Sojat
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Sojat is a city, a municipality
and Tehsil headquarter in Pali district
in the India
n state
of Rajasthan
. Sojat is famous for its "Mehandi" which is known as henna also. It is India's largest "Mehandi" production city. 70% of "Mehandi" production is used for export to all over the world. Bharat Tiwari (Birth Place).
The nearest railway station on the network of Indian Railways to reach Sojat City is Sojat Road
station & Pali
. The nearest airport from Sojat City is Jodhpur
Airport. The distance between Sojat City and Jodhpur Airport is 105 kilometres. It takes 2 and half hours to reach Sojat City from Jodhpur by car. The city is at 40 km distance from Pali
, 135 km distance from Ajmer
and 100 km distance from Jodhpur
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, Sojat had a population of 43,005. Males constitute 52% (22,261) of the population and females 48% (20,740). Sojat has an average literacy rate of 66.7%, lower than the national average of 74.04%: male literacy is 77.7%, and female literacy is 55.5%. In Sojat, 13% of the population is under 6 years of age.
Sojat was known as Tamra Nagari in ancient time as there was production of copper in high quantity. Later Lime stone was produces and now Henna. 'Astrological Research & analysis' P.Virendra Dave. Cotact No. 02960-223476
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Municipality
A municipality is essentially an urban administrative division having corporate status and usually powers of self-government. It can also be used to mean the governing body of a municipality. A municipality is a general-purpose administrative subdivision, as opposed to a special-purpose district...
and Tehsil headquarter in Pali district
Pali district
Pali District is a district of the state of Rajasthan in western India. The town of Pali is the district headquarters.-History:...
in the India
India
India , officially the Republic of India , is a country in South Asia. It is the seventh-largest country by geographical area, the second-most populous country with over 1.2 billion people, and the most populous democracy in the world...
n state
States and territories of India
India is a federal union of states comprising twenty-eight states and seven union territories. The states and territories are further subdivided into districts and so on.-List of states and territories:...
of Rajasthan
Rajasthan
Rājasthān the land of Rajasthanis, , is the largest state of the Republic of India by area. It is located in the northwest of India. It encompasses most of the area of the large, inhospitable Great Indian Desert , which has an edge paralleling the Sutlej-Indus river valley along its border with...
. Sojat is famous for its "Mehandi" which is known as henna also. It is India's largest "Mehandi" production city. 70% of "Mehandi" production is used for export to all over the world. Bharat Tiwari (Birth Place).
Geography
Sojat is located at 25.92°N 73.67°E. It has an average elevation of 257 metres (843 feet).The nearest railway station on the network of Indian Railways to reach Sojat City is Sojat Road
Sojat Road
Sojat Road is a census town in Sojat tehsil of Pali district in the Indian state of Rajasthan. Sojat Road train station is located on Ajmer-Marwar Junction route and the most convenient method of traveling is by train.-Demographics:...
station & Pali
Pali, Rajasthan
Pali is a town in Rajasthan state of western India. Located in the Marwar region, Pali is the administrative headquarters of Pali District. It is situated on the bank of the river Bandi and is 72 km south east of Jodhpur. It is known as "The Industrial City".-History:Pali was a trade centre...
. The nearest airport from Sojat City is Jodhpur
Jodhpur
Jodhpur , is the second largest city in the Indian state of Rajasthan. It is located west from the state capital, Jaipur and from the city of Ajmer. It was formerly the seat of a princely state of the same name, the capital of the kingdom known as Marwar...
Airport. The distance between Sojat City and Jodhpur Airport is 105 kilometres. It takes 2 and half hours to reach Sojat City from Jodhpur by car. The city is at 40 km distance from Pali
Pali, Rajasthan
Pali is a town in Rajasthan state of western India. Located in the Marwar region, Pali is the administrative headquarters of Pali District. It is situated on the bank of the river Bandi and is 72 km south east of Jodhpur. It is known as "The Industrial City".-History:Pali was a trade centre...
, 135 km distance from Ajmer
Ajmer
Ajmer , formerly written as Ajmere, is a city in Ajmer District in Rajasthan state in India. Ajmer has a population of around 800,000 , and is located west of the Rajasthan state capital Jaipur, 200 km from Jodhpur, 274 km from Udaipur, 439 km from Jaisalmer, and 391 km from...
and 100 km distance from Jodhpur
Jodhpur
Jodhpur , is the second largest city in the Indian state of Rajasthan. It is located west from the state capital, Jaipur and from the city of Ajmer. It was formerly the seat of a princely state of the same name, the capital of the kingdom known as Marwar...
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Demographics
India censusCensus
A census is the procedure of systematically acquiring and recording information about the members of a given population. It is a regularly occurring and official count of a particular population. The term is used mostly in connection with national population and housing censuses; other common...
, Sojat had a population of 43,005. Males constitute 52% (22,261) of the population and females 48% (20,740). Sojat has an average literacy rate of 66.7%, lower than the national average of 74.04%: male literacy is 77.7%, and female literacy is 55.5%. In Sojat, 13% of the population is under 6 years of age.
Sojat was known as Tamra Nagari in ancient time as there was production of copper in high quantity. Later Lime stone was produces and now Henna. 'Astrological Research & analysis' P.Virendra Dave. Cotact No. 02960-223476
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