About Sothi Village

Sothi is a small village in Arki tehsil, in the district of Solan, Himachal Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 74, made up of 34 males and 40 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,176 females per 1000 males. The village covers 13 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 173221, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Sothi Overview

Census 2011 figures for Sothi village
Description	Value
State	Himachal Pradesh
District	Solan
Tehsil	Arki
Pincode	173221
Area (hectares)	13 hectares
Population	74
Male Population	34
Female Population	40
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	1,176
Bus Service (public)	Available within village
Bus Service (private)	Available within village
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Sothi compares

By the 2011 count Sothi is the 183rd largest of the 290 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 181 residents. Its 13 hectares work out to about 5.7 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1020.

Getting to Sothi

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

Sothi lies about 37 km from Solan. 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 Sothi
Nearest town	Shimla	18 km
Tehsil headquarters	Arki	34 km
District headquarters	Solan	37 km

Villages closest to Sothi

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Sothi village had a population of 74. That makes it the 183rd largest of the 290 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 181 residents.

Sothi village has 34 males and 40 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Sothi has about 1176 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1020.

The pincode recorded for Sothi is 173221. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Sothi covers 13 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 5.7 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Sothi falls under Arki tehsil of Solan district in Himachal Pradesh.

The census record for Sothi notes the nearest railway station 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 Sothi.

Sothi is about 37 km from Solan in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Sothi is in Arki tehsil of Solan district. Shimla is about 18 km away. Arki is about 34 km away. Solan is about 37 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.