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About Sosodih Village

Sosodih is a mid sized village in Gobindpur tehsil, in the district of Saraikela Kharsawan, Jharkhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 528, made up of 254 males and 274 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,079 females per 1000 males. The village covers 118 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 832107, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Sosodih Overview

Census 2011 figures for Sosodih village
Description Value
State Jharkhand
District Saraikela Kharsawan
Tehsil Gobindpur
Pincode 832107
Area (hectares) 118 hectares
Population 528
Male Population 254
Female Population 274
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,079
Bus Service (public) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Sosodih compares

By the 2011 count Sosodih is the 112th largest of the 236 villages in the tehsil, which puts it close to average, where the typical village holds 563 residents. Its 118 hectares work out to about 4.5 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1020.

Getting to Sosodih

Sosodih is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Sosodih as Available within 5 - 10 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 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 30 km from Saraikela Kharsawan, and the nearest railway station is Chaibasa, about 10 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 Chaibasa 10 km
Nearest town Chāībāsa 12 km
Tehsil headquarters Gobindpur 18 km
District headquarters Saraikela Kharsawan 30 km

Villages closest to Sosodih

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Gobindpur 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 528. That makes it the 112th largest of the 236 villages in the tehsil, close to average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 563 residents.

Sosodih village has 254 males and 274 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Sosodih has about 1079 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1020.

The pincode recorded for Sosodih is 832107. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Sosodih covers 118 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 4.5 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Sosodih falls under Gobindpur tehsil of Saraikela Kharsawan district in Jharkhand.

The nearest railway station to Sosodih is Chaibasa, about 10 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 5 - 10 km distance for Sosodih.

Sosodih is about 30 km from Saraikela Kharsawan in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Sosodih is in Gobindpur tehsil of Saraikela Kharsawan district. Chaibasa is about 10 km away. Chāībāsa is about 12 km away. Gobindpur is about 18 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Soso (under 2 km), Sosomuli (under 2 km) and Lodha (under 2 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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