About Sokha Village

Sokha is a mid sized village in Shaligram Ram Narayanpur tehsil, in the district of Chatra, Jharkhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 546, made up of 267 males and 279 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,045 females per 1000 males. The village covers 66 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 825403, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Sokha Overview

Census 2011 figures for Sokha village
Description	Value
State	Jharkhand
District	Chatra
Tehsil	Shaligram Ram Narayanpur
Pincode	825403
Area (hectares)	66 hectares
Population	546
Male Population	267
Female Population	279
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	1,045
Bus Service (public)	Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private)	Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Sokha compares

By the 2011 count Sokha is the 112th largest of the 231 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 758 residents. Its 66 hectares work out to about 8.3 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 962.

Getting to Sokha

Sokha is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Sokha as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within 10+ km distance. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Sokha from other places

Sokha lies about 22 km from Chatra, and the nearest railway station is Tankuppa, about 46 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 Sokha
Nearest town	Sherghāti	18 km
Tehsil headquarters	Shaligram Ram Narayanpur	22 km
District headquarters	Chatra	22 km
Nearest railway station	Tankuppa	46 km

Villages closest to Sokha

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Shaligram Ram Narayanpur 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 Sokha

As per the Census of India 2011, Sokha village had a population of 546. That makes it the 112th largest of the 231 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 758 residents.

Sokha village has 267 males and 279 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Sokha has about 1045 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 962.

The pincode recorded for Sokha is 825403. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Sokha covers 66 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 8.3 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Sokha falls under Shaligram Ram Narayanpur tehsil of Chatra district in Jharkhand.

The nearest railway station to Sokha is Tankuppa, about 46 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within 5 - 10 km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within 5 - 10 km distance and private bus service as Available within 10+ km distance for Sokha.

Sokha is about 22 km from Chatra in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Sokha is in Shaligram Ram Narayanpur tehsil of Chatra district. Sherghāti is about 18 km away. Shaligram Ram Narayanpur is about 22 km away. Chatra is about 22 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.