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About Soitha Village

Soitha is a mid sized village in Mariahu tehsil, in the district of Jaunpur, Uttar Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,060, made up of 550 males and 510 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 927 females per 1000 males. The village covers 72.09 hectares hectares.

Soitha Overview

Census 2011 figures for Soitha village
Description Value
State Uttar Pradesh
District Jaunpur
Tehsil Mariahu
Area (hectares) 72.09 hectares
Population 1,060
Male Population 550
Female Population 510
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 927
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within <5 km distance

How Soitha compares

By the 2011 count Soitha is the 249th largest of the 591 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 1,188 residents. Its 72.09 hectares work out to about 15 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 1086.

Getting to Soitha

Soitha is well connected by rural standards, with buses in the village itself and a railway station close by. The census records public bus service for Soitha 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 <5 km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Soitha from other places

Soitha lies about 39 km from Jaunpur, and the nearest railway station is Sewapuri, 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 Soitha
Nearest railway station Sewapuri 8.1 km
Nearest town Bhadohi 23 km
Tehsil headquarters Mariahu 28 km
District headquarters Jaunpur 39 km

Villages closest to Soitha

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Soitha village had a population of 1,060. That makes it the 249th largest of the 591 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,188 residents.

Soitha village has 550 males and 510 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Soitha has about 927 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 1086.

Soitha covers 72.09 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 15 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Soitha falls under Mariahu tehsil of Jaunpur district in Uttar Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Soitha is Sewapuri, about 8.1 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 village for Soitha.

Soitha is about 39 km from Jaunpur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Soitha is in Mariahu tehsil of Jaunpur district. Sewapuri is about 8.1 km away. Bhadohi is about 23 km away. Mariahu is about 28 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Prithavipur (under 2 km), Kharganpur (2.5 km) and Bhopatpur (5.5 km).

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

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