About Sorakhar Village

Sorakhar is a small village in Barsoi tehsil, in the district of Katihar, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 468, made up of 234 males and 234 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,000 females per 1000 males. The village covers 70 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 855102, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Sorakhar Overview

Census 2011 figures for Sorakhar village
Description	Value
State	Bihar
District	Katihar
Tehsil	Barsoi
Pincode	855102
Area (hectares)	70 hectares
Population	468
Male Population	234
Female Population	234
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	1,000
Bus Service (public)	Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private)	Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Sorakhar compares

By the 2011 count Sorakhar is the 165th largest of the 199 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 1,568 residents. Its 70 hectares work out to about 6.7 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 928.

Getting to Sorakhar

Sorakhar is fairly remote, with both bus and rail more than ten kilometres away. The census records public bus service for Sorakhar as Available within 10+ km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within 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 Sorakhar from other places

Sorakhar lies about 41 km from Katihar, and the nearest railway station is Kachna, about 8.1 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 Sorakhar
Tehsil headquarters	Barsoi	6.9 km
Nearest railway station	Kachna	8.1 km
Nearest town	Rāiganj	16 km
District headquarters	Katihar	41 km

Villages closest to Sorakhar

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

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Common questions about Sorakhar

As per the Census of India 2011, Sorakhar village had a population of 468. That makes it the 165th largest of the 199 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,568 residents.

Sorakhar village has 234 males and 234 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Sorakhar has about 1000 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 928.

The pincode recorded for Sorakhar is 855102. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Sorakhar covers 70 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 6.7 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Sorakhar falls under Barsoi tehsil of Katihar district in Bihar.

The nearest railway station to Sorakhar is Kachna, about 8.1 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 10+ km distance and private bus service as Available within 10+ km distance for Sorakhar.

Sorakhar is about 41 km from Katihar in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Sorakhar is in Barsoi tehsil of Katihar district. Barsoi is about 6.9 km away. Kachna is about 8.1 km away. Rāiganj is about 16 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.