About Sotasoya Village

Sotasoya is a small village in Bano tehsil, in the district of Simdega, Jharkhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 498, made up of 232 males and 266 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,147 females per 1000 males. The village covers 448 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 835201, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Sotasoya Overview

Census 2011 figures for Sotasoya village
Description	Value
State	Jharkhand
District	Simdega
Tehsil	Bano
Pincode	835201
Area (hectares)	448 hectares
Population	498
Male Population	232
Female Population	266
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	1,147
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 Sotasoya compares

By the 2011 count Sotasoya is the 61st largest of the 93 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 865 residents. Its 448 hectares work out to about 1.1 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1015.

Getting to Sotasoya

Sotasoya is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Sotasoya 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 Sotasoya from other places

Sotasoya lies about 51 km from Simdega, and the nearest railway station is Tati, about 8.8 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 Sotasoya
Nearest railway station	Tati	8.8 km
Tehsil headquarters	Bano	12 km
Nearest town	Birmitrapur	31 km
District headquarters	Simdega	51 km

Villages closest to Sotasoya

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Sotasoya village had a population of 498. That makes it the 61st largest of the 93 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 865 residents.

Sotasoya village has 232 males and 266 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Sotasoya has about 1147 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1015.

The pincode recorded for Sotasoya is 835201. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Sotasoya covers 448 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.1 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Sotasoya falls under Bano tehsil of Simdega district in Jharkhand.

The nearest railway station to Sotasoya is Tati, about 8.8 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 Sotasoya.

Sotasoya is about 51 km from Simdega in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Sotasoya is in Bano tehsil of Simdega district. Tati is about 8.8 km away. Bano is about 12 km away. Birmitrapur is about 31 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.