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About Soyat Village

Soyat is a mid sized village in Seoni Malwa tehsil, in the district of Hoshangabad, Madhya Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 538, made up of 275 males and 263 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 956 females per 1000 males. The village covers 349.59 hectares hectares.

Soyat Overview

Census 2011 figures for Soyat village
Description Value
State Madhya Pradesh
District Hoshangabad
Tehsil Seoni Malwa
Area (hectares) 349.59 hectares
Population 538
Male Population 275
Female Population 263
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 956
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 Soyat compares

By the 2011 count Soyat is the 118th largest of the 175 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 894 residents. Its 349.59 hectares work out to about 1.5 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, well above the tehsil average of 915.

Getting to Soyat

Soyat is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Soyat 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 Soyat from other places

Soyat lies about 35 km from Hoshangabad, and the nearest railway station is Midghat, about 29 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 Soyat
Nearest town Nasrullāhganj 13 km
Nearest railway station Midghat 29 km
Tehsil headquarters Seoni Malwa 33 km
District headquarters Hoshangabad 35 km

Villages closest to Soyat

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Seoni Malwa 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 Soyat

As per the Census of India 2011, Soyat village had a population of 538. That makes it the 118th largest of the 175 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 894 residents.

Soyat village has 275 males and 263 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Soyat has about 956 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, well above the tehsil average of 915.

Soyat covers 349.59 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.5 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Soyat falls under Seoni Malwa tehsil of Hoshangabad district in Madhya Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Soyat is Midghat, about 29 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 Soyat.

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

Soyat is in Seoni Malwa tehsil of Hoshangabad district. Nasrullāhganj is about 13 km away. Midghat is about 29 km away. Seoni Malwa is about 33 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Kishanpur (5.2 km), Basaniya Kalan (8.3 km) and Makodiya (9.2 km).

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

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