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About Soda Village

Soda is a mid sized village in Manoharpur tehsil, in the district of Pashchimi Singhbhum, Jharkhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 540, made up of 286 males and 254 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 888 females per 1000 males. The village covers 185.51 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 833104, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Soda Overview

Census 2011 figures for Soda village
Description Value
State Jharkhand
District Pashchimi Singhbhum
Tehsil Manoharpur
Pincode 833104
Area (hectares) 185.51 hectares
Population 540
Male Population 286
Female Population 254
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 888
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Soda compares

By the 2011 count Soda is the 55th largest of the 98 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 787 residents. Its 185.51 hectares work out to about 2.9 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 991.

Getting to Soda

Soda is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Soda as Available within <5 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 Soda from other places

Soda lies about 41 km from Pashchimi Singhbhum, and the nearest railway station is Posoita, about 11 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 Soda
Nearest railway station Posoita 11 km
Tehsil headquarters Manoharpur 12 km
Nearest town Bada Barabīl 29 km
District headquarters Pashchimi Singhbhum 41 km

Villages closest to Soda

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Soda village had a population of 540. That makes it the 55th largest of the 98 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 787 residents.

Soda village has 286 males and 254 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Soda has about 888 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 991.

The pincode recorded for Soda is 833104. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Soda covers 185.51 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.9 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Soda falls under Manoharpur tehsil of Pashchimi Singhbhum district in Jharkhand.

The nearest railway station to Soda is Posoita, about 11 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 km distance and private bus service as Available within 5 - 10 km distance for Soda.

Soda 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.

Soda is in Manoharpur tehsil of Pashchimi Singhbhum district. Posoita is about 11 km away. Manoharpur is about 12 km away. Bada Barabīl 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 Timra (under 2 km), Domloi (2.7 km) and Lailor (2.7 km).

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

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