344037
- Post office
- Swau Padamsingh
- Population (Census 2011)
- 1,231
- Population (projected 2026)
- 1,451
- Households
- 261
- Sex ratio (per 1,000 males)
- 891
- Literacy rate
- 39.9%
- Coordinates
- 26.17252°N, 71.95154°E
- Lok Sabha constituency
- Jodhpur
- Vidhan Sabha constituency
- Luni
- Member of Parliament
- Gajendra Singh Shekhawat
- Member of Legislative Assembly
- Jogaram Patel
- Block / Mandal
- Gida
Getting there
How to reach Sohara
Distance to cities · straight line
- Jaipur390 kmcapital
- Delhi586 km
- Mumbai795 km
- Hyderabad1187 km
Nearest by kind · anywhere in the region
- Railway stationGole31 km
- Hospital / PHCGovernmet Hospital Sawau Padamsingh13 km
- Petrol pumpHPCL - Lakshmi Fuel Center26 km
- Police stationBalesar Police Station59 km
Same pincode
Villages sharing pincode 344037
Same name, different place
Other villages named Sohara
Looking for a different Sohara? 4 other villages share this name across India. All villages named Sohara →
Villages near Sohara
Other villages in Gida mandal
View all 60+ →- Khokhar Purv
- Jakhara
- Madon Ki Dhani
- Karaliya Bera
- Kharda Bharat Singh
- Sawau Padamsingh
- Pareu
- Hira Ki Dhani
- Santara
- Pancha Ki Dhani
- Rateu
- Megwalon Ki Dhani
- Shyampura
- Danpura
- Chiriya
- Sahar
- Kasoombala Harchand
- Mahadeo Ka Mandir
- Manpura Kharda
- Simar Khiya
- Jasoron Ki Beri
- Udramaniyon Ki Dhani
- Sawau Moolraj
- Lapundara Barthan
- Indroniyon Ka Tala
- Herajoniyon Ki Dhani
- Khokhar
- Khothon Ki Dhani
- Kankolgarh
- Chimoniyon Ki Dhani
- Darjiyon Ki Beri
- Rampura Kharda
- Durgapura
- Kasoombala Bhatiyan
- Kharda Charnan
- Radiya Talar
Sources & freshness
- Population, literacy, households: Census 2011 (PCA)
- Village directory: Local Government Directory, record updated 2026-09-28
- Weather: OpenWeatherMap / Open-Meteo, live
- Places nearby: OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL)