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About Sori Village

Sori is a large village in Nabinagar tehsil, in the district of Aurangabad, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 3,010, made up of 1,529 males and 1,481 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 969 females per 1000 males. The village covers 646 hectares hectares.

Sori Overview

Census 2011 figures for Sori village
Description Value
State Bihar
District Aurangabad
Tehsil Nabinagar
Area (hectares) 646 hectares
Population 3,010
Male Population 1,529
Female Population 1,481
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 969
Bus Service (public) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Sori compares

By the 2011 count Sori is among the largest villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 940 residents. Its 646 hectares work out to about 4.7 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, well above the tehsil average of 920.

Getting to Sori

Sori is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Sori as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available within 10+ km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Sori from other places

Sori lies about 14 km from Aurangabad, and the nearest railway station is Ankorha, about 12 km away. The figures below are straight-line distances from the village to each place. A road journey is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again.

Distances from Sori
Nearest railway station Ankorha 12 km
District headquarters Aurangabad 14 km
Nearest town Aurangābād 14 km
Tehsil headquarters Nabinagar 16 km

Villages closest to Sori

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Nabinagar tehsil.

Source: Census of India 2011, the most recent completed census. Figures have not been revised since collection. Read more on our about the data page.

Common questions about Sori

As per the Census of India 2011, Sori village had a population of 3,010. That makes it among the largest villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 940 residents.

Sori village has 1,529 males and 1,481 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Sori has about 969 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, well above the tehsil average of 920.

Sori covers 646 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 4.7 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Sori falls under Nabinagar tehsil of Aurangabad district in Bihar.

The nearest railway station to Sori is Ankorha, about 12 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within 10+ km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within 5 - 10 km distance and private bus service as Available within 5 - 10 km distance for Sori.

Sori is about 14 km from Aurangabad in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Sori is in Nabinagar tehsil of Aurangabad district. Ankorha is about 12 km away. Aurangabad is about 14 km away. Aurangābād is about 14 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Maluka Bigha (2.3 km), Kurgain (2.9 km) and Mali (2.9 km).

No. It is the count from the Census of India 2011, the most recent completed census. The population of Sori today is likely to be higher.

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