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About Sop Village

Sop is one of the larger villages in Nadoti tehsil, in the district of Karauli, Rajasthan. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 5,010, made up of 2,753 males and 2,257 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 820 females per 1000 males. The village covers 2736.25 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 322204, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Sop Overview

Census 2011 figures for Sop village
Description Value
State Rajasthan
District Karauli
Tehsil Nadoti
Pincode 322204
Area (hectares) 2736.25 hectares
Population 5,010
Male Population 2,753
Female Population 2,257
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 820
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Sop compares

By the 2011 count Sop is the 6th largest of the 96 villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 1,572 residents. Its 2736.25 hectares work out to about 1.8 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 874.

Getting to Sop

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

Sop lies about 29 km from Karauli, and the nearest railway station is Chhoti Odai, about 8.8 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 Sop
Nearest railway station Chhoti Odai 8.8 km
Nearest town Gangāpur 19 km
Tehsil headquarters Nadoti 29 km
District headquarters Karauli 29 km

Villages closest to Sop

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Sop village had a population of 5,010. That makes it the 6th largest of the 96 villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,572 residents.

Sop village has 2,753 males and 2,257 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Sop has about 820 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 874.

The pincode recorded for Sop is 322204. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Sop covers 2736.25 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.8 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Sop falls under Nadoti tehsil of Karauli district in Rajasthan.

The nearest railway station to Sop is Chhoti Odai, about 8.8 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 Sop.

Sop is about 29 km from Karauli in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Sop is in Nadoti tehsil of Karauli district. Chhoti Odai is about 8.8 km away. Gangāpur is about 19 km away. Nadoti is about 29 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Lahawad (3.2 km), Milak Saray (3.7 km) and Kunjela (4.8 km).

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

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