About Sota Village

Sota is a small village in Bhoranj tehsil, in the district of Hamirpur, Himachal Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 462, made up of 228 males and 234 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,026 females per 1000 males. The village covers 35.82 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 176045, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Sota Overview

Census 2011 figures for Sota village
Description	Value
State	Himachal Pradesh
District	Hamirpur
Tehsil	Bhoranj
Pincode	176045
Area (hectares)	35.82 hectares
Population	462
Male Population	228
Female Population	234
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	1,026
Bus Service (public)	Available within village
Bus Service (private)	Available within village
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Sota compares

By the 2011 count Sota is the 48th largest of the 267 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little above average, where the typical village holds 335 residents. Its 35.82 hectares work out to about 13 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, though that is well below the tehsil average of 1213.

Getting to Sota

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

How far is Sota from other places

Sota lies about 42 km from Hamirpur, and the nearest railway station is Kiratpur Sahib, about 36 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 Sota
Nearest town	Sundarnagar	15 km
Tehsil headquarters	Bhoranj	31 km
Nearest railway station	Kiratpur Sahib	36 km
District headquarters	Hamirpur	42 km

Villages closest to Sota

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Sota village had a population of 462. That makes it the 48th largest of the 267 villages in the tehsil, a little above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 335 residents.

Sota village has 228 males and 234 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Sota has about 1026 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, though that is well below the tehsil average of 1213.

The pincode recorded for Sota is 176045. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Sota covers 35.82 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 13 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Sota falls under Bhoranj tehsil of Hamirpur district in Himachal Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Sota is Kiratpur Sahib, about 36 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 within village and private bus service as Available within village for Sota.

Sota is about 42 km from Hamirpur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Sota is in Bhoranj tehsil of Hamirpur district. Sundarnagar is about 15 km away. Bhoranj is about 31 km away. Kiratpur Sahib is about 36 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.