Sohawal is a town and tehsil in

Faizabad district Faizabad district, officially Ayodhya district, is one of the 75 districts of Indian state of Uttar Pradesh. The city of Ayodhya, which is believed to be the birth place of Hindu deity Rama, is the administrative headquarters of the district. ...

(officially Ayodhya district) in the

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and is subpost office of

Faizabad Faizabad (Hindustani pronunciation: ɛːzaːbaːd is a city situated near the southern banks of Saryu river in Ayodhya district in the Indian state of Uttar Pradesh. The area of this Faizabad region is administered by Ayodhya Municipal Corpo ...

. Sohawal is 18 km west of district headquarters

Ayodhya Ayodhya (; ) is a city situated on the banks of holy river Saryu in the Indian state of Uttar Pradesh. Ayodhya, also known as Saketa, is an ancient city of India, the birthplace of Rama and setting of the great epic Ramayana. Ayodhy ...

Demographics

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, 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 Faizabad district in Uttar Pradesh. The town is a part of Faizabad Lok Sabha constituency in Uttar Pradesh, India. Lallu Singh from Bharatiya Janata Party is the MP of Faizabad Lok Sabha constituency in Uttar Pradesh.

Transport

Road

Sohawal is well connected with nearby cities

and

. And also with Rudauli, Goshainganj and

Bikapur Bikapur is a town, tehsil and nagar panchayat of Faizabad district (officially Ayodhya district) of Uttar Pradesh state in India. Bikapur is 25 km south of the district headquarters Ayodhya city. Demographics In 2011 total population of ...

towns of Faizabad district.

Railway

Sohawal railway station serves the town of Sohawal.

Air

Ayodhya Airport Ayodhya Airport, officially known as Maryada Purushottam Shri Ram International Airport, is an under-construction international airport which will serve the city of Ayodhya in the Indian state of Uttar Pradesh. The airport is located adjacent t ...

is the nearest airport.

References

Cities and towns in Faizabad district {{Faizabad-geo-stub