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About Solaya Village

Solaya is a mid sized village in Nawa tehsil, in the district of Nagaur, Rajasthan. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 852, made up of 428 males and 424 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 991 females per 1000 males. The village covers 556 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 341507, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Solaya Overview

Census 2011 figures for Solaya village
Description Value
State Rajasthan
District Nagaur
Tehsil Nawa
Pincode 341507
Area (hectares) 556 hectares
Population 852
Male Population 428
Female Population 424
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 991
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Solaya compares

By the 2011 count Solaya is the 125th largest of the 211 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 1,499 residents. Its 556 hectares work out to about 1.5 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, well above the tehsil average of 942.

Getting to Solaya

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

Solaya lies about 138 km from Nagaur, and the nearest railway station is Govindi Marwar, about 8.6 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 Solaya
Nearest railway station Govindi Marwar 8.6 km
Tehsil headquarters Nawa 15 km
Nearest town Nāwa 15 km
District headquarters Nagaur 138 km

Villages closest to Solaya

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Solaya village had a population of 852. That makes it the 125th largest of the 211 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,499 residents.

Solaya village has 428 males and 424 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Solaya has about 991 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, well above the tehsil average of 942.

The pincode recorded for Solaya is 341507. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Solaya covers 556 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.5 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Solaya falls under Nawa tehsil of Nagaur district in Rajasthan.

The nearest railway station to Solaya is Govindi Marwar, about 8.6 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 Solaya.

Solaya is about 138 km from Nagaur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Solaya is in Nawa tehsil of Nagaur district. Govindi Marwar is about 8.6 km away. Nawa is about 15 km away. Nāwa is about 15 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Jeenwar (1.5 km), Kantiya (3.1 km) and Sanwatgarh (3.5 km).

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

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