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About Sodana Village

Sodana is a mid sized village in Kishanganj tehsil, in the district of Baran, Rajasthan. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,226, made up of 618 males and 608 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 984 females per 1000 males. The village covers 874.66 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 325216, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Sodana Overview

Census 2011 figures for Sodana village
Description Value
State Rajasthan
District Baran
Tehsil Kishanganj
Pincode 325216
Area (hectares) 874.66 hectares
Population 1,226
Male Population 618
Female Population 608
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 984
Bus Service (public) Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Sodana compares

By the 2011 count Sodana is the 30th largest of the 176 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little above average, where the typical village holds 895 residents. Its 874.66 hectares work out to about 1.4 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, well above the tehsil average of 937.

Getting to Sodana

Sodana is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Sodana as Available within 10+ km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within <5 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 Sodana from other places

Sodana lies about 16 km from Baran. 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 Sodana
Tehsil headquarters Kishanganj 6.3 km
District headquarters Baran 16 km
Nearest town Bārān 16 km

Villages closest to Sodana

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Sodana village had a population of 1,226. That makes it the 30th largest of the 176 villages in the tehsil, a little above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 895 residents.

Sodana village has 618 males and 608 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Sodana has about 984 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, well above the tehsil average of 937.

The pincode recorded for Sodana is 325216. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Sodana covers 874.66 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.4 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Sodana falls under Kishanganj tehsil of Baran district in Rajasthan.

The census record for Sodana 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 <5 km distance for Sodana.

Sodana is about 16 km from Baran in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Sodana is in Kishanganj tehsil of Baran district. Kishanganj is about 6.3 km away. Baran is about 16 km away. Bārān is about 16 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Chhinod (under 2 km), Peepalda Khurd (1.7 km) and Misai (2.0 km).

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

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