# Sorab, Shimoga (Karnataka) – Villages List, Towns & Population

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Sub-district · Shimoga, Karnataka 

# Sorab

Sorab is a sub-district of Shimoga district, Karnataka. At the 2011 Census it had **200,809 people**, 1 town and 306 villages (281 inhabited). The largest village is Anavatti (8,795 people).

- 200,809people (2011)
- 306villages
- 1towns
- 78.7%literacy

## Population of Sorab compared with Shimoga

■ Sorab · ■ Shimoga district

Literacy (age 7+) ****78.7%**

**80.4%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****986**

**998

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****968**

**960

Working population ****51.2%**

**44.5%

Source: [Census of India 2011, Primary Census Abstract (town, village and ward level), all districts](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

## Homes and amenities in Sorab

Of every 100 households in Sorab in 2011, 86 had electricity, 54 a toilet at home and 10 cooked with LPG; 58 had a mobile phone, 18 a two-wheeler and 2 a car.

■ Sorab · ■ Shimoga district

Electricity for lighting ****86%**

**90%

Toilet within the home ****54%**

**71%

No toilet (open defecation) ****45%**

**27%

Tap water ****54%**

**65%

Drinking water within premises ****33%**

**45%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****10%**

**32%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****88%**

**61%

Use banking services ****69%**

**69%

Television ****47%**

**65%

Mobile phone ****58%**

**67%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**2%

Two-wheeler ****18%**

**28%

Car / jeep / van ****2%**

**5%

None of these assets ****18%**

**11%

Own their home ****93%**

**78%

Source: [Census of India 2011, Houselisting and Housing Census – households by amenities and assets (HH-14)](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

## Towns in Sorab

- Sorab11,332 people

## Largest villages in Sorab

- Anavatti · 8,795 people
- Udri · 4,362 people
- Kuppagadde · 3,541 people
- Halesoraba · 3,515 people
- Kodakani · 3,274 people
- Chandraguthi · 3,083 people
- Mudidoddikoppa · 3,069 people
- Thathuru · 2,997 people
- Jade · 2,485 people
- Shakunavalli · 2,291 people
- Heche · 2,207 people
- Negavadi · 2,001 people
- Telagadde · 1,942 people
- Thalluru · 1,925 people
- Kathuvalli · 1,874 people
- Hiremagadi · 1,707 people

[All 306 villages in Sorab →](https://wherepedia.org/india/karnataka/shimoga/sorab/villages/)

## Quick answers

- How many villages are in Sorab?306 (281 inhabited, Census 2011)
- Which district is Sorab in?Shimoga district, Karnataka
- What is the population of Sorab?200,809 (Census 2011)