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About Sodepur Village

Sodepur is a mid sized village in Galsi I tehsil, in the district of Barddhaman, West Bengal. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,087, made up of 579 males and 508 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 877 females per 1000 males. The village covers 165.81 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 713403, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Sodepur Overview

Census 2011 figures for Sodepur village
Description Value
State West Bengal
District Barddhaman
Tehsil Galsi I
Pincode 713403
Area (hectares) 165.81 hectares
Population 1,087
Male Population 579
Female Population 508
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 877
Bus Service (public) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Sodepur compares

By the 2011 count Sodepur is the 48th largest of the 85 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 1,935 residents. Its 165.81 hectares work out to about 6.6 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, a little below the tehsil average of 916.

Getting to Sodepur

Sodepur is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Sodepur as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within village. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available within 10+ km distance. The nearest villages by name are Shilla, Sihigram, Simasimi and Simnari. 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 Sodepur

As per the Census of India 2011, Sodepur village had a population of 1,087. That makes it the 48th largest of the 85 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,935 residents.

Sodepur village has 579 males and 508 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Sodepur has about 877 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, a little below the tehsil average of 916.

The pincode recorded for Sodepur is 713403. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Sodepur covers 165.81 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 6.6 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Sodepur falls under Galsi I tehsil of Barddhaman district in West Bengal.

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

The census records public bus service as Available within 5 - 10 km distance and private bus service as Available within village for Sodepur.

Sodepur is in Galsi I tehsil of Barddhaman 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 Sodepur today is likely to be higher.

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