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About Sobra Village

Sobra is a small village in Balurghat tehsil, in the district of Dakshin Dinajpur, West Bengal. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 473, made up of 245 males and 228 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 931 females per 1000 males. The village covers 70.43 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 733103, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Sobra Overview

Census 2011 figures for Sobra village
Description Value
State West Bengal
District Dakshin Dinajpur
Tehsil Balurghat
Pincode 733103
Area (hectares) 70.43 hectares
Population 473
Male Population 245
Female Population 228
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 931
Bus Service (public) Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Sobra compares

By the 2011 count Sobra is the 170th largest of the 293 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 795 residents. Its 70.43 hectares work out to about 6.7 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, a little below the tehsil average of 959.

Getting to Sobra

Sobra is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Sobra as Available within 10+ km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within <5 km distance. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available within 10+ km distance. The nearest villages by name are Sialdanga, Sibpur, Sibrambati and Singal. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

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 Sobra

As per the Census of India 2011, Sobra village had a population of 473. That makes it the 170th largest of the 293 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 795 residents.

Sobra village has 245 males and 228 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Sobra has about 931 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, a little below the tehsil average of 959.

The pincode recorded for Sobra is 733103. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Sobra covers 70.43 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 6.7 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Sobra falls under Balurghat tehsil of Dakshin Dinajpur district in West Bengal.

The census record for Sobra 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 <5 km distance for Sobra.

Sobra is in Balurghat tehsil of Dakshin Dinajpur district. The district and tehsil pages linked from here list the neighbouring villages, which is usually the quickest way to place it on a map.

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

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