About Sorshan Village

Sorshan is a small village in Karsog tehsil, in the district of Mandi, Himachal Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 181, made up of 88 males and 93 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,057 females per 1000 males. The village covers 39 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 171303, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Sorshan Overview

Census 2011 figures for Sorshan village
Description	Value
State	Himachal Pradesh
District	Mandi
Tehsil	Karsog
Pincode	171303
Area (hectares)	39 hectares
Population	181
Male Population	88
Female Population	93
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	1,057
Bus Service (public)	Available within village
Bus Service (private)	Available within village
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Sorshan compares

By the 2011 count Sorshan is the 167th largest of the 435 villages in the tehsil, which puts it close to average, where the typical village holds 199 residents. Its 39 hectares work out to about 4.6 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 989.

Getting to Sorshan

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

Sorshan lies about 63 km from Mandi. 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 Sorshan
Tehsil headquarters	Karsog	26 km
Nearest town	Shimla	43 km
District headquarters	Mandi	63 km

Villages closest to Sorshan

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Sorshan village had a population of 181. That makes it the 167th largest of the 435 villages in the tehsil, close to average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 199 residents.

Sorshan village has 88 males and 93 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Sorshan has about 1057 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 989.

The pincode recorded for Sorshan is 171303. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Sorshan covers 39 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 4.6 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Sorshan falls under Karsog tehsil of Mandi district in Himachal Pradesh.

The census record for Sorshan notes the nearest railway station 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 Sorshan.

Sorshan is about 63 km from Mandi in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Sorshan is in Karsog tehsil of Mandi district. Karsog is about 26 km away. Shimla is about 43 km away. Mandi is about 63 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.