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About Sorampur Village

Sorampur is a large village in Dulhin Bazar tehsil, in the district of Patna, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 3,775, made up of 1,966 males and 1,809 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 920 females per 1000 males. The village covers 372 hectares hectares.

Sorampur Overview

Census 2011 figures for Sorampur village
Description Value
State Bihar
District Patna
Tehsil Dulhin Bazar
Area (hectares) 372 hectares
Population 3,775
Male Population 1,966
Female Population 1,809
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 920
Bus Service (public) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Sorampur compares

By the 2011 count Sorampur is the 12th largest of the 49 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 2,539 residents. Its 372 hectares work out to about 10 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, a little below the tehsil average of 936.

Getting to Sorampur

Sorampur is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Sorampur as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within village. 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 Sorampur from other places

Sorampur lies about 13 km from Patna, and the nearest railway station is Ganpura, about 2.3 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 Sorampur
Nearest railway station Ganpura 2.3 km
Nearest town Khagaul 7.1 km
Tehsil headquarters Dulhin Bazar 13 km
District headquarters Patna 13 km

Villages closest to Sorampur

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Dulhin Bazar 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 Sorampur

As per the Census of India 2011, Sorampur village had a population of 3,775. That makes it the 12th largest of the 49 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,539 residents.

Sorampur village has 1,966 males and 1,809 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Sorampur has about 920 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, a little below the tehsil average of 936.

Sorampur covers 372 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 10 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Sorampur falls under Dulhin Bazar tehsil of Patna district in Bihar.

The nearest railway station to Sorampur is Ganpura, about 2.3 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 village for Sorampur.

Sorampur is about 13 km from Patna in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Sorampur is in Dulhin Bazar tehsil of Patna district. Ganpura is about 2.3 km away. Khagaul is about 7.1 km away. Dulhin Bazar is about 13 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Khapuri (4.2 km), Andehri (5.1 km) and Alipur (5.5 km).

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

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