Sothra

27°05′17″N 78°49′27″E / 27.08809°N 78.82416°E / 27.08809; 78.82416CountryIndiaStateUttar PradeshDistrictMainpuriTehsilKarhalArea • Total1.698 km² (0.656 sq mi)Population • Total1,929 • Density1,100/km² (2,900/sq mi)Time zoneUTC+5:30 (IST)

Sothra (Sothrā) is a village in Barnahal block of Mainpuri district, Uttar Pradesh. As of 2011, it had a population of 1,929, in 315 households.

Demographics

As of 2011, Sothra had a population of 1,929, in 315 households.^[1]: 124 This population was 51.6% male (996) and 48.4% female (933). The 0-6 age group numbered 297 (154 male and 143 female), or 15.4% of the total population. 610 residents were members of Scheduled Castes, or 31.6% of the total.^{[2]: 100–1}

The 1981 census recorded Sothra as having a population of 971 people, in 144 households.^{[3]: 100–1}

The 1961 census recorded Sothra as comprising 1 hamlet, with a total population of 617 people (340 male and 277 female), in 118 households and 99 physical houses. The area of the village was given as 412 acres.^[4]: lii

Infrastructure

As of 2011, Sothra had 1 primary school; it did not have any healthcare facilities. Drinking water was provided by hand pump and tube well/borehole; there were no public toilets. The village had a post office but no public library; there was at least some access to electricity for residential and agricultural (but not commercial) purposes. Streets were made of both kachcha and pakka materials.^{[1]: 124–9}

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