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About Souragaon Village

Souragaon is a small village in Narala tehsil, in the district of Kalahandi, Odisha. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 27, made up of 17 males and 10 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 588 females per 1000 males. The village covers 32 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 766100, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Souragaon Overview

Census 2011 figures for Souragaon village
Description Value
State Odisha
District Kalahandi
Tehsil Narala
Pincode 766100
Area (hectares) 32 hectares
Population 27
Male Population 17
Female Population 10
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 588
Bus Service (public) Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Souragaon compares

By the 2011 count Souragaon is among the smallest villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 544 residents. Its 32 hectares work out to about 0.8 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 993.

Getting to Souragaon

Souragaon is fairly remote, with both bus and rail more than ten kilometres away. The census records public bus service for Souragaon as Available within 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 10+ km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Souragaon from other places

Souragaon lies about 16 km from Kalahandi, and the nearest railway station is Mahipur, about 16 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 Souragaon
Tehsil headquarters Narala 16 km
District headquarters Kalahandi 16 km
Nearest railway station Mahipur 16 km
Nearest town Polasara 41 km

Villages closest to Souragaon

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Souragaon village had a population of 27. That makes it among the smallest villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 544 residents.

Souragaon village has 17 males and 10 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Souragaon has about 588 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 993.

The pincode recorded for Souragaon is 766100. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Souragaon covers 32 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 0.8 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Souragaon falls under Narala tehsil of Kalahandi district in Odisha.

The nearest railway station to Souragaon is Mahipur, about 16 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 10+ km distance and private bus service as Available within 10+ km distance for Souragaon.

Souragaon is about 16 km from Kalahandi in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Souragaon is in Narala tehsil of Kalahandi district. Narala is about 16 km away. Kalahandi is about 16 km away. Mahipur is about 16 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Lakhpadar (2.0 km), Sripalli (8.5 km) and Gade Bandh (9.9 km).

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

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