About Sothiawan Village

Sothiawan is one of the larger villages in Vidyapati Nagar tehsil, in the district of Samastipur, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 5,737, made up of 3,027 males and 2,710 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 895 females per 1000 males. The village covers 651 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 848516, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Sothiawan Overview

Census 2011 figures for Sothiawan village
Description	Value
State	Bihar
District	Samastipur
Tehsil	Vidyapati Nagar
Pincode	848516
Area (hectares)	651 hectares
Population	5,737
Male Population	3,027
Female Population	2,710
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	895
Bus Service (public)	Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private)	Available within village
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Sothiawan compares

By the 2011 count Sothiawan is the 10th largest of the 35 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little above average, where the typical village holds 4,369 residents. Its 651 hectares work out to about 8.8 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, a little below the tehsil average of 914.

Getting to Sothiawan

Sothiawan is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Sothiawan 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 Sothiawan from other places

Sothiawan lies about 23 km from Samastipur, and the nearest railway station is Harpar Bochaha, about 6.3 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 Sothiawan
Tehsil headquarters	Vidyapati Nagar	6.2 km
Nearest railway station	Harpar Bochaha	6.3 km
Nearest town	Dalsingh Sarai	10 km
District headquarters	Samastipur	23 km

Villages closest to Sothiawan

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

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Common questions about Sothiawan

As per the Census of India 2011, Sothiawan village had a population of 5,737. That makes it the 10th largest of the 35 villages in the tehsil, a little above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 4,369 residents.

Sothiawan village has 3,027 males and 2,710 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Sothiawan has about 895 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, a little below the tehsil average of 914.

The pincode recorded for Sothiawan is 848516. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Sothiawan covers 651 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 8.8 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Sothiawan falls under Vidyapati Nagar tehsil of Samastipur district in Bihar.

The nearest railway station to Sothiawan is Harpar Bochaha, about 6.3 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 Sothiawan.

Sothiawan is about 23 km from Samastipur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Sothiawan is in Vidyapati Nagar tehsil of Samastipur district. Vidyapati Nagar is about 6.2 km away. Harpar Bochaha is about 6.3 km away. Dalsingh Sarai is about 10 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.