About Shosia Village

Shosia is a mid sized village in Golamunda tehsil, in the district of Kalahandi, Odisha. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,029, made up of 524 males and 505 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 964 females per 1000 males. The village covers 173 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 766029, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Shosia Overview

Census 2011 figures for Shosia village
Description	Value
State	Odisha
District	Kalahandi
Tehsil	Golamunda
Pincode	766029
Area (hectares)	173 hectares
Population	1,029
Male Population	524
Female Population	505
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	964
Bus Service (public)	Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private)	Available within village
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Shosia compares

By the 2011 count Shosia is the 17th largest of the 52 villages in the tehsil, which puts it close to average, where the typical village holds 1,081 residents. Its 173 hectares work out to about 5.9 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 998.

Getting to Shosia

Shosia is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Shosia as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within village. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available within 10+ km distance. The nearest villages by name are Phunda, Putiachura, Rengasapali and Sankaripali. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

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 Shosia

As per the Census of India 2011, Shosia village had a population of 1,029. That makes it the 17th largest of the 52 villages in the tehsil, close to average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,081 residents.

Shosia village has 524 males and 505 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Shosia has about 964 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 998.

The pincode recorded for Shosia is 766029. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Shosia covers 173 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 5.9 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Shosia falls under Golamunda tehsil of Kalahandi district in Odisha.

The census record for Shosia notes the nearest railway station 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 village for Shosia.

Shosia is in Golamunda tehsil of Kalahandi district. The district and tehsil pages linked from here list the neighbouring villages, which is usually the quickest way to place it on a map.