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About Setasoya Village

Setasoya is a small village in Kolebira tehsil, in the district of Simdega, Jharkhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 335, made up of 157 males and 178 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,134 females per 1000 males. The village covers 263 hectares hectares.

Setasoya Overview

Census 2011 figures for Setasoya village
Description Value
State Jharkhand
District Simdega
Tehsil Kolebira
Area (hectares) 263 hectares
Population 335
Male Population 157
Female Population 178
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,134
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 Setasoya compares

By the 2011 count Setasoya is the 46th largest of the 52 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 1,346 residents. Its 263 hectares work out to about 1.3 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 983.

Getting to Setasoya

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

Setasoya 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 Setasoya
Nearest railway station Tati 8.8 km
Nearest town Birmitrapur 31 km
Tehsil headquarters Kolebira 34 km
District headquarters Simdega 51 km

Villages closest to Setasoya

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Setasoya village had a population of 335. That makes it the 46th largest of the 52 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,346 residents.

Setasoya village has 157 males and 178 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Setasoya has about 1134 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 983.

Setasoya covers 263 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.3 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Setasoya falls under Kolebira tehsil of Simdega district in Jharkhand.

The nearest railway station to Setasoya 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 10+ km distance and private bus service as Available within 10+ km distance for Setasoya.

Setasoya 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.

Setasoya is in Kolebira tehsil of Simdega district. Tati is about 8.8 km away. Birmitrapur is about 31 km away. Kolebira is about 34 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Lachragarh (15 km), Aidega (17 km) and Kulasoia (17 km).

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

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