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About Soso Village

Soso is a mid sized village in Gumla tehsil, in the district of Gumla, Jharkhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,241, made up of 633 males and 608 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 961 females per 1000 males. The village covers 202.98 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 835233, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Soso Overview

Census 2011 figures for Soso village
Description Value
State Jharkhand
District Gumla
Tehsil Gumla
Pincode 835233
Area (hectares) 202.98 hectares
Population 1,241
Male Population 633
Female Population 608
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 961
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 Soso compares

By the 2011 count Soso is the 48th largest of the 106 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 1,467 residents. Its 202.98 hectares work out to about 6.1 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, though that is a little below the tehsil average of 994.

Getting to Soso

Soso is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Soso 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 Soso from other places

Soso lies about 2.6 km from Gumla, and the nearest railway station is Bakaspur, about 44 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 Soso
Tehsil headquarters Gumla 2.6 km
Nearest town Gumlā 2.6 km
Nearest railway station Bakaspur 44 km

Villages closest to Soso

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Soso village had a population of 1,241. That makes it the 48th largest of the 106 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,467 residents.

Soso village has 633 males and 608 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Soso has about 961 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, though that is a little below the tehsil average of 994.

The pincode recorded for Soso is 835233. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Soso covers 202.98 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 6.1 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Soso falls under Gumla tehsil of Gumla district in Jharkhand.

The nearest railway station to Soso is Bakaspur, about 44 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 Soso.

Soso is about 2.6 km from Gumla in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Soso is in Gumla tehsil of Gumla district. Gumla is about 2.6 km away. Gumlā is about 2.6 km away. Bakaspur is about 44 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Joradanr (2.0 km), Chaha (2.1 km) and Bhaldamchatti (2.5 km).

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

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