About Sorkha Kalan Village

Sorkha Kalan is a mid sized village in Mandawar tehsil, in the district of Alwar, Rajasthan. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,470, made up of 746 males and 724 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 971 females per 1000 males. The village covers 535 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 301404, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Sorkha Kalan Overview

Census 2011 figures for Sorkha Kalan village
Description	Value
State	Rajasthan
District	Alwar
Tehsil	Mandawar
Pincode	301404
Area (hectares)	535 hectares
Population	1,470
Male Population	746
Female Population	724
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	971
Bus Service (public)	Available within village
Bus Service (private)	Available within village
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Sorkha Kalan compares

By the 2011 count Sorkha Kalan is the 61st largest of the 146 villages in the tehsil, which puts it close to average, where the typical village holds 1,586 residents. Its 535 hectares work out to about 2.7 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, well above the tehsil average of 907.

Getting to Sorkha Kalan

Sorkha Kalan is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Sorkha Kalan as Available within village. Private bus service is recorded as Available within village. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Sorkha Kalan from other places

Sorkha Kalan lies about 59 km from Alwar, and the nearest railway station is Karanpura, about 8.5 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 Sorkha Kalan
Nearest railway station	Karanpura	8.5 km
Nearest town	Todabhim	15 km
Tehsil headquarters	Mandawar	15 km
District headquarters	Alwar	59 km

Villages closest to Sorkha Kalan

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Mandawar 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 Sorkha Kalan

As per the Census of India 2011, Sorkha Kalan village had a population of 1,470. That makes it the 61st largest of the 146 villages in the tehsil, close to average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,586 residents.

Sorkha Kalan village has 746 males and 724 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Sorkha Kalan has about 971 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, well above the tehsil average of 907.

The pincode recorded for Sorkha Kalan is 301404. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Sorkha Kalan covers 535 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.7 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Sorkha Kalan falls under Mandawar tehsil of Alwar district in Rajasthan.

The nearest railway station to Sorkha Kalan is Karanpura, about 8.5 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within 5 - 10 km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within village and private bus service as Available within village for Sorkha Kalan.

Sorkha Kalan is about 59 km from Alwar in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Sorkha Kalan is in Mandawar tehsil of Alwar district. Karanpura is about 8.5 km away. Todabhim is about 15 km away. Mandawar is about 15 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.