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About Sohtara Village

Sohtara is a small village in Gurur tehsil, in the district of Durg, Chhattisgarh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 191, made up of 82 males and 109 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,329 females per 1000 males. The village covers 228.94 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 491227, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Sohtara Overview

Census 2011 figures for Sohtara village
Description Value
State Chhattisgarh
District Durg
Tehsil Gurur
Pincode 491227
Area (hectares) 228.94 hectares
Population 191
Male Population 82
Female Population 109
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,329
Bus Service (public) Available
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Sohtara compares

By the 2011 count Sohtara is the 107th largest of the 121 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 1,152 residents. Its 228.94 hectares work out to about 0.8 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1022.

Getting to Sohtara

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

Sohtara lies about 64 km from Durg. 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 Sohtara
Tehsil headquarters Gurur 6.5 km
Nearest town Dhamtari 15 km
District headquarters Durg 64 km

Villages closest to Sohtara

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Sohtara village had a population of 191. That makes it the 107th largest of the 121 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,152 residents.

Sohtara village has 82 males and 109 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Sohtara has about 1329 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1022.

The pincode recorded for Sohtara is 491227. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Sohtara covers 228.94 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 0.8 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Sohtara falls under Gurur tehsil of Durg district in Chhattisgarh.

The census record for Sohtara 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 km distance for Sohtara.

Sohtara is about 64 km from Durg in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Sohtara is in Gurur tehsil of Durg district. Gurur is about 6.5 km away. Dhamtari is about 15 km away. Durg is about 64 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Jagtara (under 2 km), Bichchhibahara (2.2 km) and Naikura (2.4 km).

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

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