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About Sosodih Village

Sosodih is a small village in Tamar I tehsil, in the district of Ranchi, Jharkhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 448, made up of 222 males and 226 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,018 females per 1000 males. The village covers 118.36 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 835225, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Sosodih Overview

Census 2011 figures for Sosodih village
Description Value
State Jharkhand
District Ranchi
Tehsil Tamar I
Pincode 835225
Area (hectares) 118.36 hectares
Population 448
Male Population 222
Female Population 226
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,018
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 Sosodih compares

By the 2011 count Sosodih is the 95th largest of the 121 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 1,069 residents. Its 118.36 hectares work out to about 3.8 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, a little above the tehsil average of 987.

Getting to Sosodih

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

Sosodih lies about 49 km from Ranchi, and the nearest railway station is Torang, about 16 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 Sosodih
Nearest railway station Torang 16 km
Nearest town Būndu 16 km
Tehsil headquarters Tamar I 22 km
District headquarters Ranchi 49 km

Villages closest to Sosodih

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Tamar I 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 Sosodih

As per the Census of India 2011, Sosodih village had a population of 448. That makes it the 95th largest of the 121 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,069 residents.

Sosodih village has 222 males and 226 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Sosodih has about 1018 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, a little above the tehsil average of 987.

The pincode recorded for Sosodih is 835225. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Sosodih covers 118.36 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 3.8 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Sosodih falls under Tamar I tehsil of Ranchi district in Jharkhand.

The nearest railway station to Sosodih is Torang, about 16 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 Sosodih.

Sosodih is about 49 km from Ranchi in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Sosodih is in Tamar I tehsil of Ranchi district. Torang is about 16 km away. Būndu is about 16 km away. Tamar I is about 22 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Ulilohar (2.2 km), Baredih (3.1 km) and Dimbudih (3.8 km).

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

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