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About Sohdag Kalan Village

Sohdag Kalan is a mid sized village in Nawa Bazar tehsil, in the district of Palamu, Jharkhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,076, made up of 570 males and 506 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 888 females per 1000 males. The village covers 586 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 822124, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Sohdag Kalan Overview

Census 2011 figures for Sohdag Kalan village
Description Value
State Jharkhand
District Palamu
Tehsil Nawa Bazar
Pincode 822124
Area (hectares) 586 hectares
Population 1,076
Male Population 570
Female Population 506
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 888
Bus Service (public) Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Sohdag Kalan compares

By the 2011 count Sohdag Kalan is the 14th largest of the 44 villages in the tehsil, which puts it close to average, where the typical village holds 1,088 residents. Its 586 hectares work out to about 1.8 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 938.

Getting to Sohdag Kalan

Sohdag Kalan is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Sohdag Kalan 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 - 10 km distance. The nearest villages by name are Rabda, Rajdiria, Rajhara and Sarauna. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

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 Sohdag Kalan

As per the Census of India 2011, Sohdag Kalan village had a population of 1,076. That makes it the 14th largest of the 44 villages in the tehsil, close to average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,088 residents.

Sohdag Kalan village has 570 males and 506 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Sohdag Kalan has about 888 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 938.

The pincode recorded for Sohdag Kalan is 822124. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Sohdag Kalan covers 586 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.8 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Sohdag Kalan falls under Nawa Bazar tehsil of Palamu district in Jharkhand.

The census record for Sohdag Kalan notes the nearest railway station as Available within 5 - 10 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 Sohdag Kalan.

Sohdag Kalan is in Nawa Bazar tehsil of Palamu district. The district and tehsil pages linked from here list the neighbouring villages, which is usually the quickest way to place it on a map.

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

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