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About Sojani Village

Sojani is a mid sized village in Baraily tehsil, in the district of Raisen, Madhya Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 776, made up of 412 males and 364 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 883 females per 1000 males. The village covers 372.62 hectares hectares.

Sojani Overview

Census 2011 figures for Sojani village
Description Value
State Madhya Pradesh
District Raisen
Tehsil Baraily
Area (hectares) 372.62 hectares
Population 776
Male Population 412
Female Population 364
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 883
Bus Service (public) Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Sojani compares

By the 2011 count Sojani is the 50th largest of the 110 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 975 residents. Its 372.62 hectares work out to about 2.1 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 895.

Getting to Sojani

Sojani is fairly remote, with both bus and rail more than ten kilometres away. The census records public bus service for Sojani as Available within 10+ 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 Sojani from other places

Sojani lies about 72 km from Raisen, and the nearest railway station is Pipariya, about 17 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 Sojani
Tehsil headquarters Baraily 14 km
Nearest town Bareli 14 km
Nearest railway station Pipariya 17 km
District headquarters Raisen 72 km

Villages closest to Sojani

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Sojani village had a population of 776. That makes it the 50th largest of the 110 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 975 residents.

Sojani village has 412 males and 364 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Sojani has about 883 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, much in line with the tehsil average of 895.

Sojani covers 372.62 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.1 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Sojani falls under Baraily tehsil of Raisen district in Madhya Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Sojani is Pipariya, about 17 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 10+ km distance and private bus service as Available within 10+ km distance for Sojani.

Sojani is about 72 km from Raisen in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Sojani is in Baraily tehsil of Raisen district. Baraily is about 14 km away. Bareli is about 14 km away. Pipariya is about 17 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Ghat Pipliya (1.8 km), Dhabla (1.8 km) and Purohit Pipriya (2.9 km).

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

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