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About Sorai Village

Sorai is a mid sized village in Lachhmangarh tehsil, in the district of Alwar, Rajasthan. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,292, made up of 680 males and 612 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 900 females per 1000 males. The village covers 369 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 321607, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Sorai Overview

Census 2011 figures for Sorai village
Description Value
State Rajasthan
District Alwar
Tehsil Lachhmangarh
Pincode 321607
Area (hectares) 369 hectares
Population 1,292
Male Population 680
Female Population 612
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 900
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Sorai compares

By the 2011 count Sorai is the 72nd largest of the 203 villages in the tehsil, which puts it close to average, where the typical village holds 1,356 residents. Its 369 hectares work out to about 3.5 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 899.

Getting to Sorai

Sorai is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Sorai as Available within <5 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within <5 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 Sorai from other places

Sorai lies about 28 km from Alwar, and the nearest railway station is Jadoli Ka Bas, 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 Sorai
Tehsil headquarters Lachhmangarh 4.0 km
Nearest railway station Jadoli Ka Bas 16 km
Nearest town Nagar 25 km
District headquarters Alwar 28 km

Villages closest to Sorai

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Sorai village had a population of 1,292. That makes it the 72nd largest of the 203 villages in the tehsil, close to average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,356 residents.

Sorai village has 680 males and 612 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Sorai has about 900 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 899.

The pincode recorded for Sorai is 321607. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Sorai covers 369 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 3.5 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Sorai falls under Lachhmangarh tehsil of Alwar district in Rajasthan.

The nearest railway station to Sorai is Jadoli Ka Bas, 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 km distance and private bus service as Available within <5 km distance for Sorai.

Sorai is about 28 km from Alwar in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Sorai is in Lachhmangarh tehsil of Alwar district. Lachhmangarh is about 4.0 km away. Jadoli Ka Bas is about 16 km away. Nagar is about 25 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Raghunath Bas (under 2 km), Daulatpura (under 2 km) and Jamalpur (under 2 km).

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

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