About Sorath Village

Sorath is a mid sized village in Kochas tehsil, in the district of Rohtas, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 620, made up of 304 males and 316 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,039 females per 1000 males. The village covers 225 hectares hectares.

Sorath Overview

Census 2011 figures for Sorath village
Description	Value
State	Bihar
District	Rohtas
Tehsil	Kochas
Area (hectares)	225 hectares
Population	620
Male Population	304
Female Population	316
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	1,039
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 Sorath compares

By the 2011 count Sorath is the 91st largest of the 141 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 1,167 residents. Its 225 hectares work out to about 2.8 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 951.

Getting to Sorath

Sorath is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Sorath 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 Sorath from other places

Sorath lies about 88 km from Rohtas, and the nearest railway station is Barakalan, about 8.3 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 Sorath
Nearest railway station	Barakalan	8.3 km
Nearest town	Buxar	20 km
Tehsil headquarters	Kochas	21 km
District headquarters	Rohtas	88 km

Villages closest to Sorath

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Sorath village had a population of 620. That makes it the 91st largest of the 141 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,167 residents.

Sorath village has 304 males and 316 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Sorath has about 1039 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 951.

Sorath covers 225 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.8 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Sorath falls under Kochas tehsil of Rohtas district in Bihar.

The nearest railway station to Sorath is Barakalan, about 8.3 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 5 - 10 km distance for Sorath.

Sorath is about 88 km from Rohtas in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Sorath is in Kochas tehsil of Rohtas district. Barakalan is about 8.3 km away. Buxar is about 20 km away. Kochas is about 21 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.