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About Sothiya Village

Sothiya is a small village in Rahatgarh tehsil, in the district of Sagar, Madhya Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 326, made up of 178 males and 148 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 831 females per 1000 males. The village covers 438.31 hectares hectares.

Sothiya Overview

Census 2011 figures for Sothiya village
Description Value
State Madhya Pradesh
District Sagar
Tehsil Rahatgarh
Area (hectares) 438.31 hectares
Population 326
Male Population 178
Female Population 148
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 831
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 Sothiya compares

By the 2011 count Sothiya is the 93rd largest of the 129 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 709 residents. Its 438.31 hectares work out to about 0.7 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 876.

Getting to Sothiya

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

Sothiya lies about 34 km from Sagar, and the nearest railway station is Jeruakhera, about 12 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 Rahatgarh 11 km
Nearest town Rāhatgarh 11 km
Nearest railway station Jeruakhera 12 km
District headquarters Sagar 34 km

Villages closest to Sothiya

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Rahatgarh 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 326. That makes it the 93rd largest of the 129 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 709 residents.

Sothiya village has 178 males and 148 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Sothiya has about 831 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 876.

Sothiya covers 438.31 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 0.7 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Sothiya falls under Rahatgarh tehsil of Sagar district in Madhya Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Sothiya is Jeruakhera, about 12 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 Sothiya.

Sothiya is about 34 km from Sagar in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Sothiya is in Rahatgarh tehsil of Sagar district. Rahatgarh is about 11 km away. Rāhatgarh is about 11 km away. Jeruakhera is about 12 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Piparkhedi (under 2 km), Katighati (under 2 km) and Jamundhana (2.0 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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