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About Sokha Village

Sokha is a small village in Palojori tehsil, in the district of Deoghar, Jharkhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 353, made up of 202 males and 151 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 748 females per 1000 males. The village covers 74.49 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 815351, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Sokha Overview

Census 2011 figures for Sokha village
Description Value
State Jharkhand
District Deoghar
Tehsil Palojori
Pincode 815351
Area (hectares) 74.49 hectares
Population 353
Male Population 202
Female Population 151
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 748
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Sokha compares

By the 2011 count Sokha is the 150th largest of the 238 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 605 residents. Its 74.49 hectares work out to about 4.7 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 965.

Getting to Sokha

Sokha is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Sokha as Available within <5 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 10+ km distance. The nearest villages by name are Simradangal, Sirsa, Sirsiya and Sital Kundi. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

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 Sokha

As per the Census of India 2011, Sokha village had a population of 353. That makes it the 150th largest of the 238 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 605 residents.

Sokha village has 202 males and 151 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Sokha has about 748 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 965.

The pincode recorded for Sokha is 815351. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Sokha covers 74.49 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 4.7 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Sokha falls under Palojori tehsil of Deoghar district in Jharkhand.

The census record for Sokha notes the nearest railway station as Available within 10+ km distance.

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

Sokha is in Palojori tehsil of Deoghar district. The district and tehsil pages linked from here list the neighbouring villages, which is usually the quickest way to place it on a map.

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

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