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About Sorsan Village

Sorsan is a large village in Antah tehsil, in the district of Baran, Rajasthan. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 2,595, made up of 1,361 males and 1,234 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 907 females per 1000 males. The village covers 2977.29 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 325202, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Sorsan Overview

Census 2011 figures for Sorsan village
Description Value
State Rajasthan
District Baran
Tehsil Antah
Pincode 325202
Area (hectares) 2977.29 hectares
Population 2,595
Male Population 1,361
Female Population 1,234
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 907
Bus Service (public) Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Sorsan compares

By the 2011 count Sorsan is the 5th largest of the 79 villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 1,110 residents. Its 2977.29 hectares work out to about 0.9 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, a little below the tehsil average of 933.

Getting to Sorsan

Sorsan is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Sorsan as Available within 10+ 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 Sorsan from other places

Sorsan lies about 24 km from Baran. 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 Sorsan
Nearest town Sangod 10 km
Tehsil headquarters Antah 15 km
District headquarters Baran 24 km

Villages closest to Sorsan

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 Sorsan

As per the Census of India 2011, Sorsan village had a population of 2,595. That makes it the 5th largest of the 79 villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,110 residents.

Sorsan village has 1,361 males and 1,234 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Sorsan has about 907 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, a little below the tehsil average of 933.

The pincode recorded for Sorsan is 325202. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Sorsan covers 2977.29 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 0.9 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Sorsan falls under Antah tehsil of Baran district in Rajasthan.

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

Sorsan is about 24 km from Baran in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Sorsan is in Antah tehsil of Baran district. Sangod is about 10 km away. Antah is about 15 km away. Baran is about 24 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Devnarayanpura (2.2 km), Manpura (2.2 km) and Deopura Sorsan (3.1 km).

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

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