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About Soja Village

Soja is one of the larger villages in Kalol tehsil, in the district of Gandhinagar, Gujarat. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 7,377, made up of 3,882 males and 3,495 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 900 females per 1000 males. The village covers 1406.57 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 382735, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Soja Overview

Census 2011 figures for Soja village
Description Value
State Gujarat
District Gandhinagar
Tehsil Kalol
Pincode 382735
Area (hectares) 1406.57 hectares
Population 7,377
Male Population 3,882
Female Population 3,495
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 900
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Soja compares

By the 2011 count Soja is the 5th largest of the 63 villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 2,960 residents. Its 1406.57 hectares work out to about 5.2 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, a little below the tehsil average of 930.

Getting to Soja

Soja is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Soja as Available within village. Private bus service is recorded as Available within village. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. The nearest villages by name are Saij, Sanavad, Santej and Sherisa. 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 Soja

As per the Census of India 2011, Soja village had a population of 7,377. That makes it the 5th largest of the 63 villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,960 residents.

Soja village has 3,882 males and 3,495 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Soja has about 900 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, a little below the tehsil average of 930.

The pincode recorded for Soja is 382735. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Soja covers 1406.57 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 5.2 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Soja falls under Kalol tehsil of Gandhinagar district in Gujarat.

The census record for Soja notes the nearest railway station as Available within 5 - 10 km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within village and private bus service as Available within village for Soja.

Soja is in Kalol tehsil of Gandhinagar 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 Soja today is likely to be higher.

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