# Thoravanda Village, Sorab, Shimoga (Karnataka) – PIN Code, Facilities & Population > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/karnataka/shimoga/sorab/thoravanda/ Village · Sorab, Shimoga # Thoravanda Thoravanda is a village in Sorab sub-district of Shimoga district, Karnataka, PIN code **577413**. The 2011 Census counted **1,380 people in 304 households**, the 30th largest of 281 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 72.2%, below the sub-district's rural average of 78.0%. - 1,380people (2011) - 304households - 72.2%literacy - 577413PIN code ## Thoravanda PIN code and other codes **The PIN code of Thoravanda is 577413.** Thoravanda falls in Sorab sub-district, Shimoga district, Karnataka. - PIN code577413 - Gram panchayatAgasanahalli - Community development blockSorab - Census village code607409 Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## How far is Thoravanda from nearby towns? - Sorab (sub-district HQ)35 km by road - Shimoga (district HQ)105 km by road - Hangal (nearest town)22 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 Thoravanda? 17 services counted by the Census are inside Thoravanda; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Health sub-centreIn village · 1 - ●Veterinary hospitalIn village · 1 - ●Family welfare centreIn village · 1 - ●Mobile phone coverageIn village - ●Public bus serviceIn village - ●Private bus serviceIn village - ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village - ●All-weather roadIn village - ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village - ●Weekly haatIn village - ●Anganwadi centreIn village - ●ASHA health workerIn village - ●Public libraryIn village - ●Polling stationIn village ### Nearest outside - ○Senior secondary school5–10 km · Anavatti - ○Degree college5–10 km · Anavatti - ○ITI / vocational school5–10 km · Anavatti - ○Primary health centre10+ km - ○Allopathic hospital5–10 km - ○Dispensary5–10 km - ○Post office10+ km - ○Railway station10+ km - ○ATM10+ km - ○Commercial bank5–10 km - ○Mandi / regular market10+ km ### Water and power - Drinking watertreated tap water, untreated tap water, hand pumps, tube wells / boreholes and canal / river - Electricity (2011)18 h summer · 18 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 Thoravanda known for? The main crops are **paddy**. About 79% of the 572 hectares of village land is sown, and 197 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 Thoravanda Of every 100 households in Thoravanda in 2011, 93 had electricity, 30 a toilet at home and 1 cooked with LPG; 58 had a mobile phone, 15 a two-wheeler and 1 a car. ■ Thoravanda · ■ Sorab rural average Electricity for lighting ****93%** **85% Toilet within the home ****30%** **52% No toilet (open defecation) ****70%** **47% Tap water ****43%** **53% Drinking water within premises ****30%** **31% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****1%** **7% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****98%** **90% Use banking services ****39%** **69% Television ****48%** **45% Mobile phone ****58%** **57% Computer with internet ****1%** **0% Two-wheeler ****15%** **17% Car / jeep / van ****1%** **2% None of these assets ****22%** **18% Own their home ****98%** **94% 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 Thoravanda? ■ Thoravanda · ■ Sorab rural average Literacy (age 7+) ****72.2%** **78.0% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1006** **984 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****984** **973 Working population ****45.1%** **52.1% ### Women and men Literacy is 81.0% for men and 63.4% for women. 61% of men and 29% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ********** **■** Cultivators 347 (56%) · **■** Farm labourers 122 (20%) · **■** Household industry 13 (2%) · **■** Other work 48 (8%) · **■** Marginal 92 (15%) 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 Sorab - Duguru1,461 people - Thavanandi1,457 people - Kerehalli1,434 people - Ulavi1,405 people - Kamaruru1,350 people - Hurali1,287 people - Bilagali1,272 people - Lakkavalli1,238 people [All 306 villages in Sorab](https://wherepedia.org/india/karnataka/shimoga/sorab/villages/) ## Quick answers - What is the PIN code of Thoravanda?577413 - How far is Thoravanda from Shimoga?105 km by road - What is the population of Thoravanda?1,380 (Census 2011) - Which district is Thoravanda in?Shimoga district (Sorab sub-district), Karnataka - What is the literacy rate of Thoravanda?72.2% (Census 2011)