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About Sopta Village

Sopta is a mid sized village in Madhogarh tehsil, in the district of Jalaun, Uttar Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 886, made up of 469 males and 417 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 889 females per 1000 males. The village covers 316.87 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 285121, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Sopta Overview

Census 2011 figures for Sopta village
Description Value
State Uttar Pradesh
District Jalaun
Tehsil Madhogarh
Pincode 285121
Area (hectares) 316.87 hectares
Population 886
Male Population 469
Female Population 417
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 889
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 Sopta compares

By the 2011 count Sopta is the 124th largest of the 221 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 1,359 residents. Its 316.87 hectares work out to about 2.8 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, though that is a little above the tehsil average of 867.

Getting to Sopta

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

Sopta lies about 15 km from Jalaun, and the nearest railway station is Konch, about 27 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 Sopta
Tehsil headquarters Madhogarh 5.8 km
District headquarters Jalaun 15 km
Nearest town Jālaun 15 km
Nearest railway station Konch 27 km

Villages closest to Sopta

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Sopta village had a population of 886. That makes it the 124th largest of the 221 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,359 residents.

Sopta village has 469 males and 417 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Sopta has about 889 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, though that is a little above the tehsil average of 867.

The pincode recorded for Sopta is 285121. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Sopta covers 316.87 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.8 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Sopta falls under Madhogarh tehsil of Jalaun district in Uttar Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Sopta is Konch, about 27 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 Sopta.

Sopta is about 15 km from Jalaun in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Sopta is in Madhogarh tehsil of Jalaun district. Madhogarh is about 5.8 km away. Jalaun is about 15 km away. Jālaun 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 Sihari Madhogarh (1.8 km), Atagaon (2.1 km) and Sirsadogarhi (2.1 km).

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

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