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About Sosopi Village

Sosopi is a mid sized village in Jagannathpur tehsil, in the district of Pashchimi Singhbhum, Jharkhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 753, made up of 367 males and 386 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,052 females per 1000 males. The village covers 438 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 833203, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Sosopi Overview

Census 2011 figures for Sosopi village
Description Value
State Jharkhand
District Pashchimi Singhbhum
Tehsil Jagannathpur
Pincode 833203
Area (hectares) 438 hectares
Population 753
Male Population 367
Female Population 386
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,052
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within village

How Sosopi compares

By the 2011 count Sosopi is the 49th largest of the 82 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 1,031 residents. Its 438 hectares work out to about 1.7 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 1025.

Getting to Sosopi

Sosopi is well connected by rural standards, with buses in the village itself and a railway station close by. The census records public bus service for Sosopi as Available within village. Private bus service is recorded as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available within village. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Sosopi from other places

Sosopi lies about 48 km from Pashchimi Singhbhum, and the nearest railway station is Māluka, about 6.3 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 Sosopi
Nearest railway station Māluka 6.3 km
Tehsil headquarters Jagannathpur 8.7 km
Nearest town Joda 29 km
District headquarters Pashchimi Singhbhum 48 km

Villages closest to Sosopi

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Sosopi village had a population of 753. That makes it the 49th largest of the 82 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,031 residents.

Sosopi village has 367 males and 386 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Sosopi has about 1052 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, a little above the tehsil average of 1025.

The pincode recorded for Sosopi is 833203. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Sosopi covers 438 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.7 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Sosopi falls under Jagannathpur tehsil of Pashchimi Singhbhum district in Jharkhand.

The nearest railway station to Sosopi is Māluka, about 6.3 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within village.

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

Sosopi is about 48 km from Pashchimi Singhbhum in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Sosopi is in Jagannathpur tehsil of Pashchimi Singhbhum district. Māluka is about 6.3 km away. Jagannathpur is about 8.7 km away. Joda is about 29 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Kudahatu (under 2 km), Tentriposi (under 2 km) and Basira (2.3 km).

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

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