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About Sosopi Village

Sosopi is a mid sized village in Manjhari tehsil, in the district of Pashchimi Singhbhum, Jharkhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 754, made up of 381 males and 373 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 979 females per 1000 males. The village covers 628 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 833201, 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 Manjhari
Pincode 833201
Area (hectares) 628 hectares
Population 754
Male Population 381
Female Population 373
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 979
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 Sosopi compares

By the 2011 count Sosopi is the 39th largest of the 64 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 1,070 residents. Its 628 hectares work out to about 1.2 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, though that is well below the tehsil average of 1030.

Getting to Sosopi

Sosopi is fairly remote, with both bus and rail more than ten kilometres away. The census records public bus service for Sosopi 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 Sosopi from other places

Sosopi lies about 41 km from Pashchimi Singhbhum, and the nearest railway station is Talaburu, about 15 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
Tehsil headquarters Manjhari 6.6 km
Nearest railway station Talaburu 15 km
Nearest town Rairangpur 29 km
District headquarters Pashchimi Singhbhum 41 km

Villages closest to Sosopi

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Manjhari 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 754. That makes it the 39th largest of the 64 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,070 residents.

Sosopi village has 381 males and 373 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Sosopi has about 979 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, though that is well below the tehsil average of 1030.

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

Sosopi covers 628 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.2 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

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

The nearest railway station to Sosopi is Talaburu, about 15 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 Sosopi.

Sosopi is about 41 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 Manjhari tehsil of Pashchimi Singhbhum district. Manjhari is about 6.6 km away. Talaburu is about 15 km away. Rairangpur 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 Bara Torlo (under 2 km), Gangutu (1.7 km) and Kheriaghar (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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