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About Sorha Village

Sorha is a small village in Namkum tehsil, in the district of Ranchi, Jharkhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 481, made up of 252 males and 229 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 909 females per 1000 males. The village covers 258.65 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 835221, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Sorha Overview

Census 2011 figures for Sorha village
Description Value
State Jharkhand
District Ranchi
Tehsil Namkum
Pincode 835221
Area (hectares) 258.65 hectares
Population 481
Male Population 252
Female Population 229
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 909
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Sorha compares

By the 2011 count Sorha is the 72nd largest of the 91 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 1,211 residents. Its 258.65 hectares work out to about 1.9 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 1002.

Getting to Sorha

Sorha is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Sorha as Available within <5 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within <5 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 Sorha from other places

Sorha lies about 13 km from Ranchi, and the nearest railway station is Balasiring, about 6.6 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 Sorha
Nearest railway station Balasiring 6.6 km
District headquarters Ranchi 13 km
Tehsil headquarters Namkum 14 km

Villages closest to Sorha

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

Common questions about Sorha

As per the Census of India 2011, Sorha village had a population of 481. That makes it the 72nd largest of the 91 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,211 residents.

Sorha village has 252 males and 229 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Sorha has about 909 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 1002.

The pincode recorded for Sorha is 835221. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Sorha covers 258.65 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.9 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Sorha falls under Namkum tehsil of Ranchi district in Jharkhand.

The nearest railway station to Sorha is Balasiring, about 6.6 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 km distance and private bus service as Available within <5 km distance for Sorha.

Sorha is about 13 km from Ranchi in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Sorha is in Namkum tehsil of Ranchi district. Balasiring is about 6.6 km away. Ranchi is about 13 km away. Namkum is about 14 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Bumru (under 2 km), Kiski (under 2 km) and Barguttu (under 2 km).

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

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