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About Sooch Village

Sooch is a mid sized village in Rampura Phul tehsil, in the district of Bathinda, Punjab. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,666, made up of 891 males and 775 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 870 females per 1000 males. The village covers 617 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 151206, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Sooch Overview

Census 2011 figures for Sooch village
Description Value
State Punjab
District Bathinda
Tehsil Rampura Phul
Pincode 151206
Area (hectares) 617 hectares
Population 1,666
Male Population 891
Female Population 775
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 870
Bus Service (public) Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Sooch compares

By the 2011 count Sooch is the 53rd largest of the 74 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 3,394 residents. Its 617 hectares work out to about 2.7 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, a little below the tehsil average of 893.

Getting to Sooch

Sooch is fairly remote, with both bus and rail more than ten kilometres away. The census records public bus service for Sooch as Available within 10+ 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 Sooch from other places

Sooch lies about 35 km from Bathinda. 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 Sooch
Nearest town Maur 9.2 km
Tehsil headquarters Rampura Phul 14 km
District headquarters Bathinda 35 km

Villages closest to Sooch

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Rampura Phul 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 Sooch

As per the Census of India 2011, Sooch village had a population of 1,666. That makes it the 53rd largest of the 74 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 3,394 residents.

Sooch village has 891 males and 775 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Sooch has about 870 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, a little below the tehsil average of 893.

The pincode recorded for Sooch is 151206. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Sooch covers 617 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.7 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Sooch falls under Rampura Phul tehsil of Bathinda district in Punjab.

The census record for Sooch notes the nearest railway station as Available within 10+ km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within 10+ km distance and private bus service as Available within 10+ km distance for Sooch.

Sooch is about 35 km from Bathinda in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Sooch is in Rampura Phul tehsil of Bathinda district. Maur is about 9.2 km away. Rampura Phul is about 14 km away. Bathinda is about 35 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Dikh (2.7 km), Pirkot (3.1 km) and Khokhar (3.4 km).

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

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