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About Soranghatu Village

Soranghatu is a mid sized village in Balarampur tehsil, in the district of Puruliya, West Bengal. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 997, made up of 524 males and 473 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 903 females per 1000 males. The village covers 300.68 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 723152, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Soranghatu Overview

Census 2011 figures for Soranghatu village
Description Value
State West Bengal
District Puruliya
Tehsil Balarampur
Pincode 723152
Area (hectares) 300.68 hectares
Population 997
Male Population 524
Female Population 473
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 903
Bus Service (public) Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Soranghatu compares

By the 2011 count Soranghatu is the 48th largest of the 88 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 1,284 residents. Its 300.68 hectares work out to about 3.3 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 948.

Getting to Soranghatu

Soranghatu is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Soranghatu as Available within 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 5 - 10 km distance. The nearest villages by name are Salbani, Shyam Nagar, Shyamnagar Alias Jajodih and Siringi. 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 Soranghatu

As per the Census of India 2011, Soranghatu village had a population of 997. That makes it the 48th largest of the 88 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,284 residents.

Soranghatu village has 524 males and 473 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Soranghatu has about 903 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 948.

The pincode recorded for Soranghatu is 723152. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Soranghatu covers 300.68 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 3.3 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Soranghatu falls under Balarampur tehsil of Puruliya district in West Bengal.

The census record for Soranghatu notes the nearest railway station as Available within 5 - 10 km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within 10+ km distance and private bus service as Available within 5 - 10 km distance for Soranghatu.

Soranghatu is in Balarampur tehsil of Puruliya 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 Soranghatu today is likely to be higher.

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