About Sorna Village

Sorna is a large village in Vikasnagar tehsil, in the district of Dehradun, Uttarakhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 2,116, made up of 1,083 males and 1,033 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 954 females per 1000 males. The village covers 1154.1 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 248197, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Sorna Overview

Census 2011 figures for Sorna village
Description	Value
State	Uttarakhand
District	Dehradun
Tehsil	Vikasnagar
Pincode	248197
Area (hectares)	1154.1 hectares
Population	2,116
Male Population	1,083
Female Population	1,033
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	954
Bus Service (public)	Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private)	Available within village
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Sorna compares

By the 2011 count Sorna is the 43rd largest of the 136 villages in the tehsil, which puts it close to average, where the typical village holds 1,949 residents. Its 1154.1 hectares work out to about 1.8 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, well above the tehsil average of 908.

Getting to Sorna

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

Sorna lies about 54 km from Dehradun. 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 Sorna
Nearest town	Pāonta Sāhib	19 km
Tehsil headquarters	Vikasnagar	24 km
District headquarters	Dehradun	54 km

Villages closest to Sorna

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Sorna village had a population of 2,116. That makes it the 43rd largest of the 136 villages in the tehsil, close to average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,949 residents.

Sorna village has 1,083 males and 1,033 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Sorna has about 954 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, well above the tehsil average of 908.

The pincode recorded for Sorna is 248197. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Sorna covers 1154.1 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.8 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Sorna falls under Vikasnagar tehsil of Dehradun district in Uttarakhand.

The census record for Sorna 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 Sorna.

Sorna is about 54 km from Dehradun in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Sorna is in Vikasnagar tehsil of Dehradun district. Pāonta Sāhib is about 19 km away. Vikasnagar is about 24 km away. Dehradun is about 54 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.