# Sorha Village, Namkum, Ranchi (Jharkhand) – PIN Code

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Village · Namkum, Ranchi 

# Sorha

Sorha is a village in Namkum sub-district of Ranchi district, Jharkhand, PIN code **835221**. The 2011 Census counted **481 people in 90 households**, the 73rd largest of 92 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 66.4%, below the sub-district's rural average of 70.3%.

- 481people (2011)
- 90households
- 66.4%literacy
- 835221PIN code

## Sorha PIN code and other codes

**The PIN code of Sorha is 835221.** Sorha falls in Namkum sub-district, Ranchi district, Jharkhand.

- PIN code835221
- Gram panchayatDugri
- Community development blockNamkum
- Census village code373991

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

## How far is Sorha from nearby towns?

- Namkum (sub-district HQ)25 km by road
- Ranchi (district HQ)25 km by road
- Ranchi (nearest town)25 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 Sorha?

6 services counted by the Census are inside Sorha; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary schoolunder 5 km · Tupudana
- ○Degree college10+ km · Dhurwa
- ○ITI / vocational schoolunder 5 km · Hulhundu
- ○Primary health centre10+ km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensary5–10 km
- ○Post officeunder 5 km
- ○Public bus serviceunder 5 km
- ○Railway station5–10 km
- ○ATM5–10 km
- ○Commercial bank5–10 km
- ○Ration (PDS) shop5–10 km
- ○Mandi / regular market10+ km
- ○Public library10+ km

### Water and power

- Drinking waterhand pumps, 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 Sorha known for?

The main crops are **rice**. Products made here include lah. About 53% of the 259 hectares of village land is sown, and 5 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 Sorha

Of every 100 households in Sorha in 2011, 0 had electricity, 0 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 23 had a mobile phone, 1 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Sorha · ■ Namkum rural average

Electricity for lighting ****0%**

**58%

Toilet within the home ****0%**

**16%

No toilet (open defecation) ****100%**

**83%

Tap water ****0%**

**3%

Drinking water within premises ****6%**

**17%

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

**10%

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

**88%

Use banking services ****54%**

**66%

Television ****13%**

**34%

Mobile phone ****23%**

**45%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**1%

Two-wheeler ****1%**

**18%

Car / jeep / van ****0%**

**2%

None of these assets ****7%**

**12%

Own their home ****98%**

**91%

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 Sorha?

■ Sorha · ■ Namkum rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****66.4%**

**70.3%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****909**

**989

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****927**

**1000

Working population ****41.4%**

**45.5%

### Women and men

Literacy is 77.7% for men and 53.9% for women. 53% of men and 29% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 27 (14%) · **■** Farm labourers 3 (2%) · **■** Household industry 1 (1%) · **■** Other work 64 (32%) · **■** Marginal 104 (52%)

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 Namkum

- Saparom544 people
- Karkata533 people
- Dundigarha520 people
- Harhap516 people
- Rurungkocha427 people
- Koenribera400 people
- Butiyo392 people
- Huringdag363 people

[All 97 villages in Namkum](https://wherepedia.org/india/jharkhand/ranchi/namkum/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Sorha?835221
- How far is Sorha from Ranchi?25 km by road
- What is the population of Sorha?481 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Sorha in?Ranchi district (Namkum sub-district), Jharkhand
- What is the literacy rate of Sorha?66.4% (Census 2011)