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About Sodas Village

Sodas is a small village in Merta tehsil, in the district of Nagaur, Rajasthan. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 440, made up of 232 males and 208 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 897 females per 1000 males. The village covers 419 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 341510, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Sodas Overview

Census 2011 figures for Sodas village
Description Value
State Rajasthan
District Nagaur
Tehsil Merta
Pincode 341510
Area (hectares) 419 hectares
Population 440
Male Population 232
Female Population 208
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 897
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 Sodas compares

By the 2011 count Sodas is the 154th largest of the 197 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 1,565 residents. Its 419 hectares work out to about 1.1 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 958.

Getting to Sodas

Sodas is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Sodas 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 Sodas from other places

Sodas lies about 64 km from Nagaur, and the nearest railway station is Jogi Magra, about 7.8 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 Sodas
Nearest railway station Jogi Magra 7.8 km
Tehsil headquarters Merta 22 km
District headquarters Nagaur 64 km

Villages closest to Sodas

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Sodas village had a population of 440. That makes it the 154th largest of the 197 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,565 residents.

Sodas village has 232 males and 208 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Sodas has about 897 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 958.

The pincode recorded for Sodas is 341510. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Sodas covers 419 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.1 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Sodas falls under Merta tehsil of Nagaur district in Rajasthan.

The nearest railway station to Sodas is Jogi Magra, about 7.8 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 <5 km distance and private bus service as Available within <5 km distance for Sodas.

Sodas is about 64 km from Nagaur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Sodas is in Merta tehsil of Nagaur district. Jogi Magra is about 7.8 km away. Merta is about 22 km away. Nagaur is about 64 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Basni Seja (1.9 km), Basnisiya Charana (2.3 km) and Bakaliyas (3.3 km).

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

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