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About Sode Village

Sode is a large village in Rania tehsil, in the district of Khunti, Jharkhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 2,150, made up of 1,103 males and 1,047 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 949 females per 1000 males. The village covers 690 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 835227, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Sode Overview

Census 2011 figures for Sode village
Description Value
State Jharkhand
District Khunti
Tehsil Rania
Pincode 835227
Area (hectares) 690 hectares
Population 2,150
Male Population 1,103
Female Population 1,047
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 949
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Sode compares

By the 2011 count Sode is the largest village in the tehsil by population, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 601 residents. Its 690 hectares work out to about 3.1 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 1010.

Getting to Sode

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

Sode lies about 50 km from Khunti, and the nearest railway station is Mahabuang, about 12 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 Sode
Nearest railway station Mahabuang 12 km
Tehsil headquarters Rania 12 km
Nearest town Birmitrapur 43 km
District headquarters Khunti 50 km

Villages closest to Sode

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Sode village had a population of 2,150. That makes it the largest village in the tehsil by population, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 601 residents.

Sode village has 1,103 males and 1,047 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Sode has about 949 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 1010.

The pincode recorded for Sode is 835227. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Sode covers 690 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 3.1 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Sode falls under Rania tehsil of Khunti district in Jharkhand.

The nearest railway station to Sode is Mahabuang, about 12 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 village and private bus service as Available within <5 km distance for Sode.

Sode is about 50 km from Khunti in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Sode is in Rania tehsil of Khunti district. Mahabuang is about 12 km away. Rania is about 12 km away. Birmitrapur is about 43 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Tutikel (2.3 km), Sauriuli (3.2 km) and Chalgida (3.3 km).

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

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