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About Sotibhag Village

Sotibhag is a large village in Baisi tehsil, in the district of Purnia, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 4,190, made up of 2,185 males and 2,005 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 918 females per 1000 males. The village covers 397 hectares hectares.

Sotibhag Overview

Census 2011 figures for Sotibhag village
Description Value
State Bihar
District Purnia
Tehsil Baisi
Area (hectares) 397 hectares
Population 4,190
Male Population 2,185
Female Population 2,005
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 918
Bus Service (public) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Sotibhag compares

By the 2011 count Sotibhag is the 13th largest of the 106 villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 2,023 residents. Its 397 hectares work out to about 11 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, a little below the tehsil average of 937.

Getting to Sotibhag

Sotibhag is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Sotibhag as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within <5 km distance. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Sotibhag from other places

Sotibhag lies about 26 km from Purnia, and the nearest railway station is Dalkhola, about 13 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 Sotibhag
Tehsil headquarters Baisi 3.9 km
Nearest railway station Dalkhola 13 km
Nearest town Kasba 18 km
District headquarters Purnia 26 km

Villages closest to Sotibhag

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Sotibhag village had a population of 4,190. That makes it the 13th largest of the 106 villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,023 residents.

Sotibhag village has 2,185 males and 2,005 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Sotibhag has about 918 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, a little below the tehsil average of 937.

Sotibhag covers 397 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 11 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Sotibhag falls under Baisi tehsil of Purnia district in Bihar.

The nearest railway station to Sotibhag is Dalkhola, about 13 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it 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 km distance for Sotibhag.

Sotibhag is about 26 km from Purnia in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Sotibhag is in Baisi tehsil of Purnia district. Baisi is about 3.9 km away. Dalkhola is about 13 km away. Kasba is about 18 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Harintor (under 2 km), Mala (under 2 km) and Neamatpur (1.6 km).

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

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