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About Soyla Village

Soyla is one of the larger villages in Bhopalgarh tehsil, in the district of Jodhpur, Rajasthan. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 5,365, made up of 2,802 males and 2,563 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 915 females per 1000 males. The village covers 2490.45 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 342037, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Soyla Overview

Census 2011 figures for Soyla village
Description Value
State Rajasthan
District Jodhpur
Tehsil Bhopalgarh
Pincode 342037
Area (hectares) 2490.45 hectares
Population 5,365
Male Population 2,802
Female Population 2,563
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 915
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Soyla compares

By the 2011 count Soyla is the 8th largest of the 157 villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 2,030 residents. Its 2490.45 hectares work out to about 2.2 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, a little below the tehsil average of 943.

Getting to Soyla

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

Soyla lies about 70 km from Jodhpur, and the nearest railway station is Umed, about 41 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 Soyla
Tehsil headquarters Bhopalgarh 25 km
Nearest railway station Umed 41 km
Nearest town Basni 49 km
District headquarters Jodhpur 70 km

Villages closest to Soyla

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 Soyla

As per the Census of India 2011, Soyla village had a population of 5,365. That makes it the 8th largest of the 157 villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,030 residents.

Soyla village has 2,802 males and 2,563 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Soyla has about 915 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 Soyla is 342037. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Soyla covers 2490.45 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.2 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Soyla falls under Bhopalgarh tehsil of Jodhpur district in Rajasthan.

The nearest railway station to Soyla is Umed, about 41 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 Soyla.

Soyla is about 70 km from Jodhpur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Soyla is in Bhopalgarh tehsil of Jodhpur district. Bhopalgarh is about 25 km away. Umed is about 41 km away. Basni is about 49 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Mornawara (3.5 km), Chataliya (4.5 km) and Dhandhora (4.8 km).

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

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