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About Sooni Village

Sooni is a mid sized village in Dhari tehsil, in the district of Nainital, Uttarakhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 606, made up of 315 males and 291 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 924 females per 1000 males. The village covers 178.31 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 263133, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Sooni Overview

Census 2011 figures for Sooni village
Description Value
State Uttarakhand
District Nainital
Tehsil Dhari
Pincode 263133
Area (hectares) 178.31 hectares
Population 606
Male Population 315
Female Population 291
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 924
Bus Service (public) Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Sooni compares

By the 2011 count Sooni is the 50th largest of the 154 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little above average, where the typical village holds 511 residents. Its 178.31 hectares work out to about 3.4 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 1013.

Getting to Sooni

Sooni is fairly remote, with both bus and rail more than ten kilometres away. The census records public bus service for Sooni as Available within 10+ km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within 10+ km distance. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available within 10+ km distance. The nearest villages by name are Sheela Lekh, Shelakhet, Shliya Kote Malla and Shliya Kote Talla. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

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 Sooni

As per the Census of India 2011, Sooni village had a population of 606. That makes it the 50th largest of the 154 villages in the tehsil, a little above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 511 residents.

Sooni village has 315 males and 291 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Sooni has about 924 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 1013.

The pincode recorded for Sooni is 263133. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Sooni covers 178.31 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 3.4 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Sooni falls under Dhari tehsil of Nainital district in Uttarakhand.

The census record for Sooni notes the nearest railway station as Available within 10+ km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within 10+ km distance and private bus service as Available within 10+ km distance for Sooni.

Sooni is in Dhari tehsil of Nainital district. The district and tehsil pages linked from here list the neighbouring villages, which is usually the quickest way to place it on a map.

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

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