About Sodekela Village

Sodekela is a mid sized village in Pusour tehsil, in the district of Raigarh, Chhattisgarh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 982, made up of 492 males and 490 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 996 females per 1000 males. The village covers 296.73 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 496440, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Sodekela Overview

Census 2011 figures for Sodekela village
Description	Value
State	Chhattisgarh
District	Raigarh
Tehsil	Pusour
Pincode	496440
Area (hectares)	296.73 hectares
Population	982
Male Population	492
Female Population	490
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	996
Bus Service (public)	Available
Bus Service (private)	Available within village
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Sodekela compares

By the 2011 count Sodekela is the 53rd largest of the 141 villages in the tehsil, which puts it close to average, where the typical village holds 934 residents. Its 296.73 hectares work out to about 3.3 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, much in line with the tehsil average of 989.

Getting to Sodekela

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

Sodekela lies about 13 km from Raigarh, and the nearest railway station is Kotarlia, about 12 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 Sodekela
Nearest railway station	Kotarlia	12 km
Tehsil headquarters	Pusour	13 km
District headquarters	Raigarh	13 km

Villages closest to Sodekela

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Sodekela village had a population of 982. That makes it the 53rd largest of the 141 villages in the tehsil, close to average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 934 residents.

Sodekela village has 492 males and 490 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Sodekela has about 996 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, much in line with the tehsil average of 989.

The pincode recorded for Sodekela is 496440. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Sodekela covers 296.73 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 3.3 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Sodekela falls under Pusour tehsil of Raigarh district in Chhattisgarh.

The nearest railway station to Sodekela is Kotarlia, about 12 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 and private bus service as Available within village for Sodekela.

Sodekela is about 13 km from Raigarh in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Sodekela is in Pusour tehsil of Raigarh district. Kotarlia is about 12 km away. Pusour is about 13 km away. Raigarh is about 13 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.