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About Soteya Village

Soteya is a small village in Karra tehsil, in the district of Khunti, Jharkhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 415, made up of 226 males and 189 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 836 females per 1000 males. The village covers 216 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 835209, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Soteya Overview

Census 2011 figures for Soteya village
Description Value
State Jharkhand
District Khunti
Tehsil Karra
Pincode 835209
Area (hectares) 216 hectares
Population 415
Male Population 226
Female Population 189
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 836
Bus Service (public) Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within <5 km distance

How Soteya compares

By the 2011 count Soteya is the 113th largest of the 171 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 610 residents. Its 216 hectares work out to about 1.9 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 1001.

Getting to Soteya

Soteya is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Soteya as Available within 10+ km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within 10+ km distance. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available within <5 km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Soteya from other places

Soteya lies about 20 km from Khunti, and the nearest railway station is Govindpur Road, about 4.1 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 Soteya
Nearest railway station Govindpur Road 4.1 km
Tehsil headquarters Karra 10 km
District headquarters Khunti 20 km

Villages closest to Soteya

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Soteya village had a population of 415. That makes it the 113th largest of the 171 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 610 residents.

Soteya village has 226 males and 189 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Soteya has about 836 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 1001.

The pincode recorded for Soteya is 835209. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Soteya covers 216 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.9 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Soteya falls under Karra tehsil of Khunti district in Jharkhand.

The nearest railway station to Soteya is Govindpur Road, about 4.1 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within <5 km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within 10+ km distance and private bus service as Available within 10+ km distance for Soteya.

Soteya is about 20 km from Khunti in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Soteya is in Karra tehsil of Khunti district. Govindpur Road is about 4.1 km away. Karra is about 10 km away. Khunti is about 20 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Gumru (under 2 km), Tirla (1.6 km) and Larta (1.9 km).

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

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