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About Soth Village

Soth is a small village in Bhaderwah tehsil, in the district of Doda, Jammu and Kashmir. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 268, made up of 138 males and 130 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 942 females per 1000 males. The village covers 62.7 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 182221, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Soth Overview

Census 2011 figures for Soth village
Description Value
State Jammu and Kashmir
District Doda
Tehsil Bhaderwah
Pincode 182221
Area (hectares) 62.7 hectares
Population 268
Male Population 138
Female Population 130
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 942
Bus Service (public) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Soth compares

By the 2011 count Soth is the 80th largest of the 117 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 545 residents. Its 62.7 hectares work out to about 4.3 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, a little below the tehsil average of 978.

Getting to Soth

Soth is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Soth as Available within 5 - 10 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. The nearest villages by name are Sengoi, Shankoja, Sharora and Sindra. 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 Soth

As per the Census of India 2011, Soth village had a population of 268. That makes it the 80th largest of the 117 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 545 residents.

Soth village has 138 males and 130 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Soth has about 942 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, a little below the tehsil average of 978.

The pincode recorded for Soth is 182221. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Soth covers 62.7 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 4.3 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Soth falls under Bhaderwah tehsil of Doda district in Jammu and Kashmir.

The census record for Soth 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 km distance for Soth.

Soth is in Bhaderwah tehsil of Doda 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 Soth today is likely to be higher.

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