About Soan Village

Soan is a large village in Jevargi tehsil, in the district of Gulbarga, Karnataka. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 2,912, made up of 1,525 males and 1,387 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 910 females per 1000 males. The village covers 2286.2 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 585310, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Soan Overview

Census 2011 figures for Soan village
Description	Value
State	Karnataka
District	Gulbarga
Tehsil	Jevargi
Pincode	585310
Area (hectares)	2286.2 hectares
Population	2,912
Male Population	1,525
Female Population	1,387
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	910
Bus Service (public)	Available within village
Bus Service (private)	Available within village
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Soan compares

By the 2011 count Soan is the 22nd largest of the 138 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 1,885 residents. Its 2286.2 hectares work out to about 1.3 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 963.

Getting to Soan

Soan is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Soan as Available within village. Private bus service is recorded as Available within village. 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 Soan from other places

Soan lies about 43 km from Gulbarga, and the nearest railway station is Shahabad, about 35 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 Soan
Tehsil headquarters	Jevargi	14 km
Nearest railway station	Shahabad	35 km
District headquarters	Gulbarga	43 km

Villages closest to Soan

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Soan village had a population of 2,912. That makes it the 22nd largest of the 138 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,885 residents.

Soan village has 1,525 males and 1,387 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Soan has about 910 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 963.

The pincode recorded for Soan is 585310. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Soan covers 2286.2 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.

Soan falls under Jevargi tehsil of Gulbarga district in Karnataka.

The nearest railway station to Soan is Shahabad, about 35 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 village and private bus service as Available within village for Soan.

Soan is about 43 km from Gulbarga in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Soan is in Jevargi tehsil of Gulbarga district. Jevargi is about 14 km away. Shahabad is about 35 km away. Gulbarga is about 43 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.