About Soraf Raw Village

Soraf Raw is a large village in Kangan tehsil, in the district of Ganderbal, Jammu and Kashmir. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 3,510, made up of 1,814 males and 1,696 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 935 females per 1000 males. The village covers 275.2 hectares hectares.

Soraf Raw Overview

Census 2011 figures for Soraf Raw village
Description	Value
State	Jammu and Kashmir
District	Ganderbal
Tehsil	Kangan
Area (hectares)	275.2 hectares
Population	3,510
Male Population	1,814
Female Population	1,696
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	935
Bus Service (public)	Available within village
Bus Service (private)	Available within village
Nearest Railway Station	Available within village

How Soraf Raw compares

By the 2011 count Soraf Raw is the 11th largest of the 42 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little above average, where the typical village holds 2,879 residents. Its 275.2 hectares work out to about 13 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, though that is a little above the tehsil average of 908.

Getting to Soraf Raw

Soraf Raw is well connected by rural standards, with buses in the village itself and a railway station close by. The census records public bus service for Soraf Raw 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 village. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Soraf Raw from other places

Soraf Raw lies about 9.6 km from Ganderbal, and the nearest railway station is Badgam station, about 13 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 Soraf Raw
Nearest town	Srinagar	6.3 km
District headquarters	Ganderbal	9.6 km
Nearest railway station	Badgam station	13 km
Tehsil headquarters	Kangan	17 km

Villages closest to Soraf Raw

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Kangan 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 Soraf Raw

As per the Census of India 2011, Soraf Raw village had a population of 3,510. That makes it the 11th largest of the 42 villages in the tehsil, a little above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,879 residents.

Soraf Raw village has 1,814 males and 1,696 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Soraf Raw has about 935 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, though that is a little above the tehsil average of 908.

Soraf Raw covers 275.2 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 13 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Soraf Raw falls under Kangan tehsil of Ganderbal district in Jammu and Kashmir.

The nearest railway station to Soraf Raw is Badgam station, about 13 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within village.

The census records public bus service as Available within village and private bus service as Available within village for Soraf Raw.

Soraf Raw is about 9.6 km from Ganderbal in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Soraf Raw is in Kangan tehsil of Ganderbal district. Srinagar is about 6.3 km away. Ganderbal is about 9.6 km away. Badgam station is about 13 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.