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About Sor Village

Sor is a mid sized village in Bhiwandi tehsil, in the district of Thane, Maharashtra. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 793, made up of 420 males and 373 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 888 females per 1000 males. The village covers 191 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 421101, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Sor Overview

Census 2011 figures for Sor village
Description Value
State Maharashtra
District Thane
Tehsil Bhiwandi
Pincode 421101
Area (hectares) 191 hectares
Population 793
Male Population 420
Female Population 373
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 888
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within <5 km distance

How Sor compares

By the 2011 count Sor is the 132nd largest of the 210 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 1,322 residents. Its 191 hectares work out to about 4.2 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, a little below the tehsil average of 922.

Getting to Sor

Sor is well connected by rural standards, with buses in the village itself and a railway station close by. The census records public bus service for Sor 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 <5 km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Sor from other places

Sor lies about 20 km from Thane, and the nearest railway station is Mysore Colony, about under 2 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 Sor
Nearest railway station Mysore Colony under 2 km
Nearest town Mumbai 4.6 km
District headquarters Thane 20 km
Tehsil headquarters Bhiwandi 35 km

Villages closest to Sor

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Sor village had a population of 793. That makes it the 132nd largest of the 210 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,322 residents.

Sor village has 420 males and 373 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Sor has about 888 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, a little below the tehsil average of 922.

The pincode recorded for Sor is 421101. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Sor covers 191 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 4.2 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Sor falls under Bhiwandi tehsil of Thane district in Maharashtra.

The nearest railway station to Sor is Mysore Colony, about under 2 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within <5 km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within village and private bus service as Available within 10+ km distance for Sor.

Sor is about 20 km from Thane in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Sor is in Bhiwandi tehsil of Thane district. Mysore Colony is about under 2 km away. Mumbai is about 4.6 km away. Thane is about 20 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Vandre (4.7 km), Shivajinagar (5.9 km) and Sakharoli (7.5 km).

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

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