About Sodhiwala Village

Sodhiwala is a mid sized village in Zira tehsil, in the district of Firozpur, Punjab. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,735, made up of 923 males and 812 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 880 females per 1000 males. The village covers 997 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 142050, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Sodhiwala Overview

Census 2011 figures for Sodhiwala village
Description	Value
State	Punjab
District	Firozpur
Tehsil	Zira
Pincode	142050
Area (hectares)	997 hectares
Population	1,735
Male Population	923
Female Population	812
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	880
Bus Service (public)	Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private)	Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Sodhiwala compares

By the 2011 count Sodhiwala is the 27th largest of the 204 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 929 residents. Its 997 hectares work out to about 1.7 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, a little below the tehsil average of 919.

Getting to Sodhiwala

Sodhiwala is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Sodhiwala as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Sodhiwala from other places

Sodhiwala lies about 30 km from Firozpur, and the nearest railway station is Talwandi, about 5.9 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 Sodhiwala
Nearest railway station	Talwandi	5.9 km
Tehsil headquarters	Zira	8.7 km
District headquarters	Firozpur	30 km

Villages closest to Sodhiwala

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Sodhiwala village had a population of 1,735. That makes it the 27th largest of the 204 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 929 residents.

Sodhiwala village has 923 males and 812 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Sodhiwala has about 880 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, a little below the tehsil average of 919.

The pincode recorded for Sodhiwala is 142050. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Sodhiwala covers 997 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.

Sodhiwala falls under Zira tehsil of Firozpur district in Punjab.

The nearest railway station to Sodhiwala is Talwandi, about 5.9 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within 5 - 10 km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within 5 - 10 km distance and private bus service as Available within 5 - 10 km distance for Sodhiwala.

Sodhiwala is about 30 km from Firozpur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Sodhiwala is in Zira tehsil of Firozpur district. Talwandi is about 5.9 km away. Zira is about 8.7 km away. Firozpur is about 30 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.