# Sorga Village, Baikunthpur, Koriya (Chhattisgarh) – PIN Code > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/chhattisgarh/koriya/baikunthpur/sorga/ Village · Baikunthpur, Koriya # Sorga Sorga is a village in Baikunthpur sub-district of Koriya district, Chhattisgarh, PIN code **494665**. The 2011 Census counted **2,078 people in 511 households**, the 11th largest of 125 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 70.0%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 71.4%. - 2,078people (2011) - 511households - 70.0%literacy - 494665PIN code ## Sorga PIN code and other codes **The PIN code of Sorga is 494665.** Sorga falls in Baikunthpur sub-district, Koriya district, Chhattisgarh. - PIN code494665 - Gram panchayatSorga - Community development blockBaikunthpur - Census village code431475 Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## How far is Sorga from nearby towns? - Baikunthpur (sub-district HQ)28 km by road - Baikunthpur (district HQ)28 km by road - Baikunthpur (nearest town)28 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 Sorga? 15 services counted by the Census are inside Sorga; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ●Primary schoolIn village · 3 govt - ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Secondary schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Senior secondary schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Health sub-centreIn village · 1 - ●Mobile phone coverageIn village - ●Private bus serviceIn village - ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village - ●All-weather 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 college10+ km · Baikunthpur - ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Ambikapur - ○Primary health centreunder 5 km - ○Dispensary10+ km - ○Post office10+ km - ○Railway station10+ km - ○ATM10+ km - ○Commercial bank10+ km - ○Mandi / regular market10+ km - ○Public library10+ km ### Water and power - Drinking waterhand pumps, canal / river and tanks / ponds - Electricity (2011)15 h summer · 20 h winter 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 Sorga known for? About 62% of the 492 hectares of village land is sown, and 18 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 Sorga Of every 100 households in Sorga in 2011, 71 had electricity, 4 a toilet at home and 10 cooked with LPG; 36 had a mobile phone, 22 a two-wheeler and 1 a car. ■ Sorga · ■ Baikunthpur rural average Electricity for lighting ****71%** **57% Toilet within the home ****4%** **8% No toilet (open defecation) ****96%** **92% Tap water ****4%** **6% Drinking water within premises ****63%** **14% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****10%** **5% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****88%** **94% Use banking services ****66%** **63% Television ****23%** **14% Mobile phone ****36%** **22% Computer with internet ****0%** **0% Two-wheeler ****22%** **12% Car / jeep / van ****1%** **1% None of these assets ****21%** **38% Own their home ****86%** **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 Sorga? ■ Sorga · ■ Baikunthpur rural average Literacy (age 7+) ****70.0%** **71.4% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1008** **983 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1180** **961 Working population ****39.5%** **53.4% ### Women and men Literacy is 79.8% for men and 60.0% for women. 54% of men and 25% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ********** **■** Cultivators 176 (21%) · **■** Farm labourers 62 (8%) · **■** Household industry 3 (0%) · **■** Other work 225 (27%) · **■** Marginal 354 (43%) 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 Baikunthpur - Ani2,626 people - Chhindiya2,625 people - Murma2,410 people - Dumariya2,285 people - Kudeli2,064 people - Nagar1,831 people - Ranai1,809 people - Mahora1,791 people [All 125 villages in Baikunthpur](https://wherepedia.org/india/chhattisgarh/koriya/baikunthpur/villages/) ## Quick answers - What is the PIN code of Sorga?494665 - How far is Sorga from Baikunthpur?28 km by road - What is the population of Sorga?2,078 (Census 2011) - Which district is Sorga in?Koriya district (Baikunthpur sub-district), Chhattisgarh - What is the literacy rate of Sorga?70.0% (Census 2011)