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About Soa Village

Soa is a small village in Polba Dadpur tehsil, in the district of Hugli, West Bengal. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 188, made up of 92 males and 96 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,043 females per 1000 males. The village covers 60.21 hectares hectares.

Soa Overview

Census 2011 figures for Soa village
Description Value
State West Bengal
District Hugli
Tehsil Polba Dadpur
Area (hectares) 60.21 hectares
Population 188
Male Population 92
Female Population 96
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,043
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Soa compares

By the 2011 count Soa is among the smallest villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 1,366 residents. Its 60.21 hectares work out to about 3.1 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 969.

Getting to Soa

Soa is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Soa as Available within <5 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available within 10+ km distance. The nearest villages by name are Satithan, Sekendarpur, Shibrampur and Shrirampur. 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 Soa

As per the Census of India 2011, Soa village had a population of 188. That makes it among the smallest villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,366 residents.

Soa village has 92 males and 96 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Soa has about 1043 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 969.

Soa covers 60.21 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 3.1 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Soa falls under Polba Dadpur tehsil of Hugli district in West Bengal.

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

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

Soa is in Polba Dadpur tehsil of Hugli 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 Soa today is likely to be higher.

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