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- LGD code
- 79179
- Pincode
- 303102
- Post office
- Virat Nagar
- Population
- 963
- Households
- 168
- Literacy rate
- 47.2%
- Sex ratio
- 827 ♀/1000♂
- Workers
- 491
- Distance to district centre
- 79 km
- Distance to mandal centre
- 1 km
- Distance to Jaipur
- 5 km
- Distance to Delhi
- 235 km
- Nearest railway station
- Dahar-Ka-Balaji · 2 km
- Nearest hospital / PHC
- Anand Maternity Hospital · <1 km
Census 2011 · in context
How Sothana compares
By population, Sothana ranks #54 of 100 villages in Viratnagar mandal.
Literacy rate
%
47.2%
−5.9% vs mandal average
- Sothana
- 47.2%
- Viratnagar mandal
- 53.1%
Sex ratio
♀ per 1000 ♂
827
−81 vs mandal average
- Sothana
- 827
- Viratnagar mandal
- 908
Household size
people per home
5.7
−0.4 vs mandal average
- Sothana
- 5.7
- Viratnagar mandal
- 6.1
Source: Census of India 2011 (village PCA; mandal and district aggregates).
Sothana at a glance
Sothana is a village of 963 people in 168 households (Census 2011) in Viratnagar tehsil, Kotputli-Behror district, Rajasthan, the 54th-largest of 100 villages in Viratnagar tehsil. Literacy is 47%, 6 points below the tehsil average of 53% and the sex ratio is 827 women per 1,000 men. It lies 79 km from the Kotputli-Behror district centre, 20 km from Morija, the nearest town, 2 km from Dahar-Ka-Balaji railway station (straight-line distances). The pincode is 303102, served by Virat Nagar post office; the LGD village code is 79179. Mapped within or next to the village: primary school. The village votes in Jhotwara assembly constituency, represented by MLA Col. Rajyavardhan Rathore. The population is estimated at 1,135 in 2026, up 18% since the 2011 Census.
Gram panchayat: Sothana →
Nearby villages compared
Compare side by side →| village | Population | Literacy | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sothana · this village | 963 | 47% | — |
| Panchyawala · Jaipur | — | — | 3.9 km SW |
| Shyam Nagar · Jaisalmer | 36 | 61% | 6.1 km S |
| Shyam Nagar · Viratnagar | 637 | 48% | 6.1 km S |
| Shyam Nagar · Khendela | 1,411 | 59% | 6.1 km S |
| Shyam Nagar · Sheo | — | — | 6.1 km S |
| Shyam Nagar · Danta Ramgarh | 1,133 | 55% | 6.1 km S |
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Key facts — Sothana
- LGD code
- 79179
- Pincode
- 303102
- Post office
- Virat Nagar
- Population (Census 2011)
- 963
- Population (projected 2026)
- 1,135
- Households
- 168
- Sex ratio (per 1,000 males)
- 827
- Literacy rate
- 47.2%
- Coordinates
- 26.94524°N, 75.74722°E
- Lok Sabha constituency
- Jaipur Rural
- Vidhan Sabha constituency
- Jhotwara
- Member of Parliament
- Rao Rajendra Singh
- Member of Legislative Assembly
- Col. Rajyavardhan Rathore
- Block / Mandal
- Viratnagar
- Nearest PHC
- Manav Seva Clinic (2.6 km)
- Nearest bank
- PNB ATM (1.7 km)
- Nearest railway station
- Dahar-Ka-Balaji (1.9 km)
Getting there
How to reach Sothana
Distance to cities · straight line
- Jaipur5 kmcapital
- Delhi235 km
- Mumbai923 km
- Hyderabad1100 km
Nearest by kind · anywhere in the region
- Railway stationDahar-Ka-Balaji2 km
- Bus stopBoring Chauraha<1 km
- Hospital / PHCAnand Maternity Hospital<1 km
- ATM / bankBOI ATM1 km
- Petrol pumpIndian Oil Petrol Pump1 km
- CollegeNarayana e-Techno School1 km
- Police stationPolice Station Murlipura3 km
Nearest to the village
- Bus stop
- Dher ke Balaji2.5 km
- Railway station
- Dahar-Ka-Balaji1.9 km
- Health centre
- Tiwari Child and Dental Hospital2.4 km
- Bank / ATM
- PNB ATM1.7 km
- Petrol pump
- Indian Oil Petrol Pump1.6 km
Village amenities · Census 2011 / OpenStreetMap within 2 km
- ✓ Primary school
Places of worship · within 5 km
Temples & shrines near Sothana
2 Mosques, 5 Temples, 1 Gurudwara mapped by OpenStreetMap contributors. Residents can add the village jatara and temple festival under Events.
Education · within 5 km
Schools & colleges near Sothana
10 mapped by OpenStreetMap contributors, nearest first. Government school lists (UDISE) will replace this when loaded.
- 🏫Darbar Public SchoolSchool1.1 km ↗
- 🎓Narayana e-Techno SchoolCollege1.2 km ↗
- 📚Central LibraryLibrary1.5 km ↗
- 🏫Shanti Vidya NiketanSchool1.6 km ↗
- 🏫SDM Public SchoolSchool1.8 km ↗
- 🏫Sanskar schoolSchool2.8 km ↗
- 🏫SG International SchoolSchool3.2 km ↗
- 🏫Maheshwari girls public schoolSchool3.2 km ↗
- 🎓BISMA - Biyani Institute of Science and Management for GirlsCollege3.4 km ↗
- 🎓BIYANI SCHOOL OF NURSING & PARA-MEDICAL SCIENCE (G.N.M.)College3.4 km ↗
Same pincode
Villages sharing pincode 303102
Villages near Sothana
Other villages in Viratnagar mandal
View all 60+ →- Med
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- Norang Pura
- Teori
- Bagawas Chaurasi
- Jaisinghpura
- Bagawas Ahiran
- Beelwari
- Badodiya
- Bajrangpura
- Dhani Gaiskan
- Biyawas
- Amloda
- Kairli
- Luhakana Kalan
- Shyampura
- Papri
- Chheetoli
- Kuhada
- Bhamod
- Papra
- Luhakana Khurd
- Palri
- Jawanpura
- Khatolai
- Deoli
- Talva
- Surajpura
- Kishanpura
- Bhojpura @ Lakhawala
- Pando
- Chatarpura
- Gandhi Nagar
- Sewara
- Jogiyon Ki Dhani
Sources & freshness
- Population, literacy, households: Census 2011 (PCA)
- Village directory: Local Government Directory, record updated 2026-05-09
- Weather: OpenWeatherMap / Open-Meteo, live
- Places nearby: OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL)