About Soga Village

Soga is a small village in Bandgaon tehsil, in the district of Pashchimi Singhbhum, Jharkhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 441, made up of 216 males and 225 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,042 females per 1000 males. The village covers 402 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 833201, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Soga Overview

Census 2011 figures for Soga village
Description	Value
State	Jharkhand
District	Pashchimi Singhbhum
Tehsil	Bandgaon
Pincode	833201
Area (hectares)	402 hectares
Population	441
Male Population	216
Female Population	225
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	1,042
Bus Service (public)	Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private)	Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Soga compares

By the 2011 count Soga is the 59th largest of the 209 villages in the tehsil, which puts it close to average, where the typical village holds 410 residents. Its 402 hectares work out to about 1.1 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, a little above the tehsil average of 1007.

Getting to Soga

Soga is fairly remote, with both bus and rail more than ten kilometres away. The census records public bus service for Soga 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 10+ km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Soga from other places

Soga lies about 50 km from Pashchimi Singhbhum, and the nearest railway station is Pakra, about 28 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 Soga
Tehsil headquarters	Bandgaon	16 km
Nearest railway station	Pakra	28 km
Nearest town	Khunti	34 km
District headquarters	Pashchimi Singhbhum	50 km

Villages closest to Soga

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Soga village had a population of 441. That makes it the 59th largest of the 209 villages in the tehsil, close to average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 410 residents.

Soga village has 216 males and 225 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Soga has about 1042 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, a little above the tehsil average of 1007.

The pincode recorded for Soga is 833201. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Soga covers 402 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.1 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Soga falls under Bandgaon tehsil of Pashchimi Singhbhum district in Jharkhand.

The nearest railway station to Soga is Pakra, about 28 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 10+ km distance for Soga.

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

Soga is in Bandgaon tehsil of Pashchimi Singhbhum district. Bandgaon is about 16 km away. Pakra is about 28 km away. Khunti is about 34 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.