About Sorwa Village

Sorwa is a mid sized village in Behror tehsil, in the district of Alwar, Rajasthan. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 655, made up of 349 males and 306 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 877 females per 1000 males. The village covers 119.96 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 301701, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Sorwa Overview

Census 2011 figures for Sorwa village
Description	Value
State	Rajasthan
District	Alwar
Tehsil	Behror
Pincode	301701
Area (hectares)	119.96 hectares
Population	655
Male Population	349
Female Population	306
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	877
Bus Service (public)	Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private)	Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Sorwa compares

By the 2011 count Sorwa is the 145th largest of the 176 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 1,777 residents. Its 119.96 hectares work out to about 5.5 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 911.

Getting to Sorwa

Sorwa is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Sorwa as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within 5 - 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 Sorwa from other places

Sorwa lies about 55 km from Alwar, and the nearest railway station is Mirzapur Bachhau, 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 Sorwa
Tehsil headquarters	Behror	6.3 km
Nearest railway station	Mirzapur Bachhau	16 km
District headquarters	Alwar	55 km

Villages closest to Sorwa

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

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Common questions about Sorwa

As per the Census of India 2011, Sorwa village had a population of 655. That makes it the 145th largest of the 176 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,777 residents.

Sorwa village has 349 males and 306 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Sorwa has about 877 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, a little below the tehsil average of 911.

The pincode recorded for Sorwa is 301701. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Sorwa covers 119.96 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 5.5 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Sorwa falls under Behror tehsil of Alwar district in Rajasthan.

The nearest railway station to Sorwa is Mirzapur Bachhau, 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 5 - 10 km distance and private bus service as Available within 5 - 10 km distance for Sorwa.

Sorwa is about 55 km from Alwar in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Sorwa is in Behror tehsil of Alwar district. Behror is about 6.3 km away. Mirzapur Bachhau is about 16 km away. Alwar is about 55 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.