About Sokorla Village

Sokorla is a mid sized village in Kolebira tehsil, in the district of Simdega, Jharkhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,772, made up of 887 males and 885 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 998 females per 1000 males. The village covers 1106 hectares hectares.

Sokorla Overview

Census 2011 figures for Sokorla village
Description	Value
State	Jharkhand
District	Simdega
Tehsil	Kolebira
Area (hectares)	1106 hectares
Population	1,772
Male Population	887
Female Population	885
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	998
Bus Service (public)	Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private)	Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Sokorla compares

By the 2011 count Sokorla is the 13th largest of the 52 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little above average, where the typical village holds 1,346 residents. Its 1106 hectares work out to about 1.6 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, a little above the tehsil average of 983.

Getting to Sokorla

Sokorla is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Sokorla 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 10+ km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Sokorla from other places

Sokorla lies about 29 km from Simdega, and the nearest railway station is Kanaroan, about 11 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 Sokorla
Nearest railway station	Kanaroan	11 km
Tehsil headquarters	Kolebira	11 km
Nearest town	Birmitrapur	27 km
District headquarters	Simdega	29 km

Villages closest to Sokorla

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Sokorla village had a population of 1,772. That makes it the 13th largest of the 52 villages in the tehsil, a little above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,346 residents.

Sokorla village has 887 males and 885 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Sokorla has about 998 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, a little above the tehsil average of 983.

Sokorla covers 1106 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.6 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Sokorla falls under Kolebira tehsil of Simdega district in Jharkhand.

The nearest railway station to Sokorla is Kanaroan, about 11 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within 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 Sokorla.

Sokorla is about 29 km from Simdega in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Sokorla is in Kolebira tehsil of Simdega district. Kanaroan is about 11 km away. Kolebira is about 11 km away. Birmitrapur is about 27 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.