About Sosokuti Village

Sosokuti is a mid sized village in Erki tehsil, in the district of Khunti, Jharkhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,449, made up of 725 males and 724 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 999 females per 1000 males. The village covers 1248.41 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 835225, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Sosokuti Overview

Census 2011 figures for Sosokuti village
Description	Value
State	Jharkhand
District	Khunti
Tehsil	Erki
Pincode	835225
Area (hectares)	1248.41 hectares
Population	1,449
Male Population	725
Female Population	724
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	999
Bus Service (public)	Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private)	Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Sosokuti compares

By the 2011 count Sosokuti is the 10th largest of the 126 villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 626 residents. Its 1248.41 hectares work out to about 1.2 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, much in line with the tehsil average of 1005.

Getting to Sosokuti

Sosokuti is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Sosokuti as Available within 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. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Sosokuti from other places

Sosokuti lies about 33 km from Khunti, and the nearest railway station is Gautamdhara, about 35 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 Sosokuti
Nearest town	Būndu	14 km
Tehsil headquarters	Erki	33 km
District headquarters	Khunti	33 km
Nearest railway station	Gautamdhara	35 km

Villages closest to Sosokuti

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Sosokuti village had a population of 1,449. That makes it the 10th largest of the 126 villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 626 residents.

Sosokuti village has 725 males and 724 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Sosokuti has about 999 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, much in line with the tehsil average of 1005.

The pincode recorded for Sosokuti is 835225. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Sosokuti covers 1248.41 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.2 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Sosokuti falls under Erki tehsil of Khunti district in Jharkhand.

The nearest railway station to Sosokuti is Gautamdhara, about 35 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 5 - 10 km distance for Sosokuti.

Sosokuti is about 33 km from Khunti in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Sosokuti is in Erki tehsil of Khunti district. Būndu is about 14 km away. Erki is about 33 km away. Khunti is about 33 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.