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About Sotkheri Village

Sotkheri is a mid sized village in Chandpur tehsil, in the district of Bijnor, Uttar Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,832, made up of 920 males and 912 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 991 females per 1000 males. The village covers 84.62 hectares hectares.

Sotkheri Overview

Census 2011 figures for Sotkheri village
Description Value
State Uttar Pradesh
District Bijnor
Tehsil Chandpur
Area (hectares) 84.62 hectares
Population 1,832
Male Population 920
Female Population 912
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 991
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Sotkheri compares

By the 2011 count Sotkheri is the 99th largest of the 395 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little above average, where the typical village holds 1,442 residents. Its 84.62 hectares work out to about 22 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, well above the tehsil average of 919.

Getting to Sotkheri

Sotkheri is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Sotkheri as Available within <5 km distance. 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 Sotkheri from other places

Sotkheri lies about 24 km from Bijnor, and the nearest railway station is Haldaur, about 8.1 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 Sotkheri
Nearest railway station Haldaur 8.1 km
Nearest town Nihtaur 11 km
Tehsil headquarters Chandpur 13 km
District headquarters Bijnor 24 km

Villages closest to Sotkheri

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Sotkheri village had a population of 1,832. That makes it the 99th largest of the 395 villages in the tehsil, a little above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,442 residents.

Sotkheri village has 920 males and 912 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Sotkheri 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 919.

Sotkheri covers 84.62 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 22 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area.

Sotkheri falls under Chandpur tehsil of Bijnor district in Uttar Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Sotkheri is Haldaur, about 8.1 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 village for Sotkheri.

Sotkheri is about 24 km from Bijnor in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Sotkheri is in Chandpur tehsil of Bijnor district. Haldaur is about 8.1 km away. Nihtaur is about 11 km away. Chandpur is about 13 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Bhawanipur Kaliya (under 2 km), Jainabad (1.7 km) and Pauti (1.8 km).

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

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