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About Sokra Village

Sokra is a mid sized village in Bali tehsil, in the district of Pali, Rajasthan. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 787, made up of 385 males and 402 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,044 females per 1000 males. The village covers 585 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 306701, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Sokra Overview

Census 2011 figures for Sokra village
Description Value
State Rajasthan
District Pali
Tehsil Bali
Pincode 306701
Area (hectares) 585 hectares
Population 787
Male Population 385
Female Population 402
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,044
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Sokra compares

By the 2011 count Sokra is the 86th largest of the 111 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 1,975 residents. Its 585 hectares work out to about 1.3 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 988.

Getting to Sokra

Sokra is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Sokra 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 10+ km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Sokra from other places

Sokra lies about 71 km from Pali, and the nearest railway station is Biroliya, 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 Sokra
Nearest railway station Biroliya 5.2 km
Tehsil headquarters Bali 8.8 km
Nearest town Fālna 14 km
District headquarters Pali 71 km

Villages closest to Sokra

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Sokra village had a population of 787. That makes it the 86th largest of the 111 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,975 residents.

Sokra village has 385 males and 402 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Sokra has about 1044 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 988.

The pincode recorded for Sokra is 306701. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Sokra covers 585 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.3 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Sokra falls under Bali tehsil of Pali district in Rajasthan.

The nearest railway station to Sokra is Biroliya, 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 village and private bus service as Available within village for Sokra.

Sokra is about 71 km from Pali in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Sokra is in Bali tehsil of Pali district. Biroliya is about 5.2 km away. Bali is about 8.8 km away. Fālna is about 14 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Bhagli (1.8 km), Perwa (2.5 km) and Kotra (2.7 km).

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

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