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About Sorchapada Village

Sorchapada is a mid sized village in Akkalkuwa tehsil, in the district of Nandurbar, Maharashtra. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,489, made up of 715 males and 774 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,083 females per 1000 males. The village covers 302.57 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 425452, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Sorchapada Overview

Census 2011 figures for Sorchapada village
Description Value
State Maharashtra
District Nandurbar
Tehsil Akkalkuwa
Pincode 425452
Area (hectares) 302.57 hectares
Population 1,489
Male Population 715
Female Population 774
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,083
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Sorchapada compares

By the 2011 count Sorchapada is the 49th largest of the 185 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little above average, where the typical village holds 1,145 residents. Its 302.57 hectares work out to about 4.9 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1010.

Getting to Sorchapada

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

Sorchapada lies about 29 km from Nandurbar, and the nearest railway station is Dhekvad, about 28 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 Sorchapada
Tehsil headquarters Akkalkuwa 9.0 km
Nearest town Taloda 13 km
Nearest railway station Dhekvad 28 km
District headquarters Nandurbar 29 km

Villages closest to Sorchapada

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Sorchapada village had a population of 1,489. That makes it the 49th largest of the 185 villages in the tehsil, a little above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,145 residents.

Sorchapada village has 715 males and 774 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Sorchapada has about 1083 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1010.

The pincode recorded for Sorchapada is 425452. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Sorchapada covers 302.57 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 4.9 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Sorchapada falls under Akkalkuwa tehsil of Nandurbar district in Maharashtra.

The nearest railway station to Sorchapada is Dhekvad, about 28 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 10+ km distance for Sorchapada.

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

Sorchapada is in Akkalkuwa tehsil of Nandurbar district. Akkalkuwa is about 9.0 km away. Taloda is about 13 km away. Dhekvad is about 28 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Sorapada (under 2 km), Singpur Bk (under 2 km) and Umarkuva (2.0 km).

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

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