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About Sopra Village

Sopra is a mid sized village in Bhopalgarh tehsil, in the district of Jodhpur, Rajasthan. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,264, made up of 658 males and 606 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 921 females per 1000 males. The village covers 1341.33 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 342603, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Sopra Overview

Census 2011 figures for Sopra village
Description Value
State Rajasthan
District Jodhpur
Tehsil Bhopalgarh
Pincode 342603
Area (hectares) 1341.33 hectares
Population 1,264
Male Population 658
Female Population 606
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 921
Bus Service (public) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Sopra compares

By the 2011 count Sopra is the 73rd largest of the 157 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 2,030 residents. Its 1341.33 hectares work out to about 0.9 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, a little below the tehsil average of 943.

Getting to Sopra

Sopra is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Sopra as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. 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 Sopra from other places

Sopra lies about 56 km from Jodhpur, and the nearest railway station is Sathin Road, about 16 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 Sopra
Tehsil headquarters Bhopalgarh 8.6 km
Nearest railway station Sathin Road 16 km
Nearest town Pīpār 28 km
District headquarters Jodhpur 56 km

Villages closest to Sopra

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Sopra village had a population of 1,264. That makes it the 73rd largest of the 157 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,030 residents.

Sopra village has 658 males and 606 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Sopra has about 921 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, a little below the tehsil average of 943.

The pincode recorded for Sopra is 342603. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Sopra covers 1341.33 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 0.9 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Sopra falls under Bhopalgarh tehsil of Jodhpur district in Rajasthan.

The nearest railway station to Sopra is Sathin Road, about 16 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 village for Sopra.

Sopra is about 56 km from Jodhpur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Sopra is in Bhopalgarh tehsil of Jodhpur district. Bhopalgarh is about 8.6 km away. Sathin Road is about 16 km away. Pīpār 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 Tambariya Kalan (under 2 km), Hiradesar (2.8 km) and Tambariya Khurd (3.7 km).

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

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