About Sofwa Village

Sofwa is a mid sized village in Narkatiaganj tehsil, in the district of Pashchim Champaran, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,617, made up of 869 males and 748 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 861 females per 1000 males. The village covers 134.8 hectares hectares.

Sofwa Overview

Census 2011 figures for Sofwa village
Description	Value
State	Bihar
District	Pashchim Champaran
Tehsil	Narkatiaganj
Area (hectares)	134.8 hectares
Population	1,617
Male Population	869
Female Population	748
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	861
Bus Service (public)	Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private)	Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Sofwa compares

By the 2011 count Sofwa is the 76th largest of the 129 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 2,279 residents. Its 134.8 hectares work out to about 12 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 916.

Getting to Sofwa

Sofwa is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Sofwa as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. The nearest villages by name are Sirsia, Sisai, Siswa and Sitapur. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

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 Sofwa

As per the Census of India 2011, Sofwa village had a population of 1,617. That makes it the 76th largest of the 129 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,279 residents.

Sofwa village has 869 males and 748 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Sofwa has about 861 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 916.

Sofwa covers 134.8 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 12 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Sofwa falls under Narkatiaganj tehsil of Pashchim Champaran district in Bihar.

The census record for Sofwa notes the nearest railway station as Available within 5 - 10 km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within 5 - 10 km distance and private bus service as Available within 5 - 10 km distance for Sofwa.

Sofwa is in Narkatiaganj tehsil of Pashchim Champaran district. The district and tehsil pages linked from here list the neighbouring villages, which is usually the quickest way to place it on a map.