About Sothar Village

Sothar is a small village in Sohagpur tehsil, in the district of Hoshangabad, Madhya Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 183, made up of 109 males and 74 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 679 females per 1000 males. The village covers 105.55 hectares hectares.

Sothar Overview

Census 2011 figures for Sothar village
Description	Value
State	Madhya Pradesh
District	Hoshangabad
Tehsil	Sohagpur
Area (hectares)	105.55 hectares
Population	183
Male Population	109
Female Population	74
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	679
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 Sothar compares

By the 2011 count Sothar is the 145th largest of the 158 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 783 residents. Its 105.55 hectares work out to about 1.7 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 904.

Getting to Sothar

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

Sothar lies about 55 km from Hoshangabad, and the nearest railway station is Sobhapur, about 10 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 Sothar
Nearest railway station	Sobhapur	10 km
Nearest town	Pipariā	12 km
Tehsil headquarters	Sohagpur	14 km
District headquarters	Hoshangabad	55 km

Villages closest to Sothar

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Sothar village had a population of 183. That makes it the 145th largest of the 158 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 783 residents.

Sothar village has 109 males and 74 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Sothar has about 679 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 904.

Sothar covers 105.55 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.7 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Sothar falls under Sohagpur tehsil of Hoshangabad district in Madhya Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Sothar is Sobhapur, about 10 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 Sothar.

Sothar is about 55 km from Hoshangabad in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Sothar is in Sohagpur tehsil of Hoshangabad district. Sobhapur is about 10 km away. Pipariā is about 12 km away. Sohagpur is about 14 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.