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About Sosa Village

Sosa is a large village in Krityanand Nagar tehsil, in the district of Purnia, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 4,985, made up of 2,632 males and 2,353 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 894 females per 1000 males. The village covers 696 hectares hectares.

Sosa Overview

Census 2011 figures for Sosa village
Description Value
State Bihar
District Purnia
Tehsil Krityanand Nagar
Area (hectares) 696 hectares
Population 4,985
Male Population 2,632
Female Population 2,353
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 894
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 Sosa compares

By the 2011 count Sosa is the 14th largest of the 65 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 3,485 residents. Its 696 hectares work out to about 7.2 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, a little below the tehsil average of 930.

Getting to Sosa

Sosa is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Sosa 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 Sosa from other places

Sosa lies about 8.6 km from Purnia, and the nearest railway station is Kirtyanand Nagar, about 6.7 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 Sosa
Tehsil headquarters Krityanand Nagar 6.7 km
Nearest railway station Kirtyanand Nagar 6.7 km
District headquarters Purnia 8.6 km

Villages closest to Sosa

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Krityanand Nagar 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 Sosa

As per the Census of India 2011, Sosa village had a population of 4,985. That makes it the 14th largest of the 65 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 3,485 residents.

Sosa village has 2,632 males and 2,353 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Sosa has about 894 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, a little below the tehsil average of 930.

Sosa covers 696 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 7.2 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Sosa falls under Krityanand Nagar tehsil of Purnia district in Bihar.

The nearest railway station to Sosa is Kirtyanand Nagar, about 6.7 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 Sosa.

Sosa is about 8.6 km from Purnia in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Sosa is in Krityanand Nagar tehsil of Purnia district. Krityanand Nagar is about 6.7 km away. Kirtyanand Nagar is about 6.7 km away. Purnia is about 8.6 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Jotlakhai (2.0 km), Jotlakhai Milik (2.0 km) and Goasi (2.3 km).

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

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