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About Sodhwali Village

Sodhwali is a mid sized village in Lunkaransar tehsil, in the district of Bikaner, Rajasthan. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,948, made up of 1,010 males and 938 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 929 females per 1000 males. The village covers 5358 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 334603, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Sodhwali Overview

Census 2011 figures for Sodhwali village
Description Value
State Rajasthan
District Bikaner
Tehsil Lunkaransar
Pincode 334603
Area (hectares) 5358 hectares
Population 1,948
Male Population 1,010
Female Population 938
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 929
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Sodhwali compares

By the 2011 count Sodhwali is the 37th largest of the 125 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little above average, where the typical village holds 1,709 residents. Its 5358 hectares work out to about 0.4 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, though that is a little above the tehsil average of 911.

Getting to Sodhwali

Sodhwali is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Sodhwali as Available within village. Private bus service is recorded as Available within village. 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 Sodhwali from other places

Sodhwali lies about 48 km from Bikaner, and the nearest railway station is Bamanwali, about 6.6 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 Sodhwali
Nearest railway station Bamanwali 6.6 km
Tehsil headquarters Lunkaransar 28 km
District headquarters Bikaner 48 km

Villages closest to Sodhwali

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Sodhwali village had a population of 1,948. That makes it the 37th largest of the 125 villages in the tehsil, a little above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,709 residents.

Sodhwali village has 1,010 males and 938 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Sodhwali has about 929 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, though that is a little above the tehsil average of 911.

The pincode recorded for Sodhwali is 334603. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Sodhwali covers 5358 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 0.4 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Sodhwali falls under Lunkaransar tehsil of Bikaner district in Rajasthan.

The nearest railway station to Sodhwali is Bamanwali, about 6.6 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 village and private bus service as Available within village for Sodhwali.

Sodhwali is about 48 km from Bikaner in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Sodhwali is in Lunkaransar tehsil of Bikaner district. Bamanwali is about 6.6 km away. Lunkaransar is about 28 km away. Bikaner is about 48 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Jaisan (5.1 km), Binjharwali (5.5 km) and Doodiwali (6.0 km).

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

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