# Sotiya Kalu Village, Ranapur, Jhabua (Madhya Pradesh)

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Village · Ranapur, Jhabua 

# Sotiya Kalu

Sotiya Kalu is a village in Ranapur sub-district of Jhabua district, Madhya Pradesh. The 2011 Census counted **668 people in 130 households**, the 62nd largest of 95 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 30.1%, below the sub-district's rural average of 35.5%.

- 668people (2011)
- 130households
- 30.1%literacy
- 1,155females per 1,000 males

## Sotiya Kalu PIN code and other codes

Sotiya Kalu falls in Ranapur sub-district, Jhabua district, Madhya Pradesh.

- Community development blockRanapur
- Census village code504850

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

## How far is Sotiya Kalu from nearby towns?

- Ranapur (sub-district HQ)20 km by road
- Jhabua (district HQ)40 km by road
- Ranapur (nearest town)20 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 Sotiya Kalu?

8 services counted by the Census are inside Sotiya Kalu; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●Private bus serviceIn village
- ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school5–10 km · Samoi
- ○Degree college10+ km · Jhabua
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Jhabua
- ○Primary health centre5–10 km
- ○Allopathic hospital5–10 km
- ○Dispensaryunder 5 km
- ○Post officeunder 5 km
- ○Public bus service10+ 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, canal / river and tanks / ponds
- Electricity (2011)12 h summer · 9 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 Sotiya Kalu known for?

About 75% of the 472 hectares of village land is sown, and 49 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 Sotiya Kalu

Of every 100 households in Sotiya Kalu in 2011, 67 had electricity, 0 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 25 had a mobile phone, 2 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Sotiya Kalu · ■ Ranapur rural average

Electricity for lighting ****67%**

**51%

Toilet within the home ****0%**

**2%

No toilet (open defecation) ****100%**

**98%

Tap water ****0%**

**1%

Drinking water within premises ****18%**

**1%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****0%**

**1%

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

**99%

Use banking services ****31%**

**24%

Television ****0%**

**2%

Mobile phone ****25%**

**30%

Computer with internet ****1%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****2%**

**6%

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

**1%

None of these assets ****64%**

**56%

Own their home ****100%**

**98%

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 Sotiya Kalu?

■ Sotiya Kalu · ■ Ranapur rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****30.1%**

**35.5%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1155**

**985

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1309**

**947

Working population ****70.8%**

**53.7%

### Women and men

Literacy is 37.6% for men and 23.4% for women. 72% of men and 70% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

******

**■** Cultivators 185 (39%) · **■** Farm labourers 3 (1%) · **■** Marginal 285 (60%)

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 Ranapur

- Kanjawani Mirch699 people
- Wagwai Chhoti685 people
- Thuwadara679 people
- Padaljhosa673 people
- Sanod655 people
- Jhanjharwa651 people
- Dhadhori649 people
- Chhapari638 people

[All 95 villages in Ranapur](https://wherepedia.org/india/madhya-pradesh/jhabua/ranapur/villages/)

## Quick answers

- How far is Sotiya Kalu from Jhabua?40 km by road
- What is the population of Sotiya Kalu?668 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Sotiya Kalu in?Jhabua district (Ranapur sub-district), Madhya Pradesh
- What is the literacy rate of Sotiya Kalu?30.1% (Census 2011)