About Sosanpal Village

Sosanpal is a mid sized village in Tokapal tehsil, in the district of Bastar, Chhattisgarh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 520, made up of 252 males and 268 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,063 females per 1000 males. The village covers 116.5 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 496113, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Sosanpal Overview

Census 2011 figures for Sosanpal village
Description	Value
State	Chhattisgarh
District	Bastar
Tehsil	Tokapal
Pincode	496113
Area (hectares)	116.5 hectares
Population	520
Male Population	252
Female Population	268
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	1,063
Bus Service (public)	Available
Bus Service (private)	Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Sosanpal compares

By the 2011 count Sosanpal is the 49th largest of the 68 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 1,106 residents. Its 116.5 hectares work out to about 4.5 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, much in line with the tehsil average of 1069.

Getting to Sosanpal

Sosanpal is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Sosanpal 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 5 - 10 km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Sosanpal from other places

Sosanpal lies about 21 km from Bastar, and the nearest railway station is Kumhar Maranga, about 3.9 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 Sosanpal
Tehsil headquarters	Tokapal	2.6 km
Nearest railway station	Kumhar Maranga	3.9 km
Nearest town	Jagdalpur	13 km
District headquarters	Bastar	21 km

Villages closest to Sosanpal

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Sosanpal village had a population of 520. That makes it the 49th largest of the 68 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,106 residents.

Sosanpal village has 252 males and 268 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Sosanpal has about 1063 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, much in line with the tehsil average of 1069.

The pincode recorded for Sosanpal is 496113. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Sosanpal covers 116.5 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 4.5 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Sosanpal falls under Tokapal tehsil of Bastar district in Chhattisgarh.

The nearest railway station to Sosanpal is Kumhar Maranga, about 3.9 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 and private bus service as Available within 5 - 10 km distance for Sosanpal.

Sosanpal is about 21 km from Bastar in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Sosanpal is in Tokapal tehsil of Bastar district. Tokapal is about 2.6 km away. Kumhar Maranga is about 3.9 km away. Jagdalpur is about 13 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.