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About Sodma Village

Sodma is a mid sized village in Makdi tehsil, in the district of Bastar, Chhattisgarh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,594, made up of 799 males and 795 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 995 females per 1000 males. The village covers 1052.5 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 494224, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Sodma Overview

Census 2011 figures for Sodma village
Description Value
State Chhattisgarh
District Bastar
Tehsil Makdi
Pincode 494224
Area (hectares) 1052.5 hectares
Population 1,594
Male Population 799
Female Population 795
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 995
Bus Service (public) Available
Bus Service (private) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Sodma compares

By the 2011 count Sodma is the 15th largest of the 94 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 1,041 residents. Its 1052.5 hectares work out to about 1.5 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, though that is a little below the tehsil average of 1032.

Getting to Sodma

Sodma is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Sodma as Available. Private bus service is recorded as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available within 10+ km distance. The nearest villages by name are Rakas Beda, Rakasbeda, Sandsa and Seoni. 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 Sodma

As per the Census of India 2011, Sodma village had a population of 1,594. That makes it the 15th largest of the 94 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,041 residents.

Sodma village has 799 males and 795 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Sodma has about 995 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, though that is a little below the tehsil average of 1032.

The pincode recorded for Sodma is 494224. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Sodma covers 1052.5 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.5 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Sodma falls under Makdi tehsil of Bastar district in Chhattisgarh.

The census record for Sodma notes the nearest railway station as Available within 10+ km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available and private bus service as Available within 5 - 10 km distance for Sodma.

Sodma is in Makdi tehsil of Bastar 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 Sodma today is likely to be higher.

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