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About Soro Village

Soro is a large village in Ichagarh tehsil, in the district of Saraikela Kharsawan, Jharkhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 2,392, made up of 1,211 males and 1,181 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 975 females per 1000 males. The village covers 1235 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 832403, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Soro Overview

Census 2011 figures for Soro village
Description Value
State Jharkhand
District Saraikela Kharsawan
Tehsil Ichagarh
Pincode 832403
Area (hectares) 1235 hectares
Population 2,392
Male Population 1,211
Female Population 1,181
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 975
Bus Service (public) Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Soro compares

By the 2011 count Soro is among the largest villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 774 residents. Its 1235 hectares work out to about 1.9 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, much in line with the tehsil average of 983.

Getting to Soro

Soro is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Soro as Available within 10+ 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 Soro from other places

Soro lies about 31 km from Saraikela Kharsawan, and the nearest railway station is Tiraldih, about 5.0 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 Soro
Nearest railway station Tiraldih 5.0 km
Tehsil headquarters Ichagarh 9.5 km
Nearest town Būndu 31 km
District headquarters Saraikela Kharsawan 31 km

Villages closest to Soro

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Soro village had a population of 2,392. That makes it among the largest villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 774 residents.

Soro village has 1,211 males and 1,181 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Soro has about 975 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, much in line with the tehsil average of 983.

The pincode recorded for Soro is 832403. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Soro covers 1235 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.

Soro falls under Ichagarh tehsil of Saraikela Kharsawan district in Jharkhand.

The nearest railway station to Soro is Tiraldih, about 5.0 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 km distance for Soro.

Soro is about 31 km from Saraikela Kharsawan in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Soro is in Ichagarh tehsil of Saraikela Kharsawan district. Tiraldih is about 5.0 km away. Ichagarh is about 9.5 km away. Būndu is about 31 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Choga (1.7 km), Barachunchuria (1.8 km) and Kurmadih (1.8 km).

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

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