About Sotawan Village

Sotawan is a large village in Nokha tehsil, in the district of Rohtas, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 2,354, made up of 1,227 males and 1,127 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 919 females per 1000 males. The village covers 208 hectares hectares.

Sotawan Overview

Census 2011 figures for Sotawan village
Description	Value
State	Bihar
District	Rohtas
Tehsil	Nokha
Area (hectares)	208 hectares
Population	2,354
Male Population	1,227
Female Population	1,127
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	919
Bus Service (public)	Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private)	Available within village
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Sotawan compares

By the 2011 count Sotawan is the 17th largest of the 78 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little above average, where the typical village holds 1,834 residents. Its 208 hectares work out to about 11 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 926.

Getting to Sotawan

Sotawan is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Sotawan as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within village. 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 Sotawan from other places

Sotawan lies about 58 km from Rohtas, and the nearest railway station is Garhnokha, about 4.2 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 Sotawan
Tehsil headquarters	Nokha	3.1 km
Nearest railway station	Garhnokha	4.2 km
District headquarters	Rohtas	58 km

Villages closest to Sotawan

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Sotawan village had a population of 2,354. That makes it the 17th largest of the 78 villages in the tehsil, a little above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,834 residents.

Sotawan village has 1,227 males and 1,127 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Sotawan has about 919 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 926.

Sotawan covers 208 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 11 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Sotawan falls under Nokha tehsil of Rohtas district in Bihar.

The nearest railway station to Sotawan is Garhnokha, about 4.2 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 village for Sotawan.

Sotawan is about 58 km from Rohtas in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Sotawan is in Nokha tehsil of Rohtas district. Nokha is about 3.1 km away. Garhnokha is about 4.2 km away. Rohtas is about 58 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.