About Solkandha Village

Solkandha is a mid sized village in Azamnagar tehsil, in the district of Katihar, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,369, made up of 724 males and 645 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 891 females per 1000 males. The village covers 192.75 hectares hectares.

Solkandha Overview

Census 2011 figures for Solkandha village
Description	Value
State	Bihar
District	Katihar
Tehsil	Azamnagar
Area (hectares)	192.75 hectares
Population	1,369
Male Population	724
Female Population	645
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	891
Bus Service (public)	Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private)	Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Solkandha compares

By the 2011 count Solkandha is the 82nd largest of the 202 villages in the tehsil, which puts it close to average, where the typical village holds 1,414 residents. Its 192.75 hectares work out to about 7.1 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 933.

Getting to Solkandha

Solkandha is fairly remote, with both bus and rail more than ten kilometres away. The census records public bus service for Solkandha as Available within 10+ km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within 10+ km distance. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available within 10+ km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Solkandha from other places

Solkandha lies about 21 km from Katihar, and the nearest railway station is Kamalpur Halt, about 5.5 km away. The figures below are straight-line distances from the village to each place. A road journey is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again.

Distances from Solkandha
Tehsil headquarters	Azamnagar	5.2 km
Nearest railway station	Kamalpur Halt	5.5 km
District headquarters	Katihar	21 km

Villages closest to Solkandha

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Azamnagar tehsil.

Source: Census of India 2011, the most recent completed census. Figures have not been revised since collection. Read more on our about the data page.

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Common questions about Solkandha

As per the Census of India 2011, Solkandha village had a population of 1,369. That makes it the 82nd largest of the 202 villages in the tehsil, close to average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,414 residents.

Solkandha village has 724 males and 645 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Solkandha has about 891 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 933.

Solkandha covers 192.75 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 7.1 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Solkandha falls under Azamnagar tehsil of Katihar district in Bihar.

The nearest railway station to Solkandha is Kamalpur Halt, about 5.5 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within 10+ km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within 10+ km distance and private bus service as Available within 10+ km distance for Solkandha.

Solkandha is about 21 km from Katihar in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Solkandha is in Azamnagar tehsil of Katihar district. Azamnagar is about 5.2 km away. Kamalpur Halt is about 5.5 km away. Katihar is about 21 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.