About Soreng Forest Block Village

Soreng Forest Block is a small village in Soreng tehsil, in the district of West District, Sikkim. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 28, made up of 14 males and 14 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,000 females per 1000 males. The village covers 6141.92 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 737121, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Soreng Forest Block Overview

Census 2011 figures for Soreng Forest Block village
Description	Value
State	Sikkim
District	West District
Tehsil	Soreng
Pincode	737121
Area (hectares)	6141.92 hectares
Population	28
Male Population	14
Female Population	14
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	1,000
Bus Service (public)	Available within village
Bus Service (private)	Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Soreng Forest Block compares

By the 2011 count Soreng Forest Block is among the smallest villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 1,244 residents. Its 6141.92 hectares work out to about 0.0 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 944.

Getting to Soreng Forest Block

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

Soreng Forest Block lies about 14 km from West District, and the nearest railway station is Darjeeling, about 16 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 Soreng Forest Block
Tehsil headquarters	Soreng	under 2 km
District headquarters	West District	14 km
Nearest railway station	Darjeeling	16 km
Nearest town	Dārjiling	16 km

Villages closest to Soreng Forest Block

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Soreng 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 Soreng Forest Block

As per the Census of India 2011, Soreng Forest Block village had a population of 28. That makes it among the smallest villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,244 residents.

Soreng Forest Block village has 14 males and 14 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Soreng Forest Block has about 1000 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 944.

The pincode recorded for Soreng Forest Block is 737121. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Soreng Forest Block covers 6141.92 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 0.0 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Soreng Forest Block falls under Soreng tehsil of West District district in Sikkim.

The nearest railway station to Soreng Forest Block is Darjeeling, about 16 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 10+ km distance for Soreng Forest Block.

Soreng Forest Block is about 14 km from West District in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Soreng Forest Block is in Soreng tehsil of West District district. Soreng is about under 2 km away. West District is about 14 km away. Darjeeling is about 16 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Soreng (under 2 km), Singling (under 2 km) and Malbasey (2.5 km).

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