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About Sotipura Village

Sotipura is a small village in Khair tehsil, in the district of Aligarh, Uttar Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 462, made up of 255 males and 207 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 812 females per 1000 males. The village covers 85.38 hectares hectares.

Sotipura Overview

Census 2011 figures for Sotipura village
Description Value
State Uttar Pradesh
District Aligarh
Tehsil Khair
Area (hectares) 85.38 hectares
Population 462
Male Population 255
Female Population 207
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 812
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within <5 km distance

How Sotipura compares

By the 2011 count Sotipura is the 160th largest of the 172 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 2,150 residents. Its 85.38 hectares work out to about 5.4 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 877.

Getting to Sotipura

The census records public bus service for Sotipura 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 <5 km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Sotipura from other places

Sotipura lies about 45 km from Aligarh, and the nearest railway station is Kamalpur, about 24 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 Sotipura
Nearest town Jewar 13 km
Tehsil headquarters Khair 22 km
Nearest railway station Kamalpur 24 km
District headquarters Aligarh 45 km

Villages closest to Sotipura

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Sotipura village had a population of 462. That makes it the 160th largest of the 172 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,150 residents.

Sotipura village has 255 males and 207 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Sotipura has about 812 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 877.

Sotipura covers 85.38 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 5.4 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Sotipura falls under Khair tehsil of Aligarh district in Uttar Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Sotipura is Kamalpur, about 24 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within <5 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 Sotipura.

Sotipura is about 45 km from Aligarh in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Sotipura is in Khair tehsil of Aligarh district. Jewar is about 13 km away. Khair is about 22 km away. Kamalpur is about 24 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Nagala Khurd (under 2 km), Nagal Kala (under 2 km) and Usarah Rasulpur (1.6 km).

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

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