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About Soon Village

Soon is a small village in Ramshahr tehsil, in the district of Solan, Himachal Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 424, made up of 223 males and 201 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 901 females per 1000 males. The village covers 144 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 174102, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Soon Overview

Census 2011 figures for Soon village
Description Value
State Himachal Pradesh
District Solan
Tehsil Ramshahr
Pincode 174102
Area (hectares) 144 hectares
Population 424
Male Population 223
Female Population 201
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 901
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Soon compares

By the 2011 count Soon is among the largest villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 151 residents. Its 144 hectares work out to about 2.9 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 992.

Getting to Soon

Soon is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Soon as Available within <5 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within <5 km distance. 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 Soon from other places

Soon lies about 12 km from Solan, and the nearest railway station is Sonwara, about 2.5 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 Soon
Nearest railway station Sonwara 2.5 km
Nearest town Kālka 8.3 km
District headquarters Solan 12 km
Tehsil headquarters Ramshahr 27 km

Villages closest to Soon

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Soon village had a population of 424. That makes it among the largest villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 151 residents.

Soon village has 223 males and 201 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Soon has about 901 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 992.

The pincode recorded for Soon is 174102. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Soon covers 144 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.9 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Soon falls under Ramshahr tehsil of Solan district in Himachal Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Soon is Sonwara, about 2.5 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 <5 km distance and private bus service as Available within <5 km distance for Soon.

Soon is about 12 km from Solan in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Soon is in Ramshahr tehsil of Solan district. Sonwara is about 2.5 km away. Kālka is about 8.3 km away. Solan is about 12 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Simni (3.9 km), Chamdar (5.9 km) and Chiar (5.9 km).

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

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