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About Sokhdakhurd Village

Sokhdakhurd is a large village in Padra tehsil, in the district of Vadodara, Gujarat. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 2,139, made up of 1,099 males and 1,040 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 946 females per 1000 males. The village covers 446.84 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 391440, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Sokhdakhurd Overview

Census 2011 figures for Sokhdakhurd village
Description Value
State Gujarat
District Vadodara
Tehsil Padra
Pincode 391440
Area (hectares) 446.84 hectares
Population 2,139
Male Population 1,099
Female Population 1,040
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 946
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Sokhdakhurd compares

By the 2011 count Sokhdakhurd is the 41st largest of the 82 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 2,674 residents. Its 446.84 hectares work out to about 4.8 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, though that is a little above the tehsil average of 917.

Getting to Sokhdakhurd

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

Sokhdakhurd lies about 14 km from Vadodara, and the nearest railway station is Pilol, about 4.4 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 Sokhdakhurd
Nearest railway station Pilol 4.4 km
District headquarters Vadodara 14 km
Tehsil headquarters Padra 22 km

Villages closest to Sokhdakhurd

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Sokhdakhurd village had a population of 2,139. That makes it the 41st largest of the 82 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,674 residents.

Sokhdakhurd village has 1,099 males and 1,040 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Sokhdakhurd has about 946 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, though that is a little above the tehsil average of 917.

The pincode recorded for Sokhdakhurd is 391440. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Sokhdakhurd covers 446.84 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 4.8 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Sokhdakhurd falls under Padra tehsil of Vadodara district in Gujarat.

The nearest railway station to Sokhdakhurd is Pilol, about 4.4 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 village and private bus service as Available within village for Sokhdakhurd.

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

Sokhdakhurd is in Padra tehsil of Vadodara district. Pilol is about 4.4 km away. Vadodara is about 14 km away. Padra is about 22 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Sokhdaraghu (under 2 km), Danoli (4.1 km) and Gavasad (11 km).

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

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