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About Sojla Village

Sojla is a small village in Jubbal tehsil, in the district of Shimla, Himachal Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 241, made up of 120 males and 121 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,008 females per 1000 males. The village covers 91 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 171206, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Sojla Overview

Census 2011 figures for Sojla village
Description Value
State Himachal Pradesh
District Shimla
Tehsil Jubbal
Pincode 171206
Area (hectares) 91 hectares
Population 241
Male Population 120
Female Population 121
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,008
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Sojla compares

By the 2011 count Sojla is the 62nd largest of the 133 villages in the tehsil, which puts it close to average, where the typical village holds 267 residents. Its 91 hectares work out to about 2.6 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, a little above the tehsil average of 971.

Getting to Sojla

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

Sojla lies about 53 km from Shimla. 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 Sojla
Tehsil headquarters Jubbal 7.2 km
District headquarters Shimla 53 km

Villages closest to Sojla

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Sojla village had a population of 241. That makes it the 62nd largest of the 133 villages in the tehsil, close to average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 267 residents.

Sojla village has 120 males and 121 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Sojla has about 1008 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, a little above the tehsil average of 971.

The pincode recorded for Sojla is 171206. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Sojla covers 91 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.6 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Sojla falls under Jubbal tehsil of Shimla district in Himachal Pradesh.

The census record for Sojla notes the nearest railway station as Available within 10+ km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within <5 km distance and private bus service as Available within village for Sojla.

Sojla is about 53 km from Shimla in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Sojla is in Jubbal tehsil of Shimla district. Jubbal is about 7.2 km away. Shimla is about 53 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Batar (under 2 km), Jangal Reserve Batar (under 2 km) and Barthata (under 2 km).

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

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