About Sodal Village

Sodal is a mid sized village in Handwara tehsil, in the district of Kupwara, Jammu and Kashmir. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,229, made up of 619 males and 610 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 985 females per 1000 males. The village covers 174.8 hectares hectares.

Sodal Overview

Census 2011 figures for Sodal village
Description	Value
State	Jammu and Kashmir
District	Kupwara
Tehsil	Handwara
Area (hectares)	174.8 hectares
Population	1,229
Male Population	619
Female Population	610
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	985
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 Sodal compares

By the 2011 count Sodal is the 88th largest of the 191 villages in the tehsil, which puts it close to average, where the typical village holds 1,314 residents. Its 174.8 hectares work out to about 7.0 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, well above the tehsil average of 929.

Getting to Sodal

Sodal is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Sodal 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 Shihil Pora, Shil Thra, Shog Pora and Siraj Pora. 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.

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Common questions about Sodal

As per the Census of India 2011, Sodal village had a population of 1,229. That makes it the 88th largest of the 191 villages in the tehsil, close to average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,314 residents.

Sodal village has 619 males and 610 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Sodal has about 985 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, well above the tehsil average of 929.

Sodal covers 174.8 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 7.0 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Sodal falls under Handwara tehsil of Kupwara district in Jammu and Kashmir.

The census record for Sodal 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 Sodal.

Sodal is in Handwara tehsil of Kupwara 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.