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About Soti Village

Soti is a mid sized village in Dagarua tehsil, in the district of Purnia, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,402, made up of 720 males and 682 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 947 females per 1000 males. The village covers 59 hectares hectares.

Soti Overview

Census 2011 figures for Soti village
Description Value
State Bihar
District Purnia
Tehsil Dagarua
Area (hectares) 59 hectares
Population 1,402
Male Population 720
Female Population 682
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 947
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 Soti compares

By the 2011 count Soti is the 52nd largest of the 129 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 1,613 residents. Its 59 hectares work out to about 24 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 988.

Getting to Soti

Soti is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Soti 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. The nearest villages by name are Shekhpura, Siarkham, Sinduar and Singhia. 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.

Common questions about Soti

As per the Census of India 2011, Soti village had a population of 1,402. That makes it the 52nd largest of the 129 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,613 residents.

Soti village has 720 males and 682 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Soti has about 947 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 988.

Soti covers 59 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 24 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area.

Soti falls under Dagarua tehsil of Purnia district in Bihar.

The census record for Soti 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 km distance for Soti.

Soti is in Dagarua tehsil of Purnia 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.

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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