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About Sodaranal Village

Sodaranal is a mid sized village in Hosdurga tehsil, in the district of Chitradurga, Karnataka. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 893, made up of 450 males and 443 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 984 females per 1000 males. The village covers 343.98 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 577527, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Sodaranal Overview

Census 2011 figures for Sodaranal village
Description Value
State Karnataka
District Chitradurga
Tehsil Hosdurga
Pincode 577527
Area (hectares) 343.98 hectares
Population 893
Male Population 450
Female Population 443
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 984
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 Sodaranal compares

By the 2011 count Sodaranal is the 86th largest of the 193 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 1,034 residents. Its 343.98 hectares work out to about 2.6 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, a little above the tehsil average of 957.

Getting to Sodaranal

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

Sodaranal lies about 47 km from Chitradurga, and the nearest railway station is Hosadurga Road, about 22 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 Sodaranal
Tehsil headquarters Hosdurga 5.3 km
Nearest town Hosadurga 5.3 km
Nearest railway station Hosadurga Road 22 km
District headquarters Chitradurga 47 km

Villages closest to Sodaranal

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Sodaranal village had a population of 893. That makes it the 86th largest of the 193 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,034 residents.

Sodaranal village has 450 males and 443 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Sodaranal has about 984 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, a little above the tehsil average of 957.

The pincode recorded for Sodaranal is 577527. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Sodaranal covers 343.98 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.6 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Sodaranal falls under Hosdurga tehsil of Chitradurga district in Karnataka.

The nearest railway station to Sodaranal is Hosadurga Road, about 22 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 Sodaranal.

Sodaranal is about 47 km from Chitradurga in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Sodaranal is in Hosdurga tehsil of Chitradurga district. Hosdurga is about 5.3 km away. Hosadurga is about 5.3 km away. Hosadurga Road 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 Kappagere (under 2 km), Hunavinadu (1.9 km) and Kurubarahalli (1.9 km).

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

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