# Soor Village, Sitapur, Surguja (Chhattisgarh) – PIN Code > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/chhattisgarh/surguja/sitapur/soor/ Village · Sitapur, Surguja # Soor Soor is a village in Sitapur sub-district of Surguja district, Chhattisgarh, PIN code **497111**. The 2011 Census counted **4,403 people in 960 households**, the 1st largest of 51 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 72.9%, above the sub-district's rural average of 60.5%. - 4,403people (2011) - 960households - 72.9%literacy - 497111PIN code ## Soor PIN code and other codes **The PIN code of Soor is 497111.** Soor falls in Sitapur sub-district, Surguja district, Chhattisgarh. - PIN code497111 - Gram panchayatSoor - Community development blockSitapur - Census village code433448 Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## How far is Soor from nearby towns? - Sitapur (sub-district HQ)3 km by road - Ambikapur (district HQ)58 km by road - Sitapur (nearest town)3 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 Soor? 18 services counted by the Census are inside Soor; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 1 private - ●Primary schoolIn village · 6 govt · 3 private - ●Middle schoolIn village · 2 govt · 2 private - ●Secondary schoolIn village · 1 private - ●Senior secondary schoolIn village · 1 private - ●Health sub-centreIn village · 1 - ●Sub post officeIn village - ●Mobile phone coverageIn village - ●Private bus serviceIn village - ●National highwayIn village - ●State highwayIn village - ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village - ●All-weather roadIn village - ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village - ●Anganwadi centreIn village - ●ASHA health workerIn village - ●Sports fieldIn village - ●Polling stationIn village ### Nearest outside - ○Degree collegeunder 5 km · Sitapur - ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Ambikapur - ○Primary health centreunder 5 km - ○Dispensaryunder 5 km - ○Post officeunder 5 km - ○Railway station10+ km - ○ATMunder 5 km - ○Commercial bankunder 5 km - ○Mandi / regular marketunder 5 km - ○Public libraryunder 5 km ### Water and power - Drinking waterhand pumps, tube wells / boreholes and tanks / ponds - Electricity (2011)15 h summer · 15 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 Soor known for? The main crops are **paddy, maize and pigeon pea**. About 81% of the 1,202 hectares of village land is sown, and 38 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 Soor Of every 100 households in Soor in 2011, 85 had electricity, 6 a toilet at home and 5 cooked with LPG; 29 had a mobile phone, 11 a two-wheeler and 1 a car. ■ Soor · ■ Sitapur rural average Electricity for lighting ****85%** **63% Toilet within the home ****6%** **10% No toilet (open defecation) ****94%** **90% Tap water ****0%** **1% Drinking water within premises ****21%** **7% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****5%** **2% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****94%** **98% Use banking services ****31%** **40% Television ****20%** **11% Mobile phone ****29%** **20% Computer with internet ****0%** **0% Two-wheeler ****11%** **8% Car / jeep / van ****1%** **1% None of these assets ****24%** **30% Own their home ****94%** **97% 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 Soor? ■ Soor · ■ Sitapur rural average Literacy (age 7+) ****72.9%** **60.5% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1037** **1012 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1072** **982 Working population ****45.9%** **54.9% ### Women and men Literacy is 81.5% for men and 64.6% for women. 52% of men and 40% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ********** **■** Cultivators 807 (40%) · **■** Farm labourers 85 (4%) · **■** Household industry 4 (0%) · **■** Other work 186 (9%) · **■** Marginal 939 (46%) 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 Sitapur - Deogarh4,370 people - Petla3,848 people - Kerju3,372 people - Kunmera3,226 people [All 51 villages in Sitapur](https://wherepedia.org/india/chhattisgarh/surguja/sitapur/villages/) ## Quick answers - What is the PIN code of Soor?497111 - How far is Soor from Ambikapur?58 km by road - What is the population of Soor?4,403 (Census 2011) - Which district is Soor in?Surguja district (Sitapur sub-district), Chhattisgarh - What is the literacy rate of Soor?72.9% (Census 2011)