About Soraon Village

Soraon is one of the larger villages in Handia tehsil, in the district of Allahabad, Uttar Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 6,171, made up of 3,291 males and 2,880 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 875 females per 1000 males. The village covers 699.63 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 212402, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Soraon Overview

Census 2011 figures for Soraon village
Description	Value
State	Uttar Pradesh
District	Allahabad
Tehsil	Handia
Pincode	212402
Area (hectares)	699.63 hectares
Population	6,171
Male Population	3,291
Female Population	2,880
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	875
Bus Service (public)	Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private)	Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station	Available within village

How Soraon compares

By the 2011 count Soraon is among the largest villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 1,517 residents. Its 699.63 hectares work out to about 8.8 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 967.

Getting to Soraon

Soraon is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Soraon 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 village. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Soraon from other places

Soraon lies about 34 km from Allahabad, and the nearest railway station is Meja Road, about under 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 Soraon
Nearest railway station	Meja Road	under 2 km
Tehsil headquarters	Handia	18 km
District headquarters	Allahabad	34 km
Nearest town	Prayagraj	34 km

Villages closest to Soraon

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Soraon village had a population of 6,171. That makes it among the largest villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,517 residents.

Soraon village has 3,291 males and 2,880 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Soraon has about 875 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 967.

The pincode recorded for Soraon is 212402. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Soraon covers 699.63 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 8.8 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Soraon falls under Handia tehsil of Allahabad district in Uttar Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Soraon is Meja Road, about under 2 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within village.

The census records public bus service as Available within 10+ km distance and private bus service as Available within 10+ km distance for Soraon.

Soraon is about 34 km from Allahabad in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Soraon is in Handia tehsil of Allahabad district. Meja Road is about under 2 km away. Handia is about 18 km away. Allahabad is about 34 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.