About Sobala Village

Sobala is a small village in Dharchula tehsil, in the district of Pithoragarh, Uttarakhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 189, made up of 96 males and 93 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 969 females per 1000 males. The village covers 207.33 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 262545, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Sobala Overview

Census 2011 figures for Sobala village
Description	Value
State	Uttarakhand
District	Pithoragarh
Tehsil	Dharchula
Pincode	262545
Area (hectares)	207.33 hectares
Population	189
Male Population	96
Female Population	93
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	969
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 Sobala compares

By the 2011 count Sobala is the 57th largest of the 71 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 826 residents. Its 207.33 hectares work out to about 0.9 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, though that is a little below the tehsil average of 984.

Getting to Sobala

Sobala is fairly remote, with both bus and rail more than ten kilometres away. The census records public bus service for Sobala 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. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Sobala from other places

Sobala lies about 64 km from Pithoragarh, and the nearest railway station is Tanakpur, about 120 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 Sobala
Tehsil headquarters	Dharchula	25 km
District headquarters	Pithoragarh	64 km
Nearest town	Pithorāgarh	64 km
Nearest railway station	Tanakpur	120 km

Villages closest to Sobala

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

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Common questions about Sobala

As per the Census of India 2011, Sobala village had a population of 189. That makes it the 57th largest of the 71 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 826 residents.

Sobala village has 96 males and 93 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Sobala has about 969 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, though that is a little below the tehsil average of 984.

The pincode recorded for Sobala is 262545. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Sobala covers 207.33 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 0.9 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Sobala falls under Dharchula tehsil of Pithoragarh district in Uttarakhand.

The nearest railway station to Sobala is Tanakpur, about 120 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 10+ km distance and private bus service as Available within 10+ km distance for Sobala.

Sobala is about 64 km from Pithoragarh in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Sobala is in Dharchula tehsil of Pithoragarh district. Dharchula is about 25 km away. Pithoragarh is about 64 km away. Pithorāgarh is about 64 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.