Soa is a small village in Polba-Dadpur mandal, Hooghly district, West Bengal, with a population of 188 across 52 households. It has a literacy rate of 68.6% and is situated at coordinates 22.939°N, 88.305°E.
By population, Soa ranks #189 of 194 villages in Polba - Dadpur mandal.
Source: Census of India 2011 (village PCA; mandal and district aggregates).
Soa is a village of 188 people in 52 households (Census 2011) in Polba - Dadpur block, Hooghly district, West Bengal, the 189th-largest of 194 villages in Polba - Dadpur block. Literacy is 69%, about the same as the block average of 68% and the sex ratio is 1,043 women per 1,000 men. It lies 24 km from the Hooghly district centre, 20 km from Bara Kamalapur, the nearest town, 8 km from Bandel Junction railway station (straight-line distances). The pincode is 712303, served by Gurap post office; the LGD village code is 325172. The nearest hospital or health centre is Deltavision Healthcare, 7 km away. The sarpanch is MOUMITA KARMAKAR, and the village votes in Saptagram assembly constituency, represented by MLA Swaraj Ghosh. The population is estimated at 210 in 2026, up 12% since the 2011 Census.
Gram panchayat: Polba →
| village | Population | Literacy | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Soa · this village | 188 | 69% | — |
| Ochai · Polba - Dadpur | 1,417 | 73% | 0.6 km N |
| Barun Napara · Polba - Dadpur | 1,628 | 78% | 0.6 km S |
| Belgare · Polba - Dadpur | 631 | 70% | 1.4 km E |
| Araji Jotchandi · Polba - Dadpur | 44 | 71% | 1.8 km S |
| Amnan · Polba - Dadpur | 2,282 | 70% | 1.9 km SW |
| Polba · Polba - Dadpur | 6,626 | 70% | 2.4 km N |
Source: Census of India 2011, Village Directory. Facilities may have changed since.
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Sources: Office of the Registrar General & Census Commissioner of India (Census 2011 + Population Projections 2011-2036) · International Institute for Population Sciences (NFHS-5) · Election Commission of India · data.gov.in (Jal Jeevan Mission, PMAY-G, SBM-G dashboards). Projections may differ from on-the-ground reality by ±20% for individual villages. An asterisk next to a sex-ratio value (—*) flags a Census 2011 figure outside the plausible range of 300–2000 ♀/1000♂; the underlying source row is suppressed pending review.
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