# Sorum Village, Giba, Upper Subansiri (Arunachal Pradesh)

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Village · Giba, Upper Subansiri 

# Sorum

Sorum is a village in Giba sub-district of Upper Subansiri district, Arunachal Pradesh. The 2011 Census counted **253 people in 41 households**, the 3rd largest of 34 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 79.8%, above the sub-district's rural average of 61.1%.

- 253people (2011)
- 41households
- 79.8%literacy
- 807females per 1,000 males

## Sorum PIN code and other codes

Sorum falls in Giba sub-district, Upper Subansiri district, Arunachal Pradesh.

- Community development blockGiba
- Census village code263032

Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

## How far is Sorum from nearby towns?

- Giba (sub-district HQ)30 km by road
- Daporijo (district HQ)30 km by road
- Daporijo (nearest town)30 km by road

Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

## What facilities are there in Sorum?

3 services counted by the Census are inside Sorum; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Primary school10+ km · Kodak
- ○Senior secondary school10+ km · Daporijo
- ○Degree college10+ km · Itanagar
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Tabarijo
- ○Primary health centre10+ km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensary10+ km
- ○Post office10+ km
- ○Public bus service10+ km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Commercial bank10+ km
- ○Ration (PDS) shop5–10 km
- ○Mandi / regular market10+ km
- ○Public library10+ km

### Water and power

- Drinking wateruntreated tap water and tanks / ponds

Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

Surveyed for the 2011 Census; facilities may have changed.

## What is Sorum known for?

The main crops are **maize, paddy and paddy**. 

Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

## Homes and amenities in Sorum

Of every 100 households in Sorum in 2011, 0 had electricity, 29 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 7 had a mobile phone, 12 a two-wheeler and 7 a car.

■ Sorum · ■ Giba rural average

Electricity for lighting ****0%**

**0%

Toilet within the home ****29%**

**38%

No toilet (open defecation) ****71%**

**57%

Tap water ****100%**

**71%

Drinking water within premises ****0%**

**11%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****0%**

**0%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****100%**

**100%

Use banking services ****61%**

**25%

Television ****12%**

**3%

Mobile phone ****7%**

**5%

Computer with internet ****5%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****12%**

**8%

Car / jeep / van ****7%**

**2%

None of these assets ****63%**

**52%

Own their home ****100%**

**98%

Source: [Census of India 2011, Houselisting and Housing Census – households by amenities and assets (HH-14)](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

## What is the population of Sorum?

■ Sorum · ■ Giba rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****79.8%**

**61.1%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****807**

**1104

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****667**

**1049

Working population ****41.1%**

**39.9%

### Women and men

Literacy is 87.7% for men and 70.3% for women. 36% of men and 48% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

******

**■** Cultivators 87 (84%) · **■** Farm labourers 1 (1%) · **■** Other work 16 (15%)

Source: [Census of India 2011, Primary Census Abstract (town, village and ward level), all districts](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

## Other villages of similar size in Giba

- Lengdam379 people
- Leriak332 people
- Rebi235 people
- Leya215 people
- Markia201 people
- Marging185 people

[All 36 villages in Giba](https://wherepedia.org/india/arunachal-pradesh/upper-subansiri/giba/villages/)

## Quick answers

- How far is Sorum from Daporijo?30 km by road
- What is the population of Sorum?253 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Sorum in?Upper Subansiri district (Giba sub-district), Arunachal Pradesh
- What is the literacy rate of Sorum?79.8% (Census 2011)