# Ward 5, Sorab (Shimoga, Karnataka) – Population & Literacy

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Census ward · Sorab, Karnataka 

# Ward 5, Sorab

Ward 5 of Sorab, Shimoga district, Karnataka, had **819 people in 198 households** at the 2011 Census — the 9th most populous of 11 census wards. Literacy was 93.8%, above the town average of 89.0%.

- 819people (2011)
- 198households
- 9 of 11by population
- 93.8%literacy

## What is the population of Ward 5, Sorab?

■ Ward 5 · ■ Sorab average

Literacy (age 7+) ****93.8%**

**89.0%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1220**

**1015

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****925**

**892

Working population ****29.8%**

**35.7%

### Work

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**■** Services, trade & industry 181 (74%) · **■** Household industry 2 (1%) · **■** Farming 8 (3%) · **■** Marginal 53 (22%)

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

Census wards were drawn for counting in 2011. Municipal ward boundaries may have changed since, so this ward number may not match today's municipal ward.

## Homes and amenities in Ward 5

Of every 100 households in Ward 5 in 2011, 98 had electricity, 94 a toilet at home and 64 cooked with LPG; 80 had a mobile phone, 39 a two-wheeler and 10 a car.

■ Ward 5 · ■ Sorab average

Electricity for lighting ****98%**

**94%

Toilet within the home ****94%**

**89%

No toilet (open defecation) ****6%**

**10%

Tap water ****75%**

**87%

Drinking water within premises ****81%**

**61%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****64%**

**55%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****22%**

**42%

Use banking services ****92%**

**73%

Television ****82%**

**76%

Mobile phone ****80%**

**82%

Computer with internet ****2%**

**2%

Two-wheeler ****39%**

**31%

Car / jeep / van ****10%**

**5%

None of these assets ****4%**

**6%

Own their home ****62%**

**73%

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

## Other wards of Sorab

- Ward 21,241 people
- Ward 31,383 people
- Ward 41,317 people
- Ward 6938 people
- Ward 7741 people
- Ward 8995 people

[Full Sorab ward list (11 wards)](https://wherepedia.org/india/karnataka/shimoga/sorab/sorab/#wards)

## Quick answers

- What is the population of Ward 5, Sorab?819 people in 198 households (Census 2011)