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About Soawa Village

Soawa is a small village in Arki tehsil, in the district of Solan, Himachal Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 209, made up of 107 males and 102 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 953 females per 1000 males. The village covers 47.33 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 173221, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Soawa Overview

Census 2011 figures for Soawa village
Description Value
State Himachal Pradesh
District Solan
Tehsil Arki
Pincode 173221
Area (hectares) 47.33 hectares
Population 209
Male Population 107
Female Population 102
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 953
Bus Service (public) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Soawa compares

By the 2011 count Soawa is the 77th largest of the 290 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little above average, where the typical village holds 181 residents. Its 47.33 hectares work out to about 4.4 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, though that is well below the tehsil average of 1020.

Getting to Soawa

Soawa is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Soawa as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available within 10+ km distance. The nearest villages by name are Shilru, Siahta, Silh and Simlta. 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 Soawa

As per the Census of India 2011, Soawa village had a population of 209. That makes it the 77th largest of the 290 villages in the tehsil, a little above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 181 residents.

Soawa village has 107 males and 102 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Soawa has about 953 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, though that is well below the tehsil average of 1020.

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

Soawa covers 47.33 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 4.4 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

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

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

The census records public bus service as Available within 5 - 10 km distance and private bus service as Available within 5 - 10 km distance for Soawa.

Soawa is in Arki tehsil of Solan 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 Soawa today is likely to be higher.

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