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{{About|Indian village|a company|Sopra Group}}
{{More citations needed|date=October 2013}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=August 2018}}
{{Use Indian English|date=August 2018}}
{{Infobox settlement
| name = Sopra
| native_name = Sopda
| native_name_lang = marvadi
| other_name =
| nickname =
| settlement_type = village
| image_skyline =
| image_alt =
| image_caption =
| pushpin_map = India Rajasthan#India
| pushpin_label_position = right
| pushpin_map_alt =
| pushpin_map_caption = Location in Rajasthan, India
| coordinates = {{coord|26|39|17|N|73|29|45|E|display=inline,title}}
| subdivision_type = Country
| subdivision_name = {{flag|India}}
| subdivision_type1 = [[States and territories of India|State]]
| subdivision_name1 = [[Rajasthan]]
| subdivision_type2 = [[List of districts of India|District]]
| subdivision_name2 = [[Jodhpur district|Jodhpur]]
| subdivision_type3 = [[Tehsil]]
| subdivision_name3 = [[Bhopalgarh tehsil|Bhopalgarh]]
| established_title = 
| established_date = 1923
| founder =
| named_for =
| government_type =
| governing_body =
| unit_pref = Metric
| area_footnotes =
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| elevation_footnotes =
| elevation_m = 300
| population_total = 1264
| population_as_of = 2011
| population_rank =
| population_density_km2 = auto
| population_demonym =
| population_footnotes =
| demographics_type1 = Languages
| demographics1_title1 = Official
| demographics1_info1 = [[Hindi language|Hindi]]
| timezone1 = [[Indian Standard Time|IST]]
| utc_offset1 = +5:30
| postal_code_type = 
| postal_code =
| registration_plate = RJ-19
| website =
| iso_code = [[ISO 3166-2:IN|RJ-IN]]
| footnotes =
}}
'''Sopra''' is a village located in the [[Bhopalgarh tehsil]] of [[Jodhpur District]], [[Rajasthan]], India.<ref>2001 Census Village code for Bhopalgarh = 01950000, {{cite web|title=2001 Census of India: List of Villages by Tehsil: Rajasthan|publisher=Registrar General & Census Commissioner, India|page=388|url=http://censusindia.gov.in/Census_Data_2001/PLCN/DIR-08r.pdf|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20111113194734/http://www.censusindia.gov.in/Census_Data_2001/PLCN/DIR-08r.pdf|archivedate=13 November 2011|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>2011 Village Panchayat Code for Bhopalgarh = 35654, {{cite web|title=Reports of National Panchayat Directory: Village Panchayat Names of Bhopalgarh, Jodhpur, Rajasthan|publisher=Ministry of Panchayati Raj, Government of India|url=http://panchayatdirectory.gov.in/adminreps/viewpansumSQL.asp?selstate=723&parenttype=B&ptype=V|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20130516183153/http://panchayatdirectory.gov.in/adminreps/viewpansumSQL.asp?selstate=723&parenttype=B&ptype=V|archivedate=16 May 2013|url-status=dead}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://rggvy.gov.in/rggvy/rggvyportal/villcoverdetails.jsp?villcd=01952500&estcd=08&edtcd=15&blkcd=0006&elect_status=&elect_status1=&elect_status2=E&t=1 |title=Rajiv Gandhi Grameen Vidyutikaran Yojana-Progress Of Village Electrification |publisher=Rggvy.gov.in |date=2011-10-14 |accessdate=2013-10-12}}</ref><ref name="Census1">{{cite web |url=http://www.censusindia.gov.in/pca/SearchDetails.aspx?Id=97277|title=Census of India 2011 |publisher=Office of the Registrar General & Census Commissioner, India |access-date=2018-05-10}}</ref>

==Demographics==
Sopra has population of 1264 of which 658 are males while 606 are females as per Population Census 2011. 659 of the population are literate.<ref name="Census1"/>

In Sopra village population of children with age 0–6 is 140.<ref name="Census1"/>

As per constitution of India and Panchyati Raaj Act, Sopra village is administrated by Sarpanch (Head of Village) who is elected representative of village.

People speak [[Marwari language|Marwari]] language but also understand [[Hindi]].

==Geography==
It is a village surrounded by around 9 other villages and hills around it.

There is ''Chitorri Bhaker,'' ''Minger Bhakar'' and ''Nathji Maharaj Ka Bhakar'' on the village boundary. There is a village pond named ''Hivli Naadi''.
The village has its own pond which mostly all villages of the area used to have{{Citation needed|date = January 2015}}.

==Education==
There is one middle school in the village and a non-government school on the outskirts of the village, which is funded by Bharti Airtel.
* Government middle school
* Satya Bharti School

==Beliefs==
People mostly use to worship goddess ''Baayasa'', god ''Bhomiyaji'' and ''Thakurji ([[Krishna]])''.

==History==
It is said that the village was established by the three brothers who travelled to the place long back ago from Kurchi (another village). All the people of the village are the progeny of the three brothers. As a result, the village is divided in three major "baas", namely "Uperly Baas", "Bhichily Baas" and "Khurali Baas".

==The name "Sopra"==
It is said that the three brothers reached the place at time of dusk, so they called the place {{lang|mwr|होपड़ा}}, {{transl|mwr|Hopda}} or {{transl|mwr|Hopra}}, meaning "dusk is approached" in the local language, [[Marwari language|Marwari]]. Later it changed to Sopda and Sopra.

==Bhomiaji Maharaj Temple==
:{{Main|Bhomiaji Maharaj Temple, Sopra, Bhopalgarh}}
It is located on a small hill outside the village nearby a pond.
[[File:Temple of bhomiaji maharaj,sopara.jpg|thumb|200x200px]]
[[File:Bhomiaji maharaj Temple,Sopara.jpg|thumb|Temple of Worshipped god shri Bhomiaji maharaj.]]

==References==
{{Reflist}}

[[Category:Villages in Jodhpur district]]

Sopra, Bhopalgarh - Revision history

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