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About Sorja Village

Sorja is a mid sized village in Jintur tehsil, in the district of Parbhani, Maharashtra. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 794, made up of 413 males and 381 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 923 females per 1000 males. The village covers 665 hectares hectares.

Sorja Overview

Census 2011 figures for Sorja village
Description Value
State Maharashtra
District Parbhani
Tehsil Jintur
Area (hectares) 665 hectares
Population 794
Male Population 413
Female Population 381
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 923
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Sorja compares

By the 2011 count Sorja is the 106th largest of the 163 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 1,444 residents. Its 665 hectares work out to about 1.2 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, a little below the tehsil average of 955.

Getting to Sorja

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

Sorja lies about 40 km from Parbhani, and the nearest railway station is Hingoli Deccan, about 32 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 Sorja
Tehsil headquarters Jintur 19 km
Nearest town Jintūr 19 km
Nearest railway station Hingoli Deccan 32 km
District headquarters Parbhani 40 km

Villages closest to Sorja

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Sorja village had a population of 794. That makes it the 106th largest of the 163 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,444 residents.

Sorja village has 413 males and 381 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Sorja has about 923 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, a little below the tehsil average of 955.

Sorja covers 665 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.

Sorja falls under Jintur tehsil of Parbhani district in Maharashtra.

The nearest railway station to Sorja is Hingoli Deccan, about 32 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 Sorja.

Sorja is about 40 km from Parbhani in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Sorja is in Jintur tehsil of Parbhani district. Jintur is about 19 km away. Jintūr is about 19 km away. Hingoli Deccan is about 32 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Gadadgavhan (2.5 km), Shivachi Wadi (2.6 km) and Bhusakvadi (3.0 km).

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

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