# Soro Village, Ichagarh, Saraikela-Kharsawan (Jharkhand)

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Village · Ichagarh, Saraikela-Kharsawan 

# Soro

Soro is a village in Ichagarh sub-district of Saraikela-Kharsawan district, Jharkhand, PIN code **832403**. The 2011 Census counted **2,392 people in 535 households**, the 3rd largest of 107 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 58.6%, below the sub-district's rural average of 61.0%.

- 2,392people (2011)
- 535households
- 58.6%literacy
- 832403PIN code

## Soro PIN code and other codes

**The PIN code of Soro is 832403.** Soro falls in Ichagarh sub-district, Saraikela-Kharsawan district, Jharkhand.

- PIN code832403
- Gram panchayatSoro
- Community development blockIchagarh
- Census village code378870

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

## How far is Soro from nearby towns?

- Ichagarh (sub-district HQ)21 km by road
- Sarikela (district HQ)65 km by road
- Jamshedpur (nearest town)68 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 Soro?

13 services counted by the Census are inside Soro; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 3 private
- ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt · 2 private
- ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt · 1 private
- ●Senior secondary schoolIn village · 1 govt · 1 private
- ●Health sub-centreIn village · 1
- ●Post officeIn 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 college10+ km · Jamshedpur
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Kharsawana
- ○Primary health centre5–10 km
- ○Allopathic hospital5–10 km
- ○Dispensary5–10 km
- ○Public bus service10+ km
- ○Railway station5–10 km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Commercial bank5–10 km
- ○Mandi / regular market10+ km
- ○Public library10+ km

### Water and power

- Drinking waterhand pumps and tube wells / boreholes

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 Soro known for?

The main crops are **rice**. About 38% of the 1,235 hectares of village land is sown, and 20 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 Soro

Of every 100 households in Soro in 2011, 0 had electricity, 8 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 28 had a mobile phone, 8 a two-wheeler and 1 a car.

■ Soro · ■ Ichagarh rural average

Electricity for lighting ****0%**

**25%

Toilet within the home ****8%**

**2%

No toilet (open defecation) ****92%**

**96%

Tap water ****0%**

**12%

Drinking water within premises ****4%**

**4%

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

**1%

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

**98%

Use banking services ****64%**

**46%

Television ****5%**

**7%

Mobile phone ****28%**

**27%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****8%**

**7%

Car / jeep / van ****1%**

**1%

None of these assets ****9%**

**21%

Own their home ****100%**

**99%

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 Soro?

■ Soro · ■ Ichagarh rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****58.6%**

**61.0%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****975**

**960

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****989**

**955

Working population ****51.5%**

**51.3%

### Women and men

Literacy is 71.5% for men and 45.3% for women. 60% of men and 43% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 240 (19%) · **■** Farm labourers 343 (28%) · **■** Household industry 1 (0%) · **■** Other work 44 (4%) · **■** Marginal 605 (49%)

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 Ichagarh

- Tikar4,470 people
- Gaurang Kocha2,466 people
- Situ2,217 people
- Bandu1,773 people
- Deultanr1,721 people
- Patkum1,639 people

[All 110 villages in Ichagarh](https://wherepedia.org/india/jharkhand/saraikela-kharsawan/ichagarh/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Soro?832403
- How far is Soro from Sarikela?65 km by road
- What is the population of Soro?2,392 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Soro in?Saraikela-Kharsawan district (Ichagarh sub-district), Jharkhand
- What is the literacy rate of Soro?58.6% (Census 2011)
