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About Sodhai Village

Sodhai is a small village in Ramsar tehsil, in the district of Barmer, Rajasthan. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 239, made up of 127 males and 112 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 882 females per 1000 males. The village covers 405.9 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 344502, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Sodhai Overview

Census 2011 figures for Sodhai village
Description Value
State Rajasthan
District Barmer
Tehsil Ramsar
Pincode 344502
Area (hectares) 405.9 hectares
Population 239
Male Population 127
Female Population 112
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 882
Bus Service (public) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Sodhai compares

By the 2011 count Sodhai is the 151st largest of the 165 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 653 residents. Its 405.9 hectares work out to about 0.6 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 904.

Getting to Sodhai

Sodhai is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Sodhai as Available within 5 - 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 5 - 10 km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Sodhai from other places

Sodhai lies about 63 km from Barmer, and the nearest railway station is Gagariya, about 3.1 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 Sodhai
Nearest railway station Gagariya 3.1 km
Tehsil headquarters Ramsar 11 km
District headquarters Barmer 63 km
Nearest town Bārmer 63 km

Villages closest to Sodhai

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 Sodhai

As per the Census of India 2011, Sodhai village had a population of 239. That makes it the 151st largest of the 165 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 653 residents.

Sodhai village has 127 males and 112 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Sodhai has about 882 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, a little below the tehsil average of 904.

The pincode recorded for Sodhai is 344502. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Sodhai covers 405.9 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 0.6 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Sodhai falls under Ramsar tehsil of Barmer district in Rajasthan.

The nearest railway station to Sodhai is Gagariya, about 3.1 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 km distance for Sodhai.

Sodhai is about 63 km from Barmer in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Sodhai is in Ramsar tehsil of Barmer district. Gagariya is about 3.1 km away. Ramsar is about 11 km away. Barmer is about 63 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Dewaniyon Ka Par (1.6 km), Abhe Ka Par (3.0 km) and Ajbe Ka Par (3.0 km).

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

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