About Soima Village

Soima is a large village in Barh tehsil, in the district of Patna, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 2,132, made up of 1,137 males and 995 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 875 females per 1000 males. The village covers 86 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 803214, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Soima Overview

Census 2011 figures for Soima village
Description	Value
State	Bihar
District	Patna
Tehsil	Barh
Pincode	803214
Area (hectares)	86 hectares
Population	2,132
Male Population	1,137
Female Population	995
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	875
Bus Service (public)	Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private)	Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Soima compares

By the 2011 count Soima is the 25th largest of the 43 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 3,532 residents. Its 86 hectares work out to about 25 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, much in line with the tehsil average of 870.

Getting to Soima

Soima is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Soima 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 10+ km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Soima from other places

Soima lies about 62 km from Patna, and the nearest railway station is Barh, about 4.7 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 Soima
Nearest railway station	Barh	4.7 km
Nearest town	Bārh	6.9 km
District headquarters	Patna	62 km

Villages closest to Soima

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Soima village had a population of 2,132. That makes it the 25th largest of the 43 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 3,532 residents.

Soima village has 1,137 males and 995 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Soima has about 875 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, much in line with the tehsil average of 870.

The pincode recorded for Soima is 803214. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Soima covers 86 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 25 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area.

Soima falls under Barh tehsil of Patna district in Bihar.

The nearest railway station to Soima is Barh, about 4.7 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 5 - 10 km distance and private bus service as Available within 5 - 10 km distance for Soima.

Soima is about 62 km from Patna in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Soima is in Barh tehsil of Patna district. Barh is about 4.7 km away. Bārh is about 6.9 km away. Patna is about 62 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.