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About Sohdag Village

Sohdag is a mid sized village in Namkum tehsil, in the district of Ranchi, Jharkhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,671, made up of 866 males and 805 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 930 females per 1000 males. The village covers 712.13 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 835221, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Sohdag Overview

Census 2011 figures for Sohdag village
Description Value
State Jharkhand
District Ranchi
Tehsil Namkum
Pincode 835221
Area (hectares) 712.13 hectares
Population 1,671
Male Population 866
Female Population 805
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 930
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Sohdag compares

By the 2011 count Sohdag is the 18th largest of the 91 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little above average, where the typical village holds 1,211 residents. Its 712.13 hectares work out to about 2.3 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 1002.

Getting to Sohdag

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

Sohdag lies about 12 km from Ranchi, and the nearest railway station is Balasiring, about 3.9 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 Sohdag
Nearest railway station Balasiring 3.9 km
District headquarters Ranchi 12 km
Tehsil headquarters Namkum 16 km

Villages closest to Sohdag

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Sohdag village had a population of 1,671. That makes it the 18th largest of the 91 villages in the tehsil, a little above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,211 residents.

Sohdag village has 866 males and 805 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Sohdag has about 930 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 1002.

The pincode recorded for Sohdag is 835221. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Sohdag covers 712.13 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.3 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Sohdag falls under Namkum tehsil of Ranchi district in Jharkhand.

The nearest railway station to Sohdag is Balasiring, about 3.9 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 km distance and private bus service as Available within 10+ km distance for Sohdag.

Sohdag is about 12 km from Ranchi in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Sohdag is in Namkum tehsil of Ranchi district. Balasiring is about 3.9 km away. Ranchi is about 12 km away. Namkum is about 16 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Jamgain (under 2 km), Upardahu (under 2 km) and Hethdahu (1.9 km).

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

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