About Sothgaon Village

Sothgaon is one of the larger villages in Harlakhi tehsil, in the district of Madhubani, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 12,106, made up of 6,300 males and 5,806 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 922 females per 1000 males. The village covers 656 hectares hectares.

Sothgaon Overview

Census 2011 figures for Sothgaon village
Description	Value
State	Bihar
District	Madhubani
Tehsil	Harlakhi
Area (hectares)	656 hectares
Population	12,106
Male Population	6,300
Female Population	5,806
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	922
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 Sothgaon compares

By the 2011 count Sothgaon is among the largest villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 4,628 residents. Its 656 hectares work out to about 18 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 927.

Getting to Sothgaon

Sothgaon is fairly remote, with both bus and rail more than ten kilometres away. The census records public bus service for Sothgaon 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 Sothgaon from other places

Sothgaon lies about 30 km from Madhubani, and the nearest railway station is Jaynagar (Nepal Railways), about 19 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 Sothgaon
Tehsil headquarters	Harlakhi	5.0 km
Nearest railway station	Jaynagar (Nepal Railways)	19 km
Nearest town	Jainagar	19 km
District headquarters	Madhubani	30 km

Villages closest to Sothgaon

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Sothgaon village had a population of 12,106. That makes it among the largest villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 4,628 residents.

Sothgaon village has 6,300 males and 5,806 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Sothgaon has about 922 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 927.

Sothgaon covers 656 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 18 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area.

Sothgaon falls under Harlakhi tehsil of Madhubani district in Bihar.

The nearest railway station to Sothgaon is Jaynagar (Nepal Railways), about 19 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 Sothgaon.

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

Sothgaon is in Harlakhi tehsil of Madhubani district. Harlakhi is about 5.0 km away. Jaynagar (Nepal Railways) is about 19 km away. Jainagar is about 19 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.