About Sokke Village

Sokke is a large village in Jagalur tehsil, in the district of Davanagere, Karnataka. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 3,974, made up of 1,997 males and 1,977 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 990 females per 1000 males. The village covers 817.24 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 577528, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Sokke Overview

Census 2011 figures for Sokke village
Description	Value
State	Karnataka
District	Davanagere
Tehsil	Jagalur
Pincode	577528
Area (hectares)	817.24 hectares
Population	3,974
Male Population	1,997
Female Population	1,977
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	990
Bus Service (public)	Available within village
Bus Service (private)	Available within village
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Sokke compares

By the 2011 count Sokke is among the largest villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 1,150 residents. Its 817.24 hectares work out to about 4.9 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, much in line with the tehsil average of 982.

Getting to Sokke

Sokke is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Sokke as Available within village. Private bus service is recorded as Available within village. 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 Sokke from other places

Sokke lies about 43 km from Davanagere, and the nearest railway station is Kotturu, about 16 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 Sokke
Nearest town	Kottūru	16 km
Nearest railway station	Kotturu	16 km
Tehsil headquarters	Jagalur	20 km
District headquarters	Davanagere	43 km

Villages closest to Sokke

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Sokke village had a population of 3,974. That makes it among the largest villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,150 residents.

Sokke village has 1,997 males and 1,977 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Sokke has about 990 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 982.

The pincode recorded for Sokke is 577528. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Sokke covers 817.24 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 4.9 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Sokke falls under Jagalur tehsil of Davanagere district in Karnataka.

The nearest railway station to Sokke is Kotturu, about 16 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 village and private bus service as Available within village for Sokke.

Sokke is about 43 km from Davanagere in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Sokke is in Jagalur tehsil of Davanagere district. Kottūru is about 16 km away. Kotturu is about 16 km away. Jagalur is about 20 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.