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About Soke Village

Soke is a small village in Parola tehsil, in the district of Jalgaon, Maharashtra. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 435, made up of 222 males and 213 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 959 females per 1000 males. The village covers 257 hectares hectares.

Soke Overview

Census 2011 figures for Soke village
Description Value
State Maharashtra
District Jalgaon
Tehsil Parola
Area (hectares) 257 hectares
Population 435
Male Population 222
Female Population 213
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 959
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Soke compares

By the 2011 count Soke is the 99th largest of the 114 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 1,396 residents. Its 257 hectares work out to about 1.7 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, a little above the tehsil average of 924.

Getting to Soke

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

Soke lies about 57 km from Jalgaon, and the nearest railway station is Shirud, 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 Soke
Tehsil headquarters Parola 8.7 km
Nearest railway station Shirud 21 km
District headquarters Jalgaon 57 km

Villages closest to Soke

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Soke village had a population of 435. That makes it the 99th largest of the 114 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,396 residents.

Soke village has 222 males and 213 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Soke has about 959 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, a little above the tehsil average of 924.

Soke covers 257 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.

Soke falls under Parola tehsil of Jalgaon district in Maharashtra.

The nearest railway station to Soke is Shirud, 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 10+ km distance for Soke.

Soke is about 57 km from Jalgaon in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Soke is in Parola tehsil of Jalgaon district. Parola is about 8.7 km away. Shirud is about 21 km away. Jalgaon is about 57 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Mundane Pr Amalner (under 2 km), Hiwarkhede Seem (under 2 km) and Hiwarkhede Kh (2.4 km).

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

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