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About Sodha Basti Village

Sodha Basti is a small village in Ramsar tehsil, in the district of Barmer, Rajasthan. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 300, made up of 162 males and 138 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 852 females per 1000 males. The village covers 426.89 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 344001, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Sodha Basti Overview

Census 2011 figures for Sodha Basti village
Description Value
State Rajasthan
District Barmer
Tehsil Ramsar
Pincode 344001
Area (hectares) 426.89 hectares
Population 300
Male Population 162
Female Population 138
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 852
Bus Service (public) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Sodha Basti compares

By the 2011 count Sodha Basti is the 136th largest of the 165 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 653 residents. Its 426.89 hectares work out to about 0.7 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 904.

Getting to Sodha Basti

Sodha Basti is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Sodha Basti 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 10+ km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Sodha Basti from other places

Sodha Basti lies about 71 km from Barmer, and the nearest railway station is Gadra Road, about 6.2 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 Sodha Basti
Nearest railway station Gadra Road 6.2 km
Tehsil headquarters Ramsar 19 km
District headquarters Barmer 71 km
Nearest town Bārmer 71 km

Villages closest to Sodha Basti

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Ramsar 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 Sodha Basti

As per the Census of India 2011, Sodha Basti village had a population of 300. That makes it the 136th largest of the 165 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 653 residents.

Sodha Basti village has 162 males and 138 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Sodha Basti has about 852 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 904.

The pincode recorded for Sodha Basti is 344001. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Sodha Basti covers 426.89 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 0.7 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Sodha Basti falls under Ramsar tehsil of Barmer district in Rajasthan.

The nearest railway station to Sodha Basti is Gadra Road, about 6.2 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 5 - 10 km distance and private bus service as Available within 5 - 10 km distance for Sodha Basti.

Sodha Basti is about 71 km from Barmer in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Sodha Basti is in Ramsar tehsil of Barmer district. Gadra Road is about 6.2 km away. Ramsar is about 19 km away. Barmer is about 71 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Jummafakir Ki Basti (under 2 km), Boothiya (2.8 km) and Bangli (3.0 km).

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

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