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| Country | India |
| State | Rajasthan |
| District(s) | Pali |
| Population | 43,005 (2011[update]) |
| Sex ratio | 932 ♂/♀ |
| Time zone | IST (UTC+05:30) |
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• 257 metres (843 ft) |
Sojat is a city, a municipality and Tehsil headquarter in Pali district in the Indian 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).
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Sojat is located at .[1] 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 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. .
As of 2011[update] India census,[2] 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.
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