About Sojmatna Village

Sojmatna is one of the larger villages in Banihal tehsil, in the district of Ramban, Jammu and Kashmir. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 5,638, made up of 2,898 males and 2,740 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 945 females per 1000 males. The village covers 1449.1 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 182146, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Sojmatna Overview

Census 2011 figures for Sojmatna village
Description	Value
State	Jammu and Kashmir
District	Ramban
Tehsil	Banihal
Pincode	182146
Area (hectares)	1449.1 hectares
Population	5,638
Male Population	2,898
Female Population	2,740
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	945
Bus Service (public)	Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private)	Available within village
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Sojmatna compares

By the 2011 count Sojmatna is the 7th largest of the 33 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 3,671 residents. Its 1449.1 hectares work out to about 3.9 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 940.

Getting to Sojmatna

Sojmatna is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Sojmatna as Available within 10+ km distance. 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 Sojmatna from other places

Sojmatna lies about 11 km from Ramban, and the nearest railway station is Khari, about 8.5 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 Sojmatna
Nearest railway station	Khari	8.5 km
District headquarters	Ramban	11 km
Tehsil headquarters	Banihal	11 km
Nearest town	Dooru Verinag	25 km

Villages closest to Sojmatna

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Sojmatna village had a population of 5,638. That makes it the 7th largest of the 33 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 3,671 residents.

Sojmatna village has 2,898 males and 2,740 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Sojmatna has about 945 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 940.

The pincode recorded for Sojmatna is 182146. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Sojmatna covers 1449.1 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 3.9 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Sojmatna falls under Banihal tehsil of Ramban district in Jammu and Kashmir.

The nearest railway station to Sojmatna is Khari, about 8.5 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 10+ km distance and private bus service as Available within village for Sojmatna.

Sojmatna is about 11 km from Ramban in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Sojmatna is in Banihal tehsil of Ramban district. Khari is about 8.5 km away. Ramban is about 11 km away. Banihal is about 11 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.