Gram panchayat · Gop block · Puri
Sorava gram panchayat
Sorava is a gram panchayat (village council) in Gop block of Puri district, Odisha, covering 7 villages, home to 5,477 people in 1,198 households at the 2011 census. It votes in the Kakatpur assembly constituency and the Jagatsinghpur Lok Sabha constituency.
- Villages
- 7
- Population (2011)
- 5,477
- Literacy
- 78.8%
- Area
- 10.4 km²
- LGD code
- 120952
Villages of Sorava
| Village | Households | Population | Literacy | SC | ST |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sorabha | 349 | 1,517 | 77.5% | 6% | 0% |
| Tiruna | 207 | 916 | 73.5% | 31% | 0% |
| Aingol | 189 | 890 | 67.4% | 3% | 0% |
| Samakula | 139 | 601 | 91.3% | 28% | 0% |
| Durgapur | 124 | 599 | 86.2% | 3% | 0% |
| Muruda | 98 | 501 | 82.5% | 19% | 0% |
| Otanga | 92 | 453 | 85.2% | 2% | 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 Sorava
The panchayat's villages added together.
- Population
- 5,477
- 2,796 male · 2,681 female
- Households
- 1,198
- about 4.6 people each
- Literacy (age 7+)
- 78.8%
- below Gop block's villages (84.1%)
- Females per 1,000 males
- 959
- below Gop block's villages (975)
- Children aged 0–6
- 586
- 10.7% of residents
- Workers
- 2,466
- 45.0% of residents
- Scheduled Castes
- 684 (12.5%)
- Scheduled Tribes
- 3 (0.1%)
What the 2,466 workers did
- Cultivators899 (36.5%)
- Agricultural labourers179 (7.3%)
- Household industry27 (1.1%)
- Other work254 (10.3%)
- Marginal workers1,107 (44.9%)
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 Sorava
How many of the 7 inhabited villages of this gram panchayat had each facility within the village itself, from the Census 2011 Village Directory. Together the 7 villages cover 10 km², 67% of it sown with crops.
Education
- Primary school7 of 7
- Middle school1 of 7
- Secondary school1 of 7
- Senior secondary school0 of 7
- Degree college0 of 7
Health
- Primary health centre0 of 7
- Health sub-centre0 of 7
- Anganwadi centre7 of 7
Water & power
- Treated tap water0 of 7
- Hand pump7 of 7
- Electricity for homes7 of 7
Roads & transport
- All-weather road6 of 7
- Public bus2 of 7
- Mobile phone coverage7 of 7
Services
- Post office or sub post office1 of 7
- Commercial bank0 of 7
- Ration (PDS) shop4 of 7
- Weekly haat0 of 7
- Primary schools
- 8
- Middle schools
- 1
- Secondary schools
- 1
- Degree colleges
- 0
- Primary health centres
- 0
- Health sub-centres
- 0
Main crops named by villages: Paddy (7), Betel (4), Vegetable (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 Gop block
- Achutapur
- Andhra Ichhapur
- Badagaon
- Badatara
- Banakhandi
- Baniasahi
- Bantaligram
- Birtung
- Bodapur
- Boulanga
- Chhaitana
- Davara
- Desthali
- Dhumala
- Erabanga
- Gadabhingura
- Ganeswarpur
- Gop
- Ishanpur
- Itibhuan
- Jangalbori
- Kuanpada
- Mahalapada
- Nagapur
- Nuakholamara
- Payara
- Rahangorada
- Simili
- Sutan
- Tarakor
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