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About Sorar Village

Sorar is a large village in Gurur tehsil, in the district of Durg, Chhattisgarh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 2,366, made up of 1,193 males and 1,173 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 983 females per 1000 males. The village covers 529.72 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 491227, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Sorar Overview

Census 2011 figures for Sorar village
Description Value
State Chhattisgarh
District Durg
Tehsil Gurur
Pincode 491227
Area (hectares) 529.72 hectares
Population 2,366
Male Population 1,193
Female Population 1,173
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 983
Bus Service (public) Available
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Sorar compares

By the 2011 count Sorar is the 9th largest of the 121 villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 1,152 residents. Its 529.72 hectares work out to about 4.5 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, though that is a little below the tehsil average of 1022.

Getting to Sorar

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

Sorar lies about 54 km from Durg, and the nearest railway station is Latabor, 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 Sorar
Tehsil headquarters Gurur 7.8 km
Nearest railway station Latabor 12 km
Nearest town Balod 13 km
District headquarters Durg 54 km

Villages closest to Sorar

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Sorar village had a population of 2,366. That makes it the 9th largest of the 121 villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,152 residents.

Sorar village has 1,193 males and 1,173 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Sorar has about 983 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, though that is a little below the tehsil average of 1022.

The pincode recorded for Sorar is 491227. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Sorar covers 529.72 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 4.5 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Sorar falls under Gurur tehsil of Durg district in Chhattisgarh.

The nearest railway station to Sorar is Latabor, 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 and private bus service as Available within <5 km distance for Sorar.

Sorar is about 54 km from Durg in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Sorar is in Gurur tehsil of Durg district. Gurur is about 7.8 km away. Latabor is about 12 km away. Balod 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 Chirchari (under 2 km), Dhobanpuri (2.2 km) and Arjuni (2.5 km).

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

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