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About Sokala Village

Sokala is a mid sized village in Batala tehsil, in the district of Gurdaspur, Punjab. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,486, made up of 765 males and 721 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 942 females per 1000 males. The village covers 386 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 143514, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Sokala Overview

Census 2011 figures for Sokala village
Description Value
State Punjab
District Gurdaspur
Tehsil Batala
Pincode 143514
Area (hectares) 386 hectares
Population 1,486
Male Population 765
Female Population 721
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 942
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Sokala compares

By the 2011 count Sokala is the 108th largest of the 351 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little above average, where the typical village holds 1,329 residents. Its 386 hectares work out to about 3.8 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, though that is a little above the tehsil average of 910.

Getting to Sokala

Sokala is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Sokala as Available within <5 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within village. 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 Sokala from other places

Sokala lies about 39 km from Gurdaspur. 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 Sokala
Nearest town Qadian 15 km
Tehsil headquarters Batala 25 km
District headquarters Gurdaspur 39 km

Villages closest to Sokala

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Sokala village had a population of 1,486. That makes it the 108th largest of the 351 villages in the tehsil, a little above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,329 residents.

Sokala village has 765 males and 721 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Sokala has about 942 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, though that is a little above the tehsil average of 910.

The pincode recorded for Sokala is 143514. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Sokala covers 386 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 3.8 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Sokala falls under Batala tehsil of Gurdaspur district in Punjab.

The census record for Sokala notes the nearest railway station 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 village for Sokala.

Sokala is about 39 km from Gurdaspur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Sokala is in Batala tehsil of Gurdaspur district. Qadian is about 15 km away. Batala is about 25 km away. Gurdaspur is about 39 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Pejo Chak (under 2 km), Machrai (under 2 km) and Braham (2.2 km).

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

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