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About Softa Village

Softa is a mid sized village in Bhander tehsil, in the district of Datia, Madhya Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,467, made up of 785 males and 682 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 869 females per 1000 males. The village covers 421.29 hectares hectares.

Softa Overview

Census 2011 figures for Softa village
Description Value
State Madhya Pradesh
District Datia
Tehsil Bhander
Area (hectares) 421.29 hectares
Population 1,467
Male Population 785
Female Population 682
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 869
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Softa compares

By the 2011 count Softa is the 23rd largest of the 140 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 962 residents. Its 421.29 hectares work out to about 3.5 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, much in line with the tehsil average of 876.

Getting to Softa

Softa is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Softa as Available within <5 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 Softa from other places

Softa lies about 35 km from Datia, and the nearest railway station is Moth, about 20 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 Softa
Tehsil headquarters Bhander 9.6 km
Nearest town Bhānder 9.6 km
Nearest railway station Moth 20 km
District headquarters Datia 35 km

Villages closest to Softa

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Softa village had a population of 1,467. That makes it the 23rd largest of the 140 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 962 residents.

Softa village has 785 males and 682 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Softa has about 869 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, much in line with the tehsil average of 876.

Softa covers 421.29 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 3.5 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Softa falls under Bhander tehsil of Datia district in Madhya Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Softa is Moth, about 20 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 km distance and private bus service as Available within 10+ km distance for Softa.

Softa is about 35 km from Datia in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Softa is in Bhander tehsil of Datia district. Bhander is about 9.6 km away. Bhānder is about 9.6 km away. Moth is about 20 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Deora (under 2 km), Chandrol (1.8 km) and Simthara (2.2 km).

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

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