# Softa Village, Bhander, Datia (Madhya Pradesh) – PIN Code, Facilities & Population

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Village · Bhander, Datia 

# Softa

Softa is a village in Bhander sub-district of Datia district, Madhya Pradesh. The 2011 Census counted **1,467 people in 338 households**, the 23rd largest of 140 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 79.9%, above the sub-district's rural average of 75.9%.

- 1,467people (2011)
- 338households
- 79.9%literacy
- 869females per 1,000 males

## Softa PIN code and other codes

Softa falls in Bhander sub-district, Datia district, Madhya Pradesh.

- Community development blockBhander
- Census village code454919

Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

## How far is Softa from nearby towns?

- Bhander (sub-district HQ)12 km by road
- Datia (district HQ)42 km by road
- Bhander (nearest town)12 km by road

Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

## What facilities are there in Softa?

11 services counted by the Census are inside Softa; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Health sub-centreIn village · 1 · 1 doctors
- ●National highwayIn village
- ●State highwayIn village
- ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●Agricultural credit societyIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Datia
- ○Primary health centre10+ km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Public bus serviceunder 5 km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Commercial bank10+ km
- ○Ration (PDS) shop10+ km
- ○Mandi / regular market10+ km
- ○Public library10+ km

### Water and power

- Drinking waterhand pumps and tube wells / boreholes
- Electricity (2011)6 h summer · 6 h winter

Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

Surveyed for the 2011 Census; facilities may have changed.

## What is Softa known for?

The main crops are **wheat, chana and masoor**. About 84% of the 421 hectares of village land is sown, and 353 hectares are irrigated.

Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

## Homes and amenities in Softa

Of every 100 households in Softa in 2011, 20 had electricity, 10 a toilet at home and 1 cooked with LPG; 26 had a mobile phone, 7 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Softa · ■ Bhander rural average

Electricity for lighting ****20%**

**41%

Toilet within the home ****10%**

**12%

No toilet (open defecation) ****90%**

**87%

Tap water ****0%**

**4%

Drinking water within premises ****2%**

**16%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****1%**

**1%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****99%**

**98%

Use banking services ****47%**

**42%

Television ****24%**

**25%

Mobile phone ****26%**

**51%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****7%**

**13%

Car / jeep / van ****0%**

**1%

None of these assets ****59%**

**30%

Own their home ****99%**

**99%

Source: [Census of India 2011, Houselisting and Housing Census – households by amenities and assets (HH-14)](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

## What is the population of Softa?

■ Softa · ■ Bhander rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****79.9%**

**75.9%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****869**

**872

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****724**

**854

Working population ****45.5%**

**47.1%

### Women and men

Literacy is 94.9% for men and 63.2% for women. 55% of men and 35% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 86 (13%) · **■** Farm labourers 110 (16%) · **■** Household industry 5 (1%) · **■** Other work 51 (8%) · **■** Marginal 415 (62%)

Source: [Census of India 2011, Primary Census Abstract (town, village and ward level), all districts](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

## Other villages of similar size in Bhander

- Maithana Pahuj1,767 people
- Ahroni1,757 people
- Bhalka1,687 people
- Chandrol1,471 people
- Dhound1,409 people
- Bilheti1,389 people
- Richhoura1,307 people
- Bagpura1,288 people

[All 154 villages in Bhander](https://wherepedia.org/india/madhya-pradesh/datia/bhander/villages/)

## Quick answers

- How far is Softa from Datia?42 km by road
- What is the population of Softa?1,467 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Softa in?Datia district (Bhander sub-district), Madhya Pradesh
- What is the literacy rate of Softa?79.9% (Census 2011)