About Sos Village

Sos is a mid sized village in Chandwa tehsil, in the district of Latehar, Jharkhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,516, made up of 768 males and 748 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 974 females per 1000 males. The village covers 676 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 822126, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Sos Overview

Census 2011 figures for Sos village
Description	Value
State	Jharkhand
District	Latehar
Tehsil	Chandwa
Pincode	822126
Area (hectares)	676 hectares
Population	1,516
Male Population	768
Female Population	748
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	974
Bus Service (public)	Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private)	Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Sos compares

By the 2011 count Sos is the 19th largest of the 80 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 1,073 residents. Its 676 hectares work out to about 2.2 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, much in line with the tehsil average of 967.

Getting to Sos

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

How far is Sos from other places

Sos lies about 14 km from Latehar, and the nearest railway station is Chetar, about 3.7 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 Sos
Nearest railway station	Chetar	3.7 km
Tehsil headquarters	Chandwa	12 km
District headquarters	Latehar	14 km
Nearest town	Lātehār	14 km

Villages closest to Sos

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Sos village had a population of 1,516. That makes it the 19th largest of the 80 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,073 residents.

Sos village has 768 males and 748 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Sos has about 974 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 967.

The pincode recorded for Sos is 822126. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Sos covers 676 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.2 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Sos falls under Chandwa tehsil of Latehar district in Jharkhand.

The nearest railway station to Sos is Chetar, about 3.7 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within 5 - 10 km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within 5 - 10 km distance and private bus service as Available within 5 - 10 km distance for Sos.

Sos is about 14 km from Latehar in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Sos is in Chandwa tehsil of Latehar district. Chetar is about 3.7 km away. Chandwa is about 12 km away. Latehar is about 14 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.