About Solga Village

Solga is a mid sized village in Palkot tehsil, in the district of Gumla, Jharkhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 726, made up of 359 males and 367 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,022 females per 1000 males. The village covers 560 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 835220, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Solga Overview

Census 2011 figures for Solga village
Description	Value
State	Jharkhand
District	Gumla
Tehsil	Palkot
Pincode	835220
Area (hectares)	560 hectares
Population	726
Male Population	359
Female Population	367
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	1,022
Bus Service (public)	Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private)	Available within village
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Solga compares

By the 2011 count Solga is the 38th largest of the 72 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 1,116 residents. Its 560 hectares work out to about 1.3 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, much in line with the tehsil average of 1020.

Getting to Solga

Solga is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Solga 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 Solga from other places

Solga lies about 36 km from Gumla, and the nearest railway station is Bano, about 24 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 Solga
Tehsil headquarters	Palkot	14 km
Nearest railway station	Bano	24 km
Nearest town	Simdega	24 km
District headquarters	Gumla	36 km

Villages closest to Solga

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Solga village had a population of 726. That makes it the 38th largest of the 72 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,116 residents.

Solga village has 359 males and 367 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Solga has about 1022 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, much in line with the tehsil average of 1020.

The pincode recorded for Solga is 835220. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Solga covers 560 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.3 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Solga falls under Palkot tehsil of Gumla district in Jharkhand.

The nearest railway station to Solga is Bano, about 24 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 Solga.

Solga is about 36 km from Gumla in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Solga is in Palkot tehsil of Gumla district. Palkot is about 14 km away. Bano is about 24 km away. Simdega is about 24 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.