About Sobhichak Village

Sobhichak is a small village in Pipra tehsil, in the district of Palamu, Jharkhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 280, made up of 149 males and 131 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 879 females per 1000 males. The village covers 26 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 824302, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Sobhichak Overview

Census 2011 figures for Sobhichak village
Description	Value
State	Jharkhand
District	Palamu
Tehsil	Pipra
Pincode	824302
Area (hectares)	26 hectares
Population	280
Male Population	149
Female Population	131
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	879
Bus Service (public)	Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private)	Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Sobhichak compares

By the 2011 count Sobhichak is the 40th largest of the 62 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 583 residents. Its 26 hectares work out to about 11 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 950.

Getting to Sobhichak

Sobhichak is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Sobhichak as Available within 10+ km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within 5 - 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 Sobhichak from other places

Sobhichak lies about 131 km from Palamu, and the nearest railway station is Shivpur, about 43 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 Sobhichak
Tehsil headquarters	Pipra	13 km
Nearest town	Chatrā	13 km
Nearest railway station	Shivpur	43 km
District headquarters	Palamu	131 km

Villages closest to Sobhichak

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Sobhichak village had a population of 280. That makes it the 40th largest of the 62 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 583 residents.

Sobhichak village has 149 males and 131 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Sobhichak has about 879 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 950.

The pincode recorded for Sobhichak is 824302. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Sobhichak covers 26 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 11 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Sobhichak falls under Pipra tehsil of Palamu district in Jharkhand.

The nearest railway station to Sobhichak is Shivpur, about 43 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 10+ km distance and private bus service as Available within 5 - 10 km distance for Sobhichak.

Sobhichak is about 131 km from Palamu in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Sobhichak is in Pipra tehsil of Palamu district. Pipra is about 13 km away. Chatrā is about 13 km away. Shivpur is about 43 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.