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About Sora Village

Sora is a mid sized village in Bano tehsil, in the district of Simdega, Jharkhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 883, made up of 438 males and 445 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,016 females per 1000 males. The village covers 528 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 835201, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Sora Overview

Census 2011 figures for Sora village
Description Value
State Jharkhand
District Simdega
Tehsil Bano
Pincode 835201
Area (hectares) 528 hectares
Population 883
Male Population 438
Female Population 445
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,016
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within <5 km distance

How Sora compares

By the 2011 count Sora is the 35th largest of the 93 villages in the tehsil, which puts it close to average, where the typical village holds 865 residents. Its 528 hectares work out to about 1.7 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, much in line with the tehsil average of 1015.

Getting to Sora

The census records public bus service for Sora 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 km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Sora from other places

Sora lies about 44 km from Simdega. 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 Sora
Tehsil headquarters Bano 1.7 km
Nearest town Birmitrapur 34 km
District headquarters Simdega 44 km

Villages closest to Sora

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Sora village had a population of 883. That makes it the 35th largest of the 93 villages in the tehsil, close to average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 865 residents.

Sora village has 438 males and 445 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Sora has about 1016 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, much in line with the tehsil average of 1015.

The pincode recorded for Sora is 835201. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Sora covers 528 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.7 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Sora falls under Bano tehsil of Simdega district in Jharkhand.

The census record for Sora notes the nearest railway station as Available within <5 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 Sora.

Sora is about 44 km from Simdega in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Sora is in Bano tehsil of Simdega district. Bano is about 1.7 km away. Birmitrapur is about 34 km away. Simdega is about 44 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Bano (1.7 km), Chaklabasa (2.1 km) and Sijang (2.7 km).

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

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