About Soba Village

Soba is a mid sized village in Burmu tehsil, in the district of Ranchi, Jharkhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 854, made up of 414 males and 440 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,063 females per 1000 males. The village covers 212 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 835205, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Soba Overview

Census 2011 figures for Soba village
Description	Value
State	Jharkhand
District	Ranchi
Tehsil	Burmu
Pincode	835205
Area (hectares)	212 hectares
Population	854
Male Population	414
Female Population	440
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	1,063
Bus Service (public)	Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private)	Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Soba compares

By the 2011 count Soba is the 40th largest of the 76 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 1,179 residents. Its 212 hectares work out to about 4.0 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 976.

Getting to Soba

Soba is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Soba as Available within 5 - 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 Soba from other places

Soba lies about 25 km from Ranchi, and the nearest railway station is Tokisud, about 17 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 Soba
Tehsil headquarters	Burmu	7.3 km
Nearest town	Rātu	13 km
Nearest railway station	Tokisud	17 km
District headquarters	Ranchi	25 km

Villages closest to Soba

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Soba village had a population of 854. That makes it the 40th largest of the 76 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,179 residents.

Soba village has 414 males and 440 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Soba has about 1063 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 976.

The pincode recorded for Soba is 835205. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Soba covers 212 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 4.0 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Soba falls under Burmu tehsil of Ranchi district in Jharkhand.

The nearest railway station to Soba is Tokisud, about 17 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 5 - 10 km distance and private bus service as Available within 10+ km distance for Soba.

Soba is about 25 km from Ranchi in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Soba is in Burmu tehsil of Ranchi district. Burmu is about 7.3 km away. Rātu is about 13 km away. Tokisud is about 17 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.