About Sotkhali Village

Sotkhali is a mid sized village in Bhatar tehsil, in the district of Barddhaman, West Bengal. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,161, made up of 590 males and 571 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 968 females per 1000 males. The village covers 116.78 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 713125, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

How Sotkhali compares

By the 2011 count Sotkhali is the 79th largest of the 104 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 2,529 residents. Its 116.78 hectares work out to about 9.9 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, much in line with the tehsil average of 960.

Getting to Sotkhali

Sotkhali 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 Sotkhali 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. The nearest villages by name are Shikartor, Shripur, Shunur and Silakot. 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.