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About Sorkhand Kalan Village

Sorkhand Kalan is a mid sized village in Antah tehsil, in the district of Baran, Rajasthan. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,123, made up of 572 males and 551 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 963 females per 1000 males. The village covers 494.47 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 325209, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Sorkhand Kalan Overview

Census 2011 figures for Sorkhand Kalan village
Description Value
State Rajasthan
District Baran
Tehsil Antah
Pincode 325209
Area (hectares) 494.47 hectares
Population 1,123
Male Population 572
Female Population 551
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 963
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 Sorkhand Kalan compares

By the 2011 count Sorkhand Kalan is the 25th largest of the 79 villages in the tehsil, which puts it close to average, where the typical village holds 1,110 residents. Its 494.47 hectares work out to about 2.3 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, a little above the tehsil average of 933.

Getting to Sorkhand Kalan

Sorkhand Kalan is fairly remote, with both bus and rail more than ten kilometres away. The census records public bus service for Sorkhand Kalan 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 Sorkhand Kalan from other places

Sorkhand Kalan lies about 16 km from Baran, and the nearest railway station is Bijora, about 5.2 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 Sorkhand Kalan
Nearest railway station Bijora 5.2 km
Tehsil headquarters Antah 10 km
Nearest town Anta 10 km
District headquarters Baran 16 km

Villages closest to Sorkhand Kalan

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Sorkhand Kalan village had a population of 1,123. That makes it the 25th largest of the 79 villages in the tehsil, close to average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,110 residents.

Sorkhand Kalan village has 572 males and 551 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Sorkhand Kalan has about 963 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, a little above the tehsil average of 933.

The pincode recorded for Sorkhand Kalan is 325209. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Sorkhand Kalan covers 494.47 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.3 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Sorkhand Kalan falls under Antah tehsil of Baran district in Rajasthan.

The nearest railway station to Sorkhand Kalan is Bijora, about 5.2 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 Sorkhand Kalan.

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

Sorkhand Kalan is in Antah tehsil of Baran district. Bijora is about 5.2 km away. Antah is about 10 km away. Anta is about 10 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Sorkhand Khurd (under 2 km), Tardi Khera (1.6 km) and Deopura (2.0 km).

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

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