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About Sojpur Village

Sojpur is a mid sized village in Khanpur tehsil, in the district of Jhalawar, Rajasthan. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,073, made up of 561 males and 512 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 913 females per 1000 males. The village covers 576.55 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 326038, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Sojpur Overview

Census 2011 figures for Sojpur village
Description Value
State Rajasthan
District Jhalawar
Tehsil Khanpur
Pincode 326038
Area (hectares) 576.55 hectares
Population 1,073
Male Population 561
Female Population 512
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 913
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Sojpur compares

By the 2011 count Sojpur is the 45th largest of the 191 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little above average, where the typical village holds 828 residents. Its 576.55 hectares work out to about 1.9 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 922.

Getting to Sojpur

Sojpur is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Sojpur as Available within <5 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 Sojpur from other places

Sojpur lies about 28 km from Jhalawar, and the nearest railway station is Jhalarapatan, about 28 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 Sojpur
Tehsil headquarters Khanpur 7.1 km
District headquarters Jhalawar 28 km
Nearest town Jhālāwār 28 km
Nearest railway station Jhalarapatan 28 km

Villages closest to Sojpur

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Sojpur village had a population of 1,073. That makes it the 45th largest of the 191 villages in the tehsil, a little above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 828 residents.

Sojpur village has 561 males and 512 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Sojpur has about 913 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 922.

The pincode recorded for Sojpur is 326038. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Sojpur covers 576.55 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.9 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Sojpur falls under Khanpur tehsil of Jhalawar district in Rajasthan.

The nearest railway station to Sojpur is Jhalarapatan, about 28 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 km distance and private bus service as Available within <5 km distance for Sojpur.

Sojpur is about 28 km from Jhalawar in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Sojpur is in Khanpur tehsil of Jhalawar district. Khanpur is about 7.1 km away. Jhalawar is about 28 km away. Jhālāwār is about 28 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Ghagharawata (under 2 km), Seemal Kheri (under 2 km) and Jagdishpura (2.5 km).

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

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