# Sorar Village, Gurur, Durg (Chhattisgarh) – PIN Code > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/chhattisgarh/durg/gurur/sorar/ Village · Gurur, Durg # Sorar Sorar is a village in Gurur sub-district of Durg district, Chhattisgarh, PIN code **491227**. The 2011 Census counted **2,366 people in 524 households**, the 9th largest of 121 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 79.8%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 81.2%. - 2,366people (2011) - 524households - 79.8%literacy - 491227PIN code ## Sorar PIN code and other codes **The PIN code of Sorar is 491227.** Sorar falls in Gurur sub-district, Durg district, Chhattisgarh. - PIN code491227 - Gram panchayatSorar - Community development blockGurur - Census village code443395 Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## How far is Sorar from nearby towns? - Gurur (sub-district HQ)10 km by road - Durg (district HQ)70 km by road - Gurur (nearest town)10 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 Sorar? 13 services counted by the Census are inside Sorar; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ●Primary schoolIn village · 3 govt - ●Middle schoolIn village · 2 govt - ●Secondary schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Senior secondary schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Health sub-centreIn village · 1 - ●Post officeIn village - ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village - ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village - ●Weekly haatIn village - ●Anganwadi centreIn village - ●ASHA health workerIn village - ●Sports fieldIn village - ●Polling stationIn village ### Nearest outside - ○Degree collegeunder 5 km · Gurur - ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Balod - ○Primary health centre5–10 km - ○Railway station10+ km - ○ATM5–10 km - ○Commercial bank5–10 km - ○Mandi / regular market10+ km - ○Public library5–10 km ### Water and power - Drinking wateruntreated tap water, hand pumps, tube wells / boreholes, canal / river 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 Sorar known for? The main crops are **paddy, wheat and gram**. About 63% of the 530 hectares of village land is sown, and 304 hectares are irrigated. Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## Homes and amenities in Sorar Of every 100 households in Sorar in 2011, 87 had electricity, 18 a toilet at home and 5 cooked with LPG; 29 had a mobile phone, 15 a two-wheeler and 0 a car. ■ Sorar · ■ Gurur rural average Electricity for lighting ****87%** **90% Toilet within the home ****18%** **26% No toilet (open defecation) ****82%** **74% Tap water ****74%** **45% Drinking water within premises ****13%** **19% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****5%** **3% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****95%** **97% Use banking services ****78%** **65% Television ****33%** **42% Mobile phone ****29%** **36% Computer with internet ****0%** **0% Two-wheeler ****15%** **20% Car / jeep / van ****0%** **1% None of these assets ****22%** **16% Own their home ****93%** **95% 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 Sorar? ■ Sorar · ■ Gurur rural average Literacy (age 7+) ****79.8%** **81.2% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****983** **1012 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****842** **960 Working population ****53.4%** **52.7% ### Women and men Literacy is 86.8% for men and 72.8% for women. 57% of men and 50% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ********** **■** Cultivators 86 (7%) · **■** Farm labourers 140 (11%) · **■** Household industry 1 (0%) · **■** Other work 112 (9%) · **■** Marginal 925 (73%) 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 Gurur - Pendarwani3,268 people - Chitaud2,976 people - Kaneri2,829 people - Miri Tola2,489 people - Kuliya2,312 people - Dhaneli2,301 people - Phagundah2,243 people - Sohpur2,046 people [All 121 villages in Gurur](https://wherepedia.org/india/chhattisgarh/durg/gurur/villages/) ## Quick answers - What is the PIN code of Sorar?491227 - How far is Sorar from Durg?70 km by road - What is the population of Sorar?2,366 (Census 2011) - Which district is Sorar in?Durg district (Gurur sub-district), Chhattisgarh - What is the literacy rate of Sorar?79.8% (Census 2011)