# Sorekunte Village, Sira, Tumkur (Karnataka) – PIN Code

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Village · Sira, Tumkur 

# Sorekunte

Sorekunte is a village in Sira sub-district of Tumkur district, Karnataka, PIN code **572139**. The 2011 Census counted **1,830 people in 433 households**, the 38th largest of 234 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 66.8%, below the sub-district's rural average of 69.2%.

- 1,830people (2011)
- 433households
- 66.8%literacy
- 572139PIN code

## Sorekunte PIN code and other codes

**The PIN code of Sorekunte is 572139.** Sorekunte falls in Sira sub-district, Tumkur district, Karnataka.

- PIN code572139
- Gram panchayatLakshmisagar
- Community development blockSira
- Census village code610364

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

## How far is Sorekunte from nearby towns?

- Sira (sub-district HQ)8 km by road
- Tumkur (district HQ)60 km by road
- Sira (nearest town)8 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 Sorekunte?

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

### In the village

- ●Primary schoolIn village · 2 govt
- ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●Private bus serviceIn village
- ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●ATMIn village
- ●Commercial bankIn village
- ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village
- ●Weekly haatIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school5–10 km · Sira
- ○Degree college5–10 km · Sira
- ○ITI / vocational school5–10 km · Sira
- ○Primary health centreunder 5 km
- ○Allopathic hospital5–10 km
- ○Dispensary5–10 km
- ○Post officeunder 5 km
- ○Public bus serviceunder 5 km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○Mandi / regular market5–10 km
- ○Public library5–10 km

### Water and power

- Drinking wateruntreated tap water, hand pumps and tube wells / boreholes
- Electricity (2011)12 h summer · 12 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 Sorekunte known for?

The main crops are **arecanut and jowar**. About 47% of the 230 hectares of village land is sown, and 87 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 Sorekunte

Of every 100 households in Sorekunte in 2011, 67 had electricity, 4 a toilet at home and 1 cooked with LPG; 39 had a mobile phone, 11 a two-wheeler and 2 a car.

■ Sorekunte · ■ Sira rural average

Electricity for lighting ****67%**

**80%

Toilet within the home ****4%**

**11%

No toilet (open defecation) ****96%**

**88%

Tap water ****34%**

**59%

Drinking water within premises ****2%**

**10%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****1%**

**5%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****99%**

**94%

Use banking services ****81%**

**59%

Television ****23%**

**30%

Mobile phone ****39%**

**45%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****11%**

**14%

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

**1%

None of these assets ****33%**

**27%

Own their home ****98%**

**93%

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 Sorekunte?

■ Sorekunte · ■ Sira rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****66.8%**

**69.2%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****993**

**972

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1129**

**947

Working population ****63.8%**

**55.2%

### Women and men

Literacy is 75.6% for men and 57.8% for women. 66% of men and 62% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 578 (50%) · **■** Farm labourers 298 (26%) · **■** Household industry 3 (0%) · **■** Other work 98 (8%) · **■** Marginal 190 (16%)

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 Sira

- Dodda Agrahara2,034 people
- Channanakunte1,890 people
- Dwaranakunte1,851 people
- Honnenahalli1,839 people
- Bidarakere1,798 people
- Guligenahalli1,771 people
- Kotti1,743 people
- Shakadadu1,740 people

[All 249 villages in Sira](https://wherepedia.org/india/karnataka/tumkur/sira/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Sorekunte?572139
- How far is Sorekunte from Tumkur?60 km by road
- What is the population of Sorekunte?1,830 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Sorekunte in?Tumkur district (Sira sub-district), Karnataka
- What is the literacy rate of Sorekunte?66.8% (Census 2011)