About Sokhanda Village

Sokhanda is a mid sized village in Mangrol tehsil, in the district of Baran, Rajasthan. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 523, made up of 286 males and 237 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 829 females per 1000 males. The village covers 372.41 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 325206, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Sokhanda Overview

Census 2011 figures for Sokhanda village
Description	Value
State	Rajasthan
District	Baran
Tehsil	Mangrol
Pincode	325206
Area (hectares)	372.41 hectares
Population	523
Male Population	286
Female Population	237
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	829
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 Sokhanda compares

By the 2011 count Sokhanda is the 48th largest of the 73 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 1,122 residents. Its 372.41 hectares work out to about 1.4 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 926.

Getting to Sokhanda

Sokhanda is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Sokhanda 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 Sokhanda from other places

Sokhanda lies about 20 km from Baran, and the nearest railway station is Bijora, about 14 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 Sokhanda
Tehsil headquarters	Mangrol	10 km
Nearest town	Māngrol	10 km
Nearest railway station	Bijora	14 km
District headquarters	Baran	20 km

Villages closest to Sokhanda

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Sokhanda village had a population of 523. That makes it the 48th largest of the 73 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,122 residents.

Sokhanda village has 286 males and 237 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Sokhanda has about 829 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 926.

The pincode recorded for Sokhanda is 325206. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Sokhanda covers 372.41 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.4 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Sokhanda falls under Mangrol tehsil of Baran district in Rajasthan.

The nearest railway station to Sokhanda is Bijora, about 14 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 Sokhanda.

Sokhanda is about 20 km from Baran in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Sokhanda is in Mangrol tehsil of Baran district. Mangrol is about 10 km away. Māngrol is about 10 km away. Bijora is about 14 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.