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About Sothiya Village

Sothiya is a small village in Begamganj tehsil, in the district of Raisen, Madhya Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 69, made up of 34 males and 35 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,029 females per 1000 males. The village covers 273.96 hectares hectares.

Sothiya Overview

Census 2011 figures for Sothiya village
Description Value
State Madhya Pradesh
District Raisen
Tehsil Begamganj
Area (hectares) 273.96 hectares
Population 69
Male Population 34
Female Population 35
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,029
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Sothiya compares

By the 2011 count Sothiya is the 186th largest of the 207 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 543 residents. Its 273.96 hectares work out to about 0.3 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 884.

Getting to Sothiya

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

Sothiya lies about 60 km from Raisen, and the nearest railway station is Gulabhganj, about 42 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 Sothiya
Tehsil headquarters Begamganj 4.3 km
Nearest railway station Gulabhganj 42 km
District headquarters Raisen 60 km

Villages closest to Sothiya

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Sothiya village had a population of 69. That makes it the 186th largest of the 207 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 543 residents.

Sothiya village has 34 males and 35 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Sothiya has about 1029 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 884.

Sothiya covers 273.96 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 0.3 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Sothiya falls under Begamganj tehsil of Raisen district in Madhya Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Sothiya is Gulabhganj, about 42 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 <5 km distance for Sothiya.

Sothiya is about 60 km from Raisen in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Sothiya is in Begamganj tehsil of Raisen district. Begamganj is about 4.3 km away. Gulabhganj is about 42 km away. Raisen is about 60 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Pachipura (under 2 km), Manpur (under 2 km) and Barri Khurd (2.1 km).

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

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