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About Soledega Village

Soledega is a small village in Gurundia tehsil, in the district of Sundargarh, Odisha. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 398, made up of 196 males and 202 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,031 females per 1000 males. The village covers 459 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 770037, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Soledega Overview

Census 2011 figures for Soledega village
Description Value
State Odisha
District Sundargarh
Tehsil Gurundia
Pincode 770037
Area (hectares) 459 hectares
Population 398
Male Population 196
Female Population 202
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,031
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Soledega compares

By the 2011 count Soledega is the 31st largest of the 70 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 503 residents. Its 459 hectares work out to about 0.9 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, a little above the tehsil average of 1014.

Getting to Soledega

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

Soledega lies about 82 km from Sundargarh, and the nearest railway station is Chandiposh, about 14 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 Soledega
Tehsil headquarters Gurundia 12 km
Nearest railway station Chandiposh 14 km
Nearest town Raurkela Industrial Township 28 km
District headquarters Sundargarh 82 km

Villages closest to Soledega

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Soledega village had a population of 398. That makes it the 31st largest of the 70 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 503 residents.

Soledega village has 196 males and 202 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Soledega has about 1031 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, a little above the tehsil average of 1014.

The pincode recorded for Soledega is 770037. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Soledega covers 459 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 0.9 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Soledega falls under Gurundia tehsil of Sundargarh district in Odisha.

The nearest railway station to Soledega is Chandiposh, about 14 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 village for Soledega.

Soledega is about 82 km from Sundargarh in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Soledega is in Gurundia tehsil of Sundargarh district. Gurundia is about 12 km away. Chandiposh is about 14 km away. Raurkela Industrial Township is about 28 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Boneikela (3.3 km), Jadaloi (3.6 km) and Dumarmunda (3.8 km).

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

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