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About Soti Village

Soti is a mid sized village in Dandkhora tehsil, in the district of Katihar, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 548, made up of 296 males and 252 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 851 females per 1000 males. The village covers 92 hectares hectares.

Soti Overview

Census 2011 figures for Soti village
Description Value
State Bihar
District Katihar
Tehsil Dandkhora
Area (hectares) 92 hectares
Population 548
Male Population 296
Female Population 252
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 851
Bus Service (public) Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within <5 km distance

How Soti compares

By the 2011 count Soti is the 34th largest of the 47 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 1,448 residents. Its 92 hectares work out to about 6.0 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 931.

Getting to Soti

Soti is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Soti 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 <5 km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Soti from other places

Soti lies about 30 km from Katihar, and the nearest railway station is Purniya Junction, about 10 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 Soti
Nearest railway station Purniya Junction 10 km
Nearest town Kasba 10 km
Tehsil headquarters Dandkhora 25 km
District headquarters Katihar 30 km

Villages closest to Soti

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

Common questions about Soti

As per the Census of India 2011, Soti village had a population of 548. That makes it the 34th largest of the 47 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,448 residents.

Soti village has 296 males and 252 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Soti has about 851 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 931.

Soti covers 92 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 6.0 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Soti falls under Dandkhora tehsil of Katihar district in Bihar.

The nearest railway station to Soti is Purniya Junction, about 10 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within <5 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 Soti.

Soti is about 30 km from Katihar in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Soti is in Dandkhora tehsil of Katihar district. Purniya Junction is about 10 km away. Kasba is about 10 km away. Dandkhora is about 25 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Mangurjan (19 km), Doasi (19 km) and Lohari (21 km).

No. It is the count from the Census of India 2011, the most recent completed census. The population of Soti today is likely to be higher.

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