Gram panchayat · Chilika block · Khordha
Sorana gram panchayat
Sorana is a gram panchayat (village council) in Chilika block of Khordha district, Odisha, covering 2 villages, home to 9,056 people in 2,021 households at the 2011 census. It votes in the Chilika assembly constituency and the Puri Lok Sabha constituency.
- Villages
- 2
- Population (2011)
- 9,056
- Literacy
- 78.1%
- Area
- 4.8 km²
- LGD code
- 119649
Villages of Sorana
| Village | Households | Population | Literacy | SC | ST |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bhagabatipur | 1,172 | 5,408 | 78.9% | 13% | 0% |
| Sorana | 849 | 3,648 | 76.8% | 38% | 0% |
Villages: Local Government Directory (lgdirectory.gov.in), Government of India — data dump of December 2022 via github.com/planemad/india-local-government-directory (December 2022). Figures: Census of India 2011, Primary Census Abstract (village level); a dash means the census figures could not be matched to the village.
People and work in Sorana
The panchayat's villages added together.
- Population
- 9,056
- 4,542 male · 4,514 female
- Households
- 2,021
- about 4.5 people each
- Literacy (age 7+)
- 78.1%
- below Chilika block's villages (79.2%)
- Females per 1,000 males
- 994
- about the same as Chilika block's villages (985)
- Children aged 0–6
- 1,145
- 12.6% of residents
- Workers
- 2,643
- 29.2% of residents
- Scheduled Castes
- 2,080 (23.0%)
- Scheduled Tribes
- 1 (0.0%)
What the 2,643 workers did
- Cultivators351 (13.3%)
- Agricultural labourers156 (5.9%)
- Household industry17 (0.6%)
- Other work1,280 (48.4%)
- Marginal workers839 (31.7%)
Marginal workers worked less than six months of the year.
Source: Census of India 2011, Primary Census Abstract (village level), summed over the panchayat's villages (2011).
Facilities in the villages of Sorana
How many of the 2 inhabited villages of this gram panchayat had each facility within the village itself, from the Census 2011 Village Directory. Together the 2 villages cover 5 km², 78% of it sown with crops and 0% forest.
Education
- Primary school2 of 2
- Middle school2 of 2
- Secondary school2 of 2
- Senior secondary school0 of 2
- Degree college0 of 2
Health
- Primary health centre0 of 2
- Health sub-centre1 of 2
- Anganwadi centre2 of 2
Water & power
- Treated tap water0 of 2
- Hand pump2 of 2
- Electricity for homes2 of 2
Roads & transport
- All-weather road0 of 2
- Public bus0 of 2
- Mobile phone coverage2 of 2
Services
- Post office or sub post office2 of 2
- Commercial bank0 of 2
- Ration (PDS) shop2 of 2
- Weekly haat1 of 2
- Primary schools
- 7
- Middle schools
- 3
- Secondary schools
- 2
- Degree colleges
- 0
- Primary health centres
- 0
- Health sub-centres
- 1
Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook: Village and Town Directory (Odisha). The facilities were recorded for the 2011 census (reference year 2009 for most items); many places have changed since. Facilities in towns are not included.
Other gram panchayats in Chilika block
- Ankula
- Atharbatia
- Badakula
- Baulabandha
- Biribadi
- Chndeswar
- Dungamal (Ct)
- Haripur
- Hatabaradi
- Jaripada
- Kalakaleswar
- Kumandalapatna
- Mansinghpur
- Nimakheta
- Sananasiri
- Singheswar
Panchayat boundaries and village lists change with notifications by the Government of Odisha; check the block office for the current position. Know something about Sorana? Share it with us.