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About Soriang Khasmahal Village

Soriang Khasmahal is a mid sized village in Rangli Rangliot tehsil, in the district of Darjiling, West Bengal. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,538, made up of 747 males and 791 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,059 females per 1000 males. The village covers 204.37 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 734312, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Soriang Khasmahal Overview

Census 2011 figures for Soriang Khasmahal village
Description Value
State West Bengal
District Darjiling
Tehsil Rangli Rangliot
Pincode 734312
Area (hectares) 204.37 hectares
Population 1,538
Male Population 747
Female Population 791
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,059
Bus Service (public) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Soriang Khasmahal compares

By the 2011 count Soriang Khasmahal is the 13th largest of the 29 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 2,418 residents. Its 204.37 hectares work out to about 7.5 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 985.

Getting to Soriang Khasmahal

Soriang Khasmahal is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Soriang Khasmahal as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within 5 - 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 Soriang Khasmahal from other places

Soriang Khasmahal lies about 14 km from Darjiling, and the nearest railway station is Darjeeling, about 15 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 Soriang Khasmahal
Tehsil headquarters Rangli Rangliot 5.7 km
District headquarters Darjiling 14 km
Nearest town Dārjiling 14 km
Nearest railway station Darjeeling 15 km

Villages closest to Soriang Khasmahal

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Rangli Rangliot 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 Soriang Khasmahal

As per the Census of India 2011, Soriang Khasmahal village had a population of 1,538. That makes it the 13th largest of the 29 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,418 residents.

Soriang Khasmahal village has 747 males and 791 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Soriang Khasmahal has about 1059 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 985.

The pincode recorded for Soriang Khasmahal is 734312. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Soriang Khasmahal covers 204.37 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 7.5 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Soriang Khasmahal falls under Rangli Rangliot tehsil of Darjiling district in West Bengal.

The nearest railway station to Soriang Khasmahal is Darjeeling, about 15 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 5 - 10 km distance and private bus service as Available within 5 - 10 km distance for Soriang Khasmahal.

Soriang Khasmahal is about 14 km from Darjiling in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Soriang Khasmahal is in Rangli Rangliot tehsil of Darjiling district. Rangli Rangliot is about 5.7 km away. Darjiling is about 14 km away. Dārjiling 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 Takling Khasmahal (under 2 km), Chegra Khasmahal (1.6 km) and Chhota Mungwa (2.3 km).

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

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