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About Sosa Village

Sosa is a small village in Pohri tehsil, in the district of Shivpuri, Madhya Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 401, made up of 214 males and 187 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 874 females per 1000 males. The village covers 282.87 hectares hectares.

Sosa Overview

Census 2011 figures for Sosa village
Description Value
State Madhya Pradesh
District Shivpuri
Tehsil Pohri
Area (hectares) 282.87 hectares
Population 401
Male Population 214
Female Population 187
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 874
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 Sosa compares

By the 2011 count Sosa is the 168th largest of the 235 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 878 residents. Its 282.87 hectares work out to about 1.4 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, much in line with the tehsil average of 875.

Getting to Sosa

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

Sosa lies about 29 km from Shivpuri, and the nearest railway station is Khajuri, about 21 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 Sosa
Tehsil headquarters Pohri 4.5 km
Nearest railway station Khajuri 21 km
District headquarters Shivpuri 29 km

Villages closest to Sosa

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Sosa village had a population of 401. That makes it the 168th largest of the 235 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 878 residents.

Sosa village has 214 males and 187 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Sosa has about 874 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, much in line with the tehsil average of 875.

Sosa covers 282.87 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.4 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Sosa falls under Pohri tehsil of Shivpuri district in Madhya Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Sosa is Khajuri, about 21 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 Sosa.

Sosa is about 29 km from Shivpuri in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Sosa is in Pohri tehsil of Shivpuri district. Pohri is about 4.5 km away. Khajuri is about 21 km away. Shivpuri is about 29 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Jatwara (under 2 km), Samaspur (under 2 km) and Chakarana (2.0 km).

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

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