About Sosai Village

Sosai is a large village in Mandar tehsil, in the district of Ranchi, Jharkhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 2,435, made up of 1,221 males and 1,214 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 994 females per 1000 males. The village covers 537 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 835214, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Sosai Overview

Census 2011 figures for Sosai village
Description	Value
State	Jharkhand
District	Ranchi
Tehsil	Mandar
Pincode	835214
Area (hectares)	537 hectares
Population	2,435
Male Population	1,221
Female Population	1,214
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	994
Bus Service (public)	Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private)	Available within village
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Sosai compares

By the 2011 count Sosai is the 22nd largest of the 69 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little above average, where the typical village holds 1,864 residents. Its 537 hectares work out to about 4.5 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, a little above the tehsil average of 973.

Getting to Sosai

Sosai is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Sosai as Available within 10+ km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within village. 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 Sosai from other places

Sosai lies about 28 km from Ranchi, and the nearest railway station is Tangarbansali, about 9.3 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 Sosai
Tehsil headquarters	Mandar	2.9 km
Nearest railway station	Tangarbansali	9.3 km
Nearest town	Rātu	16 km
District headquarters	Ranchi	28 km

Villages closest to Sosai

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Sosai village had a population of 2,435. That makes it the 22nd largest of the 69 villages in the tehsil, a little above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,864 residents.

Sosai village has 1,221 males and 1,214 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Sosai has about 994 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, a little above the tehsil average of 973.

The pincode recorded for Sosai is 835214. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Sosai covers 537 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 4.5 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Sosai falls under Mandar tehsil of Ranchi district in Jharkhand.

The nearest railway station to Sosai is Tangarbansali, about 9.3 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 village for Sosai.

Sosai is about 28 km from Ranchi in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Sosai is in Mandar tehsil of Ranchi district. Mandar is about 2.9 km away. Tangarbansali is about 9.3 km away. Rātu is about 16 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.