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About Sorakayalahalli Village

Sorakayalahalli is a small village in Malur tehsil, in the district of Kolar, Karnataka. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 213, made up of 115 males and 98 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 852 females per 1000 males. The village covers 153.92 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 563139, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Sorakayalahalli Overview

Census 2011 figures for Sorakayalahalli village
Description Value
State Karnataka
District Kolar
Tehsil Malur
Pincode 563139
Area (hectares) 153.92 hectares
Population 213
Male Population 115
Female Population 98
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 852
Bus Service (public) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Sorakayalahalli compares

By the 2011 count Sorakayalahalli is the 233rd largest of the 301 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 632 residents. Its 153.92 hectares work out to about 1.4 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 966.

Getting to Sorakayalahalli

Sorakayalahalli is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Sorakayalahalli as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within 10+ 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 Sorakayalahalli from other places

Sorakayalahalli lies about 15 km from Kolar, and the nearest railway station is Byatrayanahalli, 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 Sorakayalahalli
Nearest railway station Byatrayanahalli 11 km
Tehsil headquarters Malur 12 km
Nearest town Mālūr 12 km
District headquarters Kolar 15 km

Villages closest to Sorakayalahalli

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Sorakayalahalli village had a population of 213. That makes it the 233rd largest of the 301 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 632 residents.

Sorakayalahalli village has 115 males and 98 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Sorakayalahalli has about 852 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 966.

The pincode recorded for Sorakayalahalli is 563139. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Sorakayalahalli covers 153.92 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.4 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Sorakayalahalli falls under Malur tehsil of Kolar district in Karnataka.

The nearest railway station to Sorakayalahalli is Byatrayanahalli, about 11 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 - 10 km distance and private bus service as Available within 10+ km distance for Sorakayalahalli.

Sorakayalahalli is about 15 km from Kolar in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Sorakayalahalli is in Malur tehsil of Kolar district. Byatrayanahalli is about 11 km away. Malur is about 12 km away. Mālūr is about 12 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Alahalli (under 2 km), Badakanahalli (under 2 km) and Basavanaikanahalli (under 2 km).

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

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