Sothi
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Sotha
Sotha | |
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Village | |
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| Country | File:Flag of India.svg India |
| State | Haryana |
| District | Hisar |
| Established | 4700 BC |
| Founded by | Indus Valley civilization |
| Government | |
| • Type | Local government |
| • Body | Panchayat |
| Elevation | 221 m (725 ft) |
| Population (2011) | |
• Total | 1,716 |
| Languages | |
| • Official | Hindi |
| Time zone | UTC+5:30 (IST) |
| PIN | 125039[1] |
| Vehicle registration | HR |
Sotha is a village in Haryana, India.
Demography
[edit | edit source]In 2011, it had 334 families with a population of 1716.[2]
Location
[edit | edit source]The Neolithic Sothi (archaeology) site is located near Nohar in Rajasthan, about 120 km west-south-west of Sothi.
The important archaeological site of Rakhigarhi is located about 30 km south.
Indus Valley Civilisation archaeology
[edit | edit source]Within 5 km to 10 km radius of Rakhigarhi are early, mature and late Harappan sites. To the north-west of Rakhigarhi are Panhari, Gyanpura, Kagsar, and Sulchani. South-west of Rakhigarhi are Sisai, Hisar, Rajpura, Narnaund, Pali and Masudpur.
Drishadvati River
[edit | edit source]Siswal is located about 70 km to the south-west, in the valley of the prehistoric Drishadvati River. The site of Rakhigarhi is likewise located in the valley of Drishadvati.[3]
References
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- ^ census 2011, Sothi in Hisar
- ^ Jane McIntosh, The Ancient Indus Valley: New Perspectives. Understanding ancient civilizations. ABC-CLIO, 2008 Lua error in Module:Citation/CS1/Configuration at line 2172: attempt to index field '?' (a nil value). p76
