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About Sorga Village

Sorga is a small village in Jalkot tehsil, in the district of Latur, Maharashtra. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 320, made up of 160 males and 160 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,000 females per 1000 males. The village covers 261.67 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 413514, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Sorga Overview

Census 2011 figures for Sorga village
Description Value
State Maharashtra
District Latur
Tehsil Jalkot
Pincode 413514
Area (hectares) 261.67 hectares
Population 320
Male Population 160
Female Population 160
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,000
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Sorga compares

By the 2011 count Sorga is among the smallest villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 1,855 residents. Its 261.67 hectares work out to about 1.2 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 935.

Getting to Sorga

Sorga is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Sorga as Available within <5 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 10+ km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Sorga from other places

Sorga lies about 65 km from Latur, and the nearest railway station is Kumthakhurd, about 31 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 Sorga
Tehsil headquarters Jalkot 9.9 km
Nearest town Ahmadpur 18 km
Nearest railway station Kumthakhurd 31 km
District headquarters Latur 65 km

Villages closest to Sorga

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Sorga village had a population of 320. That makes it among the smallest villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,855 residents.

Sorga village has 160 males and 160 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Sorga has about 1000 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 935.

The pincode recorded for Sorga is 413514. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Sorga covers 261.67 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.2 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Sorga falls under Jalkot tehsil of Latur district in Maharashtra.

The nearest railway station to Sorga is Kumthakhurd, about 31 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 <5 km distance and private bus service as Available within 10+ km distance for Sorga.

Sorga is about 65 km from Latur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Sorga is in Jalkot tehsil of Latur district. Jalkot is about 9.9 km away. Ahmadpur is about 18 km away. Kumthakhurd 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 Wadgaon (under 2 km), Sheldara (2.0 km) and Chera (2.1 km).

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

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