About Sojdan Village

Sojdan is a mid sized village in Akkalkuwa tehsil, in the district of Nandurbar, Maharashtra. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 575, made up of 289 males and 286 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 990 females per 1000 males. The village covers 163 hectares hectares.

Sojdan Overview

Census 2011 figures for Sojdan village
Description	Value
State	Maharashtra
District	Nandurbar
Tehsil	Akkalkuwa
Area (hectares)	163 hectares
Population	575
Male Population	289
Female Population	286
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	990
Bus Service (public)	Available within village
Bus Service (private)	Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Sojdan compares

By the 2011 count Sojdan is the 139th largest of the 185 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 1,145 residents. Its 163 hectares work out to about 3.5 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, though that is a little below the tehsil average of 1010.

Getting to Sojdan

Sojdan is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Sojdan as Available within village. 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 Sojdan from other places

Sojdan lies about 32 km from Nandurbar, and the nearest railway station is Dhekvad, about 31 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 Sojdan
Nearest town	Taloda	12 km
Tehsil headquarters	Akkalkuwa	13 km
Nearest railway station	Dhekvad	31 km
District headquarters	Nandurbar	32 km

Villages closest to Sojdan

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

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Common questions about Sojdan

As per the Census of India 2011, Sojdan village had a population of 575. That makes it the 139th largest of the 185 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,145 residents.

Sojdan village has 289 males and 286 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Sojdan has about 990 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, though that is a little below the tehsil average of 1010.

Sojdan covers 163 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 3.5 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Sojdan falls under Akkalkuwa tehsil of Nandurbar district in Maharashtra.

The nearest railway station to Sojdan is Dhekvad, about 31 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 village and private bus service as Available within 10+ km distance for Sojdan.

Sojdan is about 32 km from Nandurbar in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Sojdan is in Akkalkuwa tehsil of Nandurbar district. Taloda is about 12 km away. Akkalkuwa is about 13 km away. Dhekvad is about 31 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.